Music for writing
YouTube is great for all kinds of music mixes. I often listen to it for instrumental music that doesn't distract me when I'm trying to…
8 New and Necessary Punctuation Marks
The word nerds in my Internet circle were buzzing last week about this College Humor article about eight new punctuation marks we could really use.…
Associated Press gives the gift of correctness for the holidays
Just in time for the non-denominational gift giving season, the Associated Press has published a style guide for common holiday terms. For example, Santa Claus,…
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3 good reasons to edit your work with human eyes
Computers are dumb. You're smart. And in the frenzy of writing, it's easy to make dumb human errors. So before hitting send, publish, or print,…
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Proactiveness
My two favourite stops to look for freelance writing and editing job leads each morning are Freelance Writing Jobs, a network site out of the…
Celebrate good grammar
I was alerted that yesterday, March 4, was National Grammar Day. I didn't mark the holiday by doing anything special (like a grammar rodeo). Nonetheless,…
It’s an honour being norminated
Yesterday morning, I received an e-mail with the subject line (in caps): "THE PULITZER PRIZE 2009 NOMINATION LETTER." Well, isn't that exciting. After all, I…
When work is slow
I probably do as much work as someone with a full-time job, but I only get paid when I actually produce something. When paid gigs…
A Grab Bag of Spring Writing Contests
Get going, kid Event Non-Fiction Contest #21 Deadline: April 15, 2008 Booty: $500 plus publication for the top three Details: http://www.douglas.bc.ca/community/event-magazine/contestdetails.html Better not procrastinate too…
Freelance writing job sites
I've decided to start this new blog and website in order to find writing and editing work, but in order to get, you must give.…
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