Thursday, September 30, 2010

My way

A LOT OF NEWSPAPERS are no longer using "on" before dates. Here's an example:

Hayes and his staff are putting together a bid to submit to the NCAA for a home playoff game Nov. 20.

Personally, I think that "on Nov. 20" sounds better. Just personal preference.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

About writing

HERE ARE A FEW blog entries I found on writing and publishing:

There's a Washington Post column about the demise of the English language. It "dies" every time someone misuses it. In fact, the local newspaper, the Winston-Salem Journal, is mentioned prominently here. Another newspaper is cited for a story on "spading and neutering." Female dogs are spayed, not spaded. Males are neutered.

There's C. Hope Clark's blog on self-publishing meeting the traditional kind.

Here's a visual blog called And the Pursuit of Happiness. It's not really about writing and publishing — sorry — but I enjoy it.

Here's a blog entry by Don Fry on The Listening Pen.

Finally, here's a Snopes.com entry on the Million Dollar Comma.


Contact: Reach me at tgilli52@gmail.com or nc3022@yahoo.com.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)
(the book of great NASCAR stories)

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