Bonus Friday: Typos

Hey, SE Readers, Joan here to start this post off. It's the fifth Friday, and you know what that means. Time for another group post. We've been talking about doing this one for a while---a little humor we hope will brighten your day. Here's how it all started: Several years ago, Staci and I were …

Write Short, Edit Long / Write Long, Edit Short

Hey, SE Readers. Joan here today with a subject near and dear to our hearts. Writing. Okay, little joke there. If you weren’t interested in writing, you wouldn’t be reading this blog. We all know editing is a must when it comes to writing. First drafts suck. And we all want to make our stories …

Just My Imagination

Hi SE Readers. Joan here today. Tomorrow is Halloween, so instead of talking about writing, I decided a seasonal post was in order. This is a true story that happened to me several years ago. The huge, October full moon appeared on the horizon, visible through the bare branches of the trees. A north wind …

WordPress Reader Lists

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you on this final day of September. In August, I began a more robust blogging schedule. For much of the past year, I pretty much neglected my blog - posting only on rare occasions. I knew I needed to do something different, so I came up with an idea for …

Using Tautologies

Hey, SE Readers. Joan here today. I’ve known of some writers who refuse to use any time of spell check or grammar aid when writing. I’m not ashamed to admit I need all the help I can get. While these tools are not a substitute for proofreading, they can help detect things such as using …