Are you a Tuesday morning quarterback? Could you have executed some great Super Bowl plays, if only you'd had the chance? You may not have been able to share your expertise there in the football arena, but you're more than welcome to do so here. I invite you today to Leave A Tip On The Blood Red Pencil. It can be any helpful tidbit you've picked up about writing. Even if you're a beginner, but have learned something useful, please feel free to share. Also, if you absolutely love a tip someone else has already mentioned here, by all means feel free to agree. A tip's popularity is usually a good indication of its effectiveness. Here's my two-part tip: Use shorter sentences to pick up the pace. Use longer sentences to slow it down. Your turn. Our comment section is open. Be sure to leave your name, along with your website or blog link. Also, if you wish to do so, please tell us where you've heard of us. ----------------------------------------- ...

You may or may not be rooting for one of the teams in the Super Bowl on Sunday, but you should be rooting for yourself. Get ready for your own Super Bowl of writing, whichever may be your choice: finishing a manuscript, submitting one to an editor or agent, or perhaps self-publishing. You don't have to do it alone. Our Editors are all ready to assist and keep you from fumbling. Here's how we do it: Today, and every first Tuesday of the month, The Blood-Red Pencil hosts Ask the Editor Free-For-All.  I send out e-mail invations to various e-groups, Facebook, social networks, blogs, and anyone else I can think of, to come on over and ask our Editors questions. You'll receive valuable tips about submitting  manuscripts, publishing on Kindle, e-books, self-publishing in various formats, along with writing basics. Don't be bashful. No question is to dumb. We all start somewhere. And, if Editor here can't supply an answer, we'll...