Years ago, my brother gave me the book The Alchemist for Christmas. Some people criticize it as simplistic, but 65 million people appear to have another opinion. Within writing circles, it’s often referenced as a classic example of a quest story. It employs archetypal characters, a clearly delineated three act structure, and executes one of my favorite elements for emotional resonance: book-ending. In other [...]
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Blog Cultures, Lexicons, and What the Heck Should I Call My Readership?
Posted by Jan O'Hara (Tartitude) on 03/04/2011
http://cherrytart.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/blog-culture-lexicons/
Author, Writer, Adverb-Fighter: Let’s Talk Titles Today
One of my family’s inside jokes is that whenever we have the occasion to say “label”, the word cannot be left alone and naked like that. It must be said, “labellabellabel” with exactly the inflection of Alastair Sim in minute 5:40 of this video: Accordingly, I wish to speak of labellabellabels today — specifically “author”, [...]
Posted by Jan O'Hara (Tartitude) on 07/09/2010
http://cherrytart.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/lets-talk-titles/
Smallish Reveal: A Website – I Haz One
Should we try a repeat of Friday’s delayed post, and ignore the crazy that precipitated it? Who am I kidding? If you hang out around here, you probably got up close and familiar with “crazy” some time ago. (Actually, more to follow, but let’s make today about celebration rather than intellectual excercise.) This was the original [...]
Posted by Jan O'Hara (Tartitude) on 07/07/2010
http://cherrytart.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/a-website-i-haz-one/
Picking a Blog Name: the Origins of Tartitude
Some of you have asked how I came up with the title for this blog and until now I have kept that secret, as if it were the eleven herbs and spices developed by Colonel Sanders.* However, because I aspire to be as generous a person as I am modest, I have reconsidered. Also, I needed a blog topic for [...]
Posted by Jan O'Hara (Tartitude) on 06/30/2010
http://cherrytart.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/origins-of-tartitude/
Business Cards o’ Doom?
My new cards, and why they might be a portent of ominous things.
Posted by Jan O'Hara (Tartitude) on 06/23/2010
http://cherrytart.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/cards-o-doom/
Twitter Identity Change: Do You Rip or Do You Peel?
A step-by-step plan for changing your Twitter identity while keeping your data, and reasons to reconsider hiding behind an avatar or clever username.
Posted by Jan O'Hara (Tartitude) on 06/16/2010
http://cherrytart.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/twitter-identity-change/
Jan O’Hara (aka “The Tart”)
You've reached Tartitude, land of pith and zest, blogging home of contemporary romance writer, Jan O'Hara. Wonder why I'm obsessed with all things citrus? Read this.
What you need to know about me:
- I'm funny, modest, and extraordinarily lucky to be the current Voice of the Unpublished Writer at Writer Unboxed. (Longer bio here.)
- Although I'm an introvert, I've included mucho ways to contact me below. I hope you use some of them.
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