Today’s words come from a reader. She asked that I define iterate https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iterate and reiterate https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reiterate. Follow me on Facebook: @jjshaunauthor. Today’s Word (C) 2019 JJ Shauniterate, reiterate Part of Speech transitive verb Definition To say or do again or again and again.To utter again or repeatedly.To state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes … Continue reading Wednesday Word for November 13, 2019
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Notes on Tech Writing
A simple flow chart Last time, I shared an overview of what a Tech Writer does in the high-tech world. I focused on the high-tech computer industry because that’s where I spent my career. But Tech Writers can work in almost any field. All it takes is a little knowledge or passion for an industry … Continue reading Notes on Tech Writing
The Trouble with Tropes
The Cinderella Trope I’ve been struggling to finish my novel. And I’m not exactly sure why. I have a solid plot, solid characters, and a real place in which to base the story. Part of the solution occurred to me as I laid down for a nap the other day. The whole concept started with … Continue reading The Trouble with Tropes
Standing for Progress
Progress toward my new freelance career is going slowly, to say the least. I have managed to get one important piece installed, though, and that’s the sit-stand addition to my desk. If you sit for a living like most writers, being able to stand up while you work is invaluable. Sitting wasn’t as much of … Continue reading Standing for Progress
Word for November 6, 2019
I look for words in the books, magazines, and newspapers I read. If you have a word you would like defined on #WednesdayWordDay, please leave a comment, I’ll add it to the list. I would particularly like to invite those of you who are not native English speakers to provide words or idioms you would … Continue reading Word for November 6, 2019
Confessions of a Lifetime Traveler
(C) 2019 JJ ShaunOn the road again. I spent the first half of my life traveling. Being born into a military family has had its advantages and disadvantages. I never saw it as a Bad Thing™, and I never felt traumatized by having to pack up and leave my friends when I was growing up. … Continue reading Confessions of a Lifetime Traveler
Turning Tropes Topsy-Turvy
(TM) 1997, MasterClips Collection, IMSI PrintMaster We’ve all heard we need to stay away from the usual tropes when writing a story. But what is a trope anyway? Most dictionaries define it as the language used in a figurative sense, or a theme or device so overused it becomes cliché. Other definitions exist, but for … Continue reading Turning Tropes Topsy-Turvy
Thoughts on NaNoWriMo
(C) 2019 JJ ShaunNaNoo Today starts the annual running of the writers through the streets of the month-long insanity we call NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Am I participating this year? No, I’m not. Why? You might ask. Well, every year for the last twenty years, this grandma drives over the river and through the … Continue reading Thoughts on NaNoWriMo
Welcome to Wednesday Word Day
Late last week, an idea struck me out of the blue. What if I devoted one day a week to a new word? The notion wouldn’t leave me alone, and when I mentioned it to a friend, she loved it. So did First Reader. Thus was born Wednesday Word Day. Without further ado, I present … Continue reading Welcome to Wednesday Word Day
I Want To Be A Tech Writer
(TM) 1997, MasterClips Collection, IMSI PrintMaster What do Technical Writers do, exactly? A lot of things. What Do Tech Writers Do? According to the US Government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, Technical Writers perform a variety of functions: “… prepare instruction manuals, how-to guides, journal articles, and other supporting documents to communicate complex and technical information … Continue reading I Want To Be A Tech Writer
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