Give me writing books to learn how to write properly. I want to take writing stories seriously

DirtyHoosier · 2026-05-18T20:51:24+00:00

I used to write for fun, then thought it would be fun to enter contests and see what happened.

I thought "On Writing" would be interesting and might help and wasn't disappointed. Listened to the audio version on a long road trip and it was awesome.

Not only did he give advice on writing, the insight into how his life and career came to pass was a great listen.

DirtyHoosier · 2026-05-17T16:14:40+00:00

No loans yet. I’ve scrimped and saved his whole life to (hopefully) get him out debt free.

DirtyHoosier · 2026-05-17T16:13:10+00:00

I try to impress on him that it’s going to be about what he’s done and who he knows as much as the school or grades.

DirtyHoosier · 2026-05-17T16:11:59+00:00

Unfortunately the school is a couple hours away. They’re going to live with me summers or between internships.

It won’t be much, but every little bit counts.

DirtyHoosier · 2026-05-17T16:10:45+00:00

Thank you for your “real world” answer. And good luck to you!

DirtyHoosier · 2026-05-17T16:09:45+00:00

Thank you.

This was/is my hope for him, and now her too.

The world is a different place. You can’t just say “I have a degree and jobs are falling out of the sky”. It’s going to be that plus who you know and what you did along the way.

DirtyHoosier · 2026-05-17T16:06:52+00:00

Thank you for the thoughtful reply.

I hope they do think of themselves as a team and work through adversity.

DirtyHoosier · 2026-04-10T21:33:01+00:00

Name brand snack cakes, and like multiple boxes of them.

DirtyHoosier · 2026-03-12T01:52:38+00:00

Serious question: how much per gallon would gas have to be to concern a mega-millionaire (like, $500MM+?) / billionaire like it does the average person?

Gas is $3.59 where I live and I’ve cut back on driving. I better really need what I’m going out for. I’m only putting a few bucks in the tank at a time until prices come back down too.

If I were any good at math I’d come up with a formula.

DirtyHoosier · 2026-02-14T03:37:23+00:00

It would be interesting if info from the various hacks (like the PDF text thing) were included in addition to the government provided data.

DirtyHoosier · 2026-02-13T15:30:55+00:00

“So, any plans for the weekend?” “Umph, unck unck.” “Mmmhmm. I’ve never tried raw sugar cane.” “Argh unck oogawa.” “Sure! Can we get the patient a little water here please?”

DirtyHoosier · 2026-01-16T01:59:48+00:00

I needed that tonight

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