Sometimes my mind goes faster than my fingers can type as I write. Typos ensue. Mostly I catch them in early drafts but sometimes I introduce new ones during revisions. Even with beta readers and professional editors/proofreaders, some slip by and make it into the published version of the book. …
I have a couple of clients who are struggling with fatigue in their workforce. The labor market is tight and both are trying to staff up to deal with it while simultaneously working their current employees harder than ever. Let's take a look at fatigue. Burned out at work, or…
Let’s face it, semicolons are confusing. They are easy enough to use in separating email addresses, or tags, but otherwise not so much. At least for me. Semicolons are tough; I struggle to this day. In the final draft of Fire, I had sixteen semicolons. For a 100,000-word book, that’s…
Chabon is a master. His descriptions give you a sense of setting and characters so well that I feel I would recognize the book’s primary cast if I met them on the street. He makes you care deeply about them even when you disagree with their actions and life choices.…