Peanut the elephant from Spencer Quinn's "To Fetch a Thief". I love dogs, and I love a good mystery. So when I came across the Chet and Bernie mystery series, I was ecstatic. The books are n… more →
Precise Edit's Blogwrote 3 days ago: Tell or speak the truth, not say the truth. Don’t say: Fiona always says the truth. Say: Fiona alwa … more →
wrote 4 days ago: Did you participate in National Novel Writing Month, last November? Yeah, me too. Did you win? If y … more →
wrote 5 days ago: Victor Tookes commented about an hysterically funny word confusion regarding hole and whole. It just … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Most people know of the many reasons why proofreading is so important. They are aware, too, that the … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Pretend, not make oneself that. Don’t say: She makes herself that she knows. Say: She pretends to … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Because I am often second-guessing myself, and because experience has taught me to proofread at leas … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Lately I’ve been coming across authors giving a whooping and I feel so confused. I suppose all … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Edit Ruthlessly (Photo credit: Dan Patterson) I hate editing other people’s work. I hate edit … more →
wrote 1 week ago: OK, maybe I’m being an asshole, but I just read a blog post in which the author is praising on … more →
wrote 1 week ago: The particular confusion is not with anyway alone. Some other similar confusions include into versus … more →
wrote 1 week ago: A bigwig camera brand recently launched a “lifestyle photography” series and approached … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve decided to get some more experience with proofreading. Yeah, you may think I’m an o … more →
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Rack is always (and only) ever used for anything to do with a framework for manipulating things. Nev … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: I got a lot of fresh air today as well. My friend and I have been sitting on the porch for about 4 h … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: That and who are both subject and/or object pronouns. Who is used only when referring to people (yea … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Today my friend, the writer, comes to visit and we are supposed to go thru the comments I have on he … more →
wrote 1 month ago: My first writing class has just ended. It was fun and interesting. Hopefully I’ve learned a fe … more →
wrote 1 month ago: It wasn’t till just a few years ago that I learned what I was interested in doing career-wise. All … more →