Tag Archives: Writing

Come on In! You are Welcome!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

Remember the old comedian’s lament when he was getting no audience response from his lame jokes? “I know you’re out there, I hear you breathing.” I’m getting that feeling. I know that there are a few of you out there … Continue reading →

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On Being a Real Writer

Posted on February 8, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

On a different note this time: My mom once told me that “God doesn’t close a door, without opening another.” I don’t know if it is God or just modern conditions but I do know that we have a conundrum … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

I had a fellow interview me a couple years ago and asked me about “Writer’s Block” and I answered that I never had believed in writer’s block, except that it is just an excuse to not write. I’ve always felt … Continue reading →

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What? There’s More?

Posted on January 26, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

Yes, here are two more writing tips. You can take them or leave them. I may be brash for “offering” writing tips, but I have been writing both fiction and non-fiction for a long time. I wish someone had given … Continue reading →

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Even MORE Writing Tips!

Posted on January 24, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

Here are a  couple more things I have learned over the years. Perhaps you already do these things. If so, maybe a new or young writer will find them of value. Tip: After you have finished your first draft and … Continue reading →

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More Writing Tips!

Posted on January 22, 2013 by johnbeckmanbooks

First, why should you listen to me for advice on writing? John Beckman is not exactly a household word (in the houses where people actually read books). The answer is: you don’t have to. But I have been writing semi-successful … Continue reading →

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Here We go Again!

Posted on December 6, 2012 by johnbeckmanbooks

Well, nobody said I was perfect. (Actually, I did, but nobody believed me.) I had told you, my faithful Indian companions….no, wait…that’s faithful Native-American companions that I was taking a hiatus from the “Jack Steven’s Adventures” to write a “Hit … Continue reading →

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Did That Really Happen?

Posted on November 24, 2012 by johnbeckmanbooks

I was thinking the other day (as I sometimes do). It occurred to me that probably the finest compliment a fiction writer can receive is when someone asks, “Did that really happen?” When you hear that you know that you … Continue reading →

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TIME is the only thing we have of Value!

Posted on October 15, 2012 by johnbeckmanbooks

Once, back in the mid ‘90s I wrote a novel with the premise of a popular TV news anchorman who is kidnapped by a psychopathic couple. It was never published although I had a literary agent pushing it at the … Continue reading →

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Hey, I’m excited!

Posted on October 9, 2012 by johnbeckmanbooks

After publishing two “Jack Stevens” Caribbean adventures and a collection of medium to long “short” stories called “Cloudy McCoy,” I am about to embark on a project that I have wanted to do for a long time. I’ve always wanted … Continue reading →

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