by Jeri Walker | Apr 13, 2015 | Lit Chat
Boise is a fairly literary community. I know, I know… like a good majority of the country, you might equate Idaho with such things as potatoes and skinheads. But wait, there’s more! As in Margaret Atwood came to Boise State University last week as part of...
by Jeri Walker | Jan 5, 2015 | Writing Tips
WORD CLOUDS are weighted visual representations of text. While it may be fun to turn a book or blog into one, word clouds can also help writers gain insights on word choice and keyword prevalence. I’ve included links to 5 sites for creating word clouds and an...
by Jeri Walker | Jul 15, 2013 | Lit Chat
What’s your take on curse words in books? The characters in my short stories tend to have potty mouths, and I’ve wondered how my use of curse words may offend new readers. Even worse is the worry of the bad review that will someday appear because my...