Editorial “negotiation.”
Fun Fridays
Fun Fridays – June 1, 2012
M.C. Grammar.... ???
A pseudo-good idea gone hopelessly strange. Only two minutes long.
Fun Fridays – May 25, 2012
This has been around for five years. It still makes me smile every time.
"When it comes to a good book, Stephen King's resume just can't compare."
Fun Fridays – May 8, 2012 -The Chaos of English Pronunciation
Fun Friday - May 18, 2012
Quoted in its entirety from The Better Spelling Society (read their article the history of this piece). My favorite is the last stanza that reads "which rhymes with enough? Though, through, bough, cough, hough, sough, tough??"
The Chaos - by Gerard Nolst Trenité
This version is essentially the author's own final text, as also published by New River Project in 1993. A …
Word Trivia
Word Trivia
“Stewardesses" and "reverberated" are the two longest (and commonly used) words (12 letters each) that can be typed with only the left hand.
"lollipop" is the longest word typed with your right hand.
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or …
Fun Fridays – May 4, 2012
Enjoy this clever three minute book trailer for the new prequel to The Godfather releasing next week (titled The Family Corleone).
No editors were harmed in the filming of this video. At least that we know of.
Watch past the credits.
Wordle Anyone?
Some days you just have to take a break and do something fun. That’s what we’re doing today with Wordle. Just hop over to the website (www.wordle.net) and have at it! Below is a Wordle for one of Steve’s keynote speeches:
Fun Fridays – April 27, 2012
How many book characters do you count in this short video? And what are their names?
Fun Fridays – April 20, 2012
An appropriate caption for this cartoon could be "What every author wishes they could say to an editor."
Fun Fridays – April 13, 2012
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