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Grammar-ease: Let’s Talk about Lets
I’ve seen a lot of lets and let’s and different technical pieces I’ve edited in the past couple of weeks, so I thought it would make a good grammar post. Let’s is the contraction for “let us”...
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Writer’s Weekend Edition – Writing About Issues
Desiree Burch, Writing Excuses Guest, Episode 11.45 It’s no secret that I’m an avid fan of the fabulous podcast, Writing Excuses, hosted by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Taylor, and...
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Writer’s Weekend Edition – On Finding My (Civic) Voice
When we writers talk about “voice,” we are usually thinking of our artistic voice. I have written a number of posts about literary voice including this one and this one. But the changing political and...
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Can We (as writers) Have Too Many Journals or Notepads?
Small sampling of my journals and notebooks I enjoyed all the responses to my post last week about personal libraries and how many books we have, don’t have, need to get rid of, and so on. On a similar...
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Writing when it’s hectic
I mentioned in my response to the Friday question that writing has helped me to keep my balance in 2016. It has helped me to handle the rocky ride that this year has been. And of course, now we are...
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Try Something New and Take a New Step Forward
It still amazes me how often I hear people not only say they are afraid to try new things, but they actually avoid trying new things. If you’re a business owner (or want to be someday), there are so...
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Memoir Writing: Interview with Shelley Armitage, Author of Walking the Llano
(This is an edited transcript from a live chat with Shelley Armitage at The Writer’s Chatroom on Jan 22, 2017.) Moderator Lisa Haselton (aka Lisa J Jackson): Welcome to The Writer’s Chatroom. Our...
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Writer Resistance – Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay According to Wikipedia, that most questionable but oh-so-convenient source of information, Roxane Gay is – among other things – “an American feminist writer, professor, editor and...
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Reposting: The Singular They
Language changes with the times, even grammar. I attended college during the second wave of feminism, when incorporating non-sexist terms into every day usage was an important demonstration of...
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When Does Editing Become Censorship?
WHEN DOES EDITING BECOME CENSORSHIP? I recently had to answer this question when Vermont Public Radio prohibited me from using the word “grandfather” to name my childhood abuser. They insisted on...
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