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On measuring worth

When I was younger — late teens, early twenties — I was an active member of a fandom forum, solely in the fanfiction section. I was also doing a Writing/Editing degree at the time, but looking back, it was the forum that taught me more about writing than the degree ever did. (The degree wasContinue reading “On measuring worth”

Word spotlight: Discipline

Gotta admit, I’m disappointed. I was looking forward to today’s post because I had lots of thoughts on it, only to discover that the etymology I’d been using for my chosen word was … not exactly wrong, but sure missing a whole lot of nuance, which means the topic is going to be completely different.Continue reading “Word spotlight: Discipline”

Book release: Blood & Nerve

I’m not talking about words or research this week. This week marks release #3 for the year. Broadsides Book 3, Blood & Nerve, is now available on Amazon at the sale price of $2.99USD. To celebrate the release, Books 1 and 2, Voice & Vein and Sunlight & Bone, have been discounted to $0.99USD. AnyoneContinue reading “Book release: Blood & Nerve”

On limits and the ideal self

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about capabilities. This is partly due to my having let some habits lapse, and trying to make new ones, and struggling with both. And last week Kris Rusch did this post on courage which struck me, but not in a good way (though that isn’t on Kris). And then,Continue reading “On limits and the ideal self”

Research roundup #6

This week, some additional subjects googled specifically for editing purposes! And some others that weren’t. See if you can tell the difference. Firstly, let’s start with a list of things I couldn’t remember. Such as the draw-y bit that’s inside a pencil. Or exactly when I should use a hyphen. Whether there’s a notable differenceContinue reading “Research roundup #6”

Research roundup #5

Feeling pretty crappy today, so bear with me while I give an abbreviated research roundup. A lot of the past couple of weeks were on the same subject while I cast a wide net and then narrowed down until I found what I was looking for. That means that not all of the links IContinue reading “Research roundup #5”

Word spotlight: Brand

Today’s word is one I think about a lot. It’s a ubiquitous word, so common in business parlance that it’s become common in everyday parlance as well. Who doesn’t know the link between brand and marketing? For someone going into a business, any business, branding is vitally important. Branding is how a business can quicklyContinue reading “Word spotlight: Brand”

Research roundup #4

Time for another research roundup — but do check the note at the end, if you’re an aspiring author. Most of the links this week were very definitely part of a Theme, or at least two themes which happened to relate internally. There was one noteworthy outlier of Greek fire, mostly for a separate thoughtContinue reading “Research roundup #4”

Research roundup #3

Today is another research roundup. A week after the last, so the list isn’t too long and thus this post won’t be either. Today is a day wherein success is measured by ‘I got done everything on my list, even if some of the list was small or fewer than I planned yesterday’, and bloggingContinue reading “Research roundup #3”

Research roundup #2

It is Friday, and that means blog. It has been a month since my first research roundup, and that means I’m long overdue for the second. Since there’s quite a number of links, I’m putting them under headings. Enjoy today’s research journey. On the subject of New York The Rikers Island wiki page I mightContinue reading “Research roundup #2”