Lohman Hills Writes

At long last, these shoemaker’s children have landed some new footwear!

We build web sites for clients.  We maintain web sites for clients.  We tweet for clients.  We blog for clients.

Unfortunately that sometimes means there’s precious little time left over to build a web site for LHC, to update the LHC web site, to get out a couple of tweets each week, or update the blog.

This week, we’re thrilled to finally have burned enough midnight oil to launch the new LohmanHills.com web site!

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Nobody describes good writing better than Mark Twain.

Twain skewers James Fenimore Cooper in “Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses,” first published in the July 1895 North American Review.

After listing eleven large literary offenses committed by Fenimore Cooper, Twain suggests there are also smaller rules writers should also follow.  The author shall:

• Say what he is proposing to say, not merely come near it.
• Use the right word, not its second cousin.
• Eschew surplusage.
• Not omit necessary details.
• Avoid slovenliness of form.
• Use good grammar.
• Employ a simple, straightforward style.

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Sometimes the news out there is pretty doggone grim, and it’s easy to think the world is going to hell in a handbasket.

When you dive into ancient literature, you’ll soon see certain aspects of the human condition are unchanging.

The world has always been filled with crops of idiots; dysfunctional families are nothing new.

There have always been heroes who are willing to sacrifice their personal comfort for others.

People have always reveled in outrageous comedy.

Take a trip to Ancient Greece for some of  our all-time favorites reads and a new perspective.

• Iliad … Continue Reading