Category Archives: Writing and Editing

Does punctuation matter? Some comma humor.

Does punctuation matter? The answer is in this story about a panda that walked into a cafe, ordered a sandwich, ate it, and fired a gun into the air. But why did the panda do such a thing? The answer lies in a badly punctuated manual with a definition of “panda”: “Large black-and-white bear-like mammal,Continue reading “Does punctuation matter? Some comma humor.”

Read Bad Books with Bad Writing

“Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.”  – Stephen King, a.k.a. “The King of Horror” Today we have a few words of wisdom to share with you, someone who reads and writes. Yes, you are “someone whoContinue reading “Read Bad Books with Bad Writing”

Artificial Intelligence (AI): Helpful or Harmful to Jobs?

Is artificial intelligence (AI) harmful or helpful to our jobs? Will we lose our jobs to AI? Many already have faced the answers to those questions. People have lost work to AI and certain jobs will disappear completely. On the upside, AI has enhanced our work by eliminating our repetitive tasks. AI can also reduceContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence (AI): Helpful or Harmful to Jobs?”

Technical Writing is Boring! (Or is it?)

People think writers write novels, blog posts, or magazine articles. Technical writing isn’t top of mind. People also tend to think that technical writing is boring. It’s about writing instructions, and how many people have the patience to follow instructions these days? Now before you yawn, let’s get into why we need technical writing.  First,Continue reading “Technical Writing is Boring! (Or is it?)”

Your life without a computer: what does it look like?

Dailyprompt 2079 The daily word prompt on WordPress caught my attention. I realized that without a computer, my current life would cease to exist. I work from home. Without a computer, I wouldn’t have a job. Without any income, I wouldn’t be able to pay my bills or have money for food. I would loseContinue reading “Your life without a computer: what does it look like?”