What about citing others’ writing? This issue just came up in my writing life, so it is at the top of my mind. I think most people, not only those who consider themselves “writers,” will find this post useful information. Linking on the Internet First, it’s fine with me if … [Read more…]
My parents raised me to be polite. I try my best. So today I’m asking politely: please vote in the midterm elections. Believe it or not, your vote matters. What else is there to say? Whether you mail in an absentee ballot or vote in person, PLEASE vote in this midterm … [Read more…]
Welcome back for the second of two posts about Victor Paul Wierwille and the books he “borrowed from.” These two posts are especially for former followers of The Way International, what I now consider a fundamentalist cult. In my memoir, Undertow, readers find out how I discovered, while working in … [Read more…]
Welcome to the first of two posts about “biblical research” done by Victor Paul Wierwille and how he derived it from other people without citing them as his sources. This is called plagiarism. This is serious. In my memoir, Undertow, readers find out how I discovered, while working in The … [Read more…]
If you think cults are long-gone, weird groups from the 1970s when some of us wore bell-bottoms, think again. Recently, the A&E channel produced a series about some high profile groups considered cults or “high-control” organizations, such as Scientology and NXIVM, a so-called self-empowerment group. A common question on the show … [Read more…]