There are way more than three reasons, of course. But the following three are enough to point out why you must proofread — everything, every time, and more than once. REASON ONE: Avoid Unnecessary Expense, Not To Mention Professional Embarrassment. So here I am,…
The aftermath of the Republican convention hangs in the air like soot, and America roils with vehemence even as we look to the DNC this week. Perhaps you, like me, wonder how you’re going to stomach the coming 104 days without stabbing your eyes…
In a previous post, I touched on the “great catastrophe” that claimed the lives of nearly three quarters of the Armenian population between 1915 and 1919. It is still not recognized as a genocide in some parts of the world. Turkey, most…
I thought I was a pretty solid Pope Francis fan already, especially for a non-Catholic. But my admiration for him took another big bump skyward about three weeks ago when he visited Yerevan, Armenia. There, at a memorial to the…
Presenting the continuation of last week’s post. Thanks, Ana Manwaring! Part 2: Revising for Publication From a talk for Sisters in Crime NorCal by Elizabeth K. Kracht, Literary Agent at Kimberley Cameron and Associates May 14, 2016. Writing Quality: Avoid adverbs (5 only. And…