Archive for November, 2008
« Previous EntriesCan you invent your own words or language? Sure, why not?
Sunday, November 30th, 2008As a writer, can you invent your own words or your own language? Sure, why not?
I’ve tried occasionally to write science fiction, only to find that I lack the science background and become too impatient to do the research to make it seem authentic.
I’ve had better luck writing fantasy, though I’ve not had anything published [...]
Cheating on tests — what does that have to do with writers?
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008I just saw a CNN story about the prevalence of student cheating in schools — at every level from elementary school to graduate school. The story pointed out (and I verified it) that Googling “how to cheat on school tests” brings up more than 300,000 hits, ranging from websites to YouTube videos.
Amazingly, many people find [...]
Take a good look at AlphaSmart’s useful tools for writers
Thursday, November 20th, 2008I first posted about the wonderful AlphaSmart Neo as a nifty tool for writers, oh, I guess sometime in 2007. (Actually, I think it was originally as early as 2006, but I had a crash and lost all or most of those posts.)
I can’t sing the praises of this little tool loudly enough if you [...]
Agh! Those typos are always an embarrassment, aren’t thye?
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008There’s a universal “rule” of writing, akin to the old “Murphy’s Law” thinking about life in general: Typos happen. I have no data on the matter, but I’m pretty sure typos happen in ALL written languages, too.
I was just looking over my last post here and noticed that the link in the left-hand sidebar to [...]
Newest Squidoo lens looks at ‘Idiotic mistakes in English grammar, usage’
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Here’s my newest writing lens at Squidoo.com, “Idiotic mistakes in English grammar, usage.”
Several of the “rants” or “pet peeves” which I discuss in that lens are matters we’ve discussed here. But go take a look. As long as we writers continue to make such idiotic mistakes in English grammar and usage, I’ll continue my rants.
Seriously, [...]