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Blogger recognition award!
How very generous of JN Supermom of Rants of a Foul Mouthed Mom fame for nominating me for this Blogger Recognition Award! I’m very, very grateful!
Ten tips for your first copyediting job – CIEP blog
If you’ve focused on proofreading until now, the idea of copyediting can seem daunting. Here are some tips for coping with that first job. Source: Ten tips for your first copyediting job – CIEP blog
Lockdown Blog: Day One
My intention is to give a daily record of my own life during this rather turbulent time. It is not fact checked, it is not editorially sound and is merely my own reflections to look back on in years to come. One day, this will be in a history textbook!
Elastic Bands
On this day, 175 years ago, the elastic band was patented in London. How many uses can you find for using elastic bands?
What has Shakespeare done for English?
It’s Shakespeare week. It’s well known that the Bard coined many phrases that we still use today. Did you know that these well used phrases were all penned by Shakespeare?
The secret to longevity
“What is the secret to your longevity?” I asked the author who had come to sign books at the local, independent bookshop this week. She has been around a while and has quite many books out.