Ron Adams's Blog – April 2009 Archive (2)

I was sitting there tonight with my son and daughter, when Katie asked me how to spell a word. She had written it on her homework page 3 different ways, and she said none of them looked right. So, being the brilliant homework technician I am, I told her to look it up. We did it together, and found the answer she needed.



When writing fiction, we are faced with two choices. We can make it up, or we can look it up. Unless you’re recreating the world of the Hobbits, let me recommend the… Continue

Like many writers still trying to fight our way onto the best-seller list, I have a day job. As a matter of fact, I am happy to point that out any time anyone asks how my writing career is going. I am the Director of Rehabilitation Services for two nursing homes in downtown Buffalo, and truly love what I do. The following article from the New York Times came across my desk in February this year, and was written by Caitlin Kelly, the author of “Blown Away: American Women and Guns.” After a day… Continue