20 questions and a selfie: A day in the life of Michelle Louise Cox, historical fiction writer
For this installment of “20 Questions and a Selfie,” we catch up with Michelle Louise Cox, historical fiction writer. Michelle …
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Learn How to Spell Without Spellcheck (infographic)
I remember it well: I was sitting in a 6th-grade science class when the teacher asked me to read a selection from the book, so I began ...
All was going well until I reached a word I did not know. It sputtered from my lips with all the confidence of a terrified mouse cornered by a coiled-up cat preparing to pounce.
Pee-na-me-na.
The classroom erupted with laughter. "Hahahahahahahaha!"
I knew I had made a mistake. "Oh... nu-mo-ne-a," I corrected myself slowly as the classroom gasped for a second breath to continue its collective gut-busting. "Hahahahahahahaha!"
19 Writers with Scary-as-Hell ‘Writer Hair’
Writers—let's face it; we're not known for our hygiene, and few of us will win any style awards.
Perhaps that's why terms like "writer hair" are part of the English language.
Maybe it's the late-night writing sessions—with the hand-wringing and the running of our fingers through our hair as if a gentle tug will pluck just the right word from its roots.
Suffice it to say, the stereotype is often true: We're kind of an unkempt bunch.
So with Halloween coming up, and no dearth of examples to choose from, we figured we'd list some of the scariest writer hairdos we can find. Please add any we've forgotten in the comments at the bottom.
In reverse alphabetical order, here we go ...
20 questions and a selfie: A day in the life of Jaime Grimes, children’s book author and healthcare IT content strategist
For this installment of “20 Questions and a Selfie,” we catch up with Jaime Grimes, director of content strategy for …
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20 questions and a selfie: A day in the life of Marianne Bohr, French teacher, author, 30-year publishing pro
For this installment of “20 Questions and a Selfie,” we catch up with Marianne C. Bohr, middle school French teacher …
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Books, books, glorious books … in praise of Indie Book Stores
There we were, the 6'5" nephew and myself, leaving Waterstone's, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, UK, last year without buying a book. What a triumph of willpower over two lots of biblio-addiction! And then—a title caught my eye: "Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops."
Hang on a minute", I said to the nephew, "just a quick look. I won't buy it, honest."
However, after a fast flick revealed the following gems offered by its author, Jen Campbell: 'Can books conduct electricity?' 'Did Beatrix Potter ever write a book about dinosaurs?' 'Excuse me… is this book edible?' I gave in. ...
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