Should You Capitalize Seasons?
Should you capitalize the seasons of the year?
January 2023
BookExpo2023
Yesterday was BookExpo2023. It was a roaring success by everyone’s standards.
Several thousand people came to see the 100 exhibitors.
A Funny Thing Happened in Pittsburgh
My friend Tate and I had travelled to the Steel City for a football coaches’ conference.
Neither of us had been to Pittsburgh, so we arrived a day early to explore the city.
Of course, as young men in our twenties, we planned to seek the company of young women.
Awhile or A While?
Awhile or a While?
I went to the store a while ago.
OR
I went to the store awhile ago.
Which is correct?
What is the Difference Between Vector and Raster Images?
What is the difference between vector and raster images?
Which is best for a book?
A Funny Thing Happened After the Funeral
My beloved father-in-law died at the age of 67 due to lung cancer. He smoked 3 packs of Lucky Strikes every day for more than 50 years; the unfiltered killers had taken the expected toll.
That’s not the funny thing that happened.
Among or Amongst?
Two words, with two letters’ difference: “among” and “amongst.”
But is there really a difference between them in meaning and usage?
Do I Need to Copyright My Book?
Do I Need To Copyright My Book?
Authors frequently ask us if they need to copyright their book.
The answer is the moment your words are written down, typed, or otherwise recorded, your book is copyrighted.
But do you also need to register your book with the U.S. Copyright Office?
I’d Kill For a Cigarette
I want a cigarette. No, I need a cigarette. I crave the comfort of tobacco wrapped in white paper so thin, I can smell it from six feet away. I want to light an unfiltered coffin nail, hold it between my fingers.
Let’s Talk About Hyphens, Again
How to hyphenate numbers.
Is it a 250-page book? Or a 250 page book?
Is it twenty-eight? Or twenty eight?
Editing 101
Every book needs editing, good editing by a professional editor.
Not only are books judged but their covers, they are also judged by the writing, not the content, but the writing itself.
There should be no typos, misspellings or grammatical mistakes.
The content should flow smoothly.
Baked or Half-Baked?
There we were, each of us 30-something, all college grads, all employed, and all drinking expensive red wine, the nine-dollar-a-bottle kind. Ten of us, a mix of middle-school teachers and lawyers, were partying.
