“I’d always hated cocktail parties. And this one was worse than most. Overdressed pseudo–people smiled plastic smiles, told one–upmanship stories with phony self–deprecation, then half–listened with painted–on sincerity to the one–upmanship rebuttals. Mannequins. Robots. Androids. Pseudo–people laboring in the vineyards… — Walt Shiel Copy Share Image
“Begin your writing, fiction or article, where the action begins. This action can be internal (e.g., an important insight or personal decision) or external… — Walt Shiel Copy Share Image
“I’d always hated cocktail parties. And this one was worse than most. Overdressed pseudo–people smiled plastic smiles, told one–upmanship stories with phony self–deprecation, then… — Walt Shiel Copy Share Image
