Horror Meme for Halloween

I don't know. It looks like foul play to me.

Some people think so . . .

Movies based on Books

Book Sales Soar as electronic reader sales decline

I found this article interesting. I'd love to name the agent who said this, but as I didn't hear him say it . . . He told a friend of mine that he didn't think e-books would last. This was about ten years ago. His reason was that publishing of garbage was too easy with e-books. Self-respecting readers won't put up with it. As I have edited manuscripts for self-published and small publishers, I have to admit that I'm shocked by how bad some writing is . . . And I am hopeful that this movement brings us back to some solid writing.

Though this article states the reason is because we like to hold books in our hands, too many of my friends have mentioned the above to me about e-books.

Alphabet War

Fonts

Book Nerd Problems . . .

Why We Need Libraries

And still more commas

Commas and more commas

Dithyramb

I'm fairly sure this is just a fun word to say. In case you care what it means:

1. any wildly enthusiastic speech or writing.
2. a Greek choral song or chant of vehement or wild character and of usually irregular form, originally in honor of Dionysus or Bacchus.

Oxford Commas

I'm actually not a fan of the Oxford comma, but . . .

50 Shades of Grey

I've been solicited . . .

I haven't made a real blog post for a while. And it's better that way. Buuuttttt......

I was recently solicited to be an editor for a publishing company. A previous client recommended me. I'm dipping my toe in and I'm being completely noncommittal. I've been given my first assignment and remember precisely why I shied away from the publishing industry.

So I can't give specifics--non-disclosure clause. But what I'm currently editing is like editing a really long article, "How to wash dishes." I take it back. I don't think I've ever seen an article about how to wash dishes.

It's more like a long article, "How to save money." I've seen a lot of those. This is a manuscript from a non-expert on a subject that she clearly thinks she knows a lot about, but mostly she's talking about what everyone else is doing wrong and how she's doing it right. And it's all opinion.

I've read a lot of articles on how to save money. I think I've got this subject pretty much nailed. I really don't see why we need another article about this. Especially by a non-expert.

So, to give you a bit of an idea of what I'm reading right now: "I have been paying bills for about two years. I also had some experience paying bills before. My experience is very specific to my situation, but clearly, I have a lot of insight, since I have paid bills so consistently for two years. You had better read all this information I give you, because I know what I'm talking about."

Clearly, flattery will convince me to accept any job . . . If you're writing a non-fiction piece, please be an actual expert. Or try not to be a haughty twerp.

Ocean Humor

Just continuing with the ocean theme . . .

A Moray

Because I still love Emun Elliott as Mr. Moray . . .

The Writing Process

I've seen this a million times, but starting to get slim on new, interesting things to post . . .

Hootenanny

Working and Art

I don't judge . . .

Some Prefer Videogames

Ambiguity

Outdoor Activity

Impossible

Where Sh-- Happens

I love a good pun

Timocracy

Sounds like Tim for President to me, but what it actually means:

1. a form of government in which love of honor is the dominant motive of the rulers.
2. a form of government in which a certain amount of property is requisite as a qualification for office.

Homonyms

B.C. Wiley's Dictionary

Mere Cat