Each year at this time, publishers of English dictionaries reveal their “words of the year,” which are primarily based on the number of searches for the word or words on the dictionaries’ websites. I am always surprised at some of the choices. See what you think. Goblin mode: Oxford Languages, the creator of the Oxford English […]
Pitching the Media: the Sobering Stats
Journalists do not respond to most email pitches. Tuesdays and Thursdays are the best days to pitch a story. Short subject lines and pitches have the best chance of success These are some findings from the Propel Media Barometer for the third quarter of 2022. This quarterly benchmarking study analyzed a sample of about 400,000 […]
A Thanksgiving Note
My health (and that of my family and friends) Companionship (family and friends again, made more precious because of the isolation of the pandemic years) Our house (a “goldilocks” house, small, sturdy and “just right”) Our garden (different native plants bloom all year long) Good meals (thank you Trader Joe’s, etc.) Vasona Park (for frequent […]
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest: The Best of the Worst Writing
“I knew she was trouble the second she walked into my 24-hour deli, laundromat, and detective agency, and after dropping a load of unmentionables in one of the heavy-duty machines (a mistake that would soon turn deadly) she turned to me, asking for two things: find her missing husband and make her a salami on […]
Save the Apostrophe!
September 24 is National Punctuation Day, which celebrates the importance of good punctuation. This seems like a great time to focus on the most mis-used punctuation mark, the apostrophe. The most common apostrophe error is the use of “it’s” for “its.” Fortunately, the distinction is easy to master. “Its” means “possessive” or, to put it […]
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