More MS Word Grammar Hilarity

Posted on Apr 26, 2012 in Blog, Humor, My Writing, Technology | 4 comments

More MS Word Grammar Hilarity

For the past two weeks I’ve worked on smoothing out the language in Enemy of the Fae. This is the easiest (for me) but most time consuming part of the process. I’ve rewritten probably two-thirds of the sentences in the book and deleted about 2,000 words…one at a time. I actually like the polishing phase, but the process is so detail-oriented my brain often drifts. So writing up...

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Spellchecker Brings The Funny

Posted on Oct 20, 2011 in Blog, Humor | 5 comments

Spellchecker Brings The Funny

Some people complain about advances in technology as they pine for the good old days of flint and tinder, when we used wear bear-skin and have rotten teeth, I suppose. Me, I’m a fan of antibiotics and central heating. So sue me. I like keyboarding instead of writing with a pen, and on days when my arthritis is acting up, I like my voice activated software, or VOX, if you’re really...

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Being Obnoxious

Posted on Jun 8, 2011 in Blog, Humor | 17 comments

Being Obnoxious

I’m a nice person. Usually. Mostly. At least that’s what people tell me. But the truth is, sometimes I wish I could be just a little obnoxious and enjoy it. I knew a guy once who used to go around to AOL chat rooms (I’m showing my age) and troll–just to mess with people and get a rise out of them. He thought it was hilarious. I could never do that! Whenever I think...

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Word Heroes

Posted on Feb 19, 2011 in Blog, Humor | 12 comments

Word Heroes

As most of you will probably realise by now, I like words. Not exactly a news flash. But unlike some writers, I’m not one of these people who will go after street signs with a red pen. I don’t mind if people write “LOL” or use smiley faces in text, and I don’t even really care if you know the difference between their/they’re/there. Possibly my attitude comes...

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