Add Spark to Your Writing with These 3 Simple Tweaks: I shy away from sentences where I use repeating words even though a comma separates them. This convinced me otherwise. So You Want to Become a Freelance Writer? Four part article with advice from the pros. [...]
Fifteen places you must put your keyword phrase and why [Link: Copywriting Maven] Powerful writing in 30 words or less e-book Why twitter matters Writer’s Digest Annual Best 101 Web Sites for Writers AngryJournalist: What not to do. [...]
Five Words You Can Cut: Blogged about this in the past… cut modifiers such as “really, very, much” is a good start. I use “just,” but more to add “conversation” to writing. If it’s an article or something formal, I omit it. [Link: John] 35 Essential Elements for [...]
I knew about Twitter when it first turned hot. But I opted not to join because new applications always come out and taking them all on will become a full-time job. Plus, why would people care what we’re doing? Since a friend Twitters, I figure it couldn’t hurt. I won’t put it on the overcrowded sidebar. [...]
Alvin Dean Kaplan (Meryl’s father), 76, passed away the morning of Dec. 25, 2007, from complications related to a severe stroke suffered on April 23 of this year. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Ethel and Max Kaplan, he played football in high school and he helped the family business by delivering milk. One summer, he was [...]
Here is a good laugh from my friend, Libby. The woman who ordered the cake from Wal-Mart specified that it should read, “Best Wishes Suzanne” and underneath that, “We Will Miss You.” The result (a href=”http://meryl.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/walmart_cake.jpg”>click to view larger image):
Ah, I love Halloween. Such a fun day. Although it’s steered away from its original meaning, it gives us all (at least in the U.S.) an excuse to have fun at the office, school, and wherever. Received an email from a friend contains photos from a company that goes all out in decorating cubicles. My little [...]
The Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex had a rainy June that it came within one-half inch of breaking the record that has stood since 1928. A friend of mine sent me this picture from FunPic and I just had to share. So a gal wearing High Tide Heels doesn’t have to worry about falling into an unexpected [...]
I guess Adobe Acrobat and its developers are not on speaking terms? Click image to view larger.
You may have seen “View of the World” art depicting a large city like Chicago, New York, Washington, DC and other cities by Saul Steinberg. A View of the World from 9th Avenue is perhaps Steinberg’s most famous work from the series. I have Washington, DC and New York. Paul sent me this online communities version [...]