The Writing Life

Hideous fonts may boost reading comprehension – Laura Miller – Salon.com

Hideous fonts may boost reading comprehension – Laura Miller – Salon.com.

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Writers: Be Natural, Abhor the Vacuum.

As much as I hate to link to a site that doesn’t pay its writers, I saw this link via Books, Inc. this morning and I felt like I had to share. The author has some harsh words about the suckage that is the publishing industry. The lesson, like Gaping Void’s Ignore Everybody, is to [...]

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Does Practice Make Pro? Ask a Chinese Mother or Steven Pressfield. | Thoughtwrestling | Thoughtwrestling

Does Practice Make Pro? Ask a Chinese Mother or Steven Pressfield. | Thoughtwrestling | Thoughtwrestling.

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Defining New Terms: Watch the Traffic!

This was originally posted on the Philadelphia Stories Weblog ___________________________ I blog about technology and psychology, and occasionally about the writing life. Sometimes the worlds of Internet culture, behavior and language meet. When it does, it ain’t pretty. Recently, a “comment war” started on my blog at that intersection. It was an accident waiting to [...]

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Definition of “Meme”

My post on the 100 Books meme on Facebook has a long discussion in the comments section on what constitutes a “meme.” I say that a meme requires some sort of participation on the receivers’ part, much like the 100 Books meme requires users to highlight the books they’ve read out of the 100. Readers [...]

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Fun, Funner, Funnest: Funnest Language Ever

Hold on to your hats, word snobs: you won’t be invited to the funnest parties if you keep correcting people on their use of “funner” and “funnest.” These words are acceptable forms of the adjective “fun” and you need to step off your high horse if you want to be funner to be around. From [...]

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Schott’s Vocab

Regular readers of this blog know I love neologisms, which is just a fancy word for “made-up words.” If you’re a word nerd like me, follow Schott’s Vocab from Ben Schott at the New York Times. During the week, Mr. Schott reports on neologisms he comes across in his travels, and on weekends he hosts [...]

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David, The Social Media Consultant

Here’s a short video (about 2 minutes) I made for you that pokes a little fun at the whole world of social media consulting.

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HOW TO BUILD COMMUNITY ONLINE

SECRETS OF SOCIAL MEDIA: BUILDING ONLINE COMMUNITY Social media gurus spew jargon. If you attempt to quantify such statements as “Build Your Community Online” you may become frustrated because no-one tells you what building community actually means and how to build community around your skills or your brand. I’ve done all this for a while [...]

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Alternative Book Titles on NYTimes’ Schott’s Vocab

Each weekend NYTimes book blog Schott’s Vocab hosts a contest.  Ben Schott’s contests usually have something to do with making up new words. One entry I gave in months ago for the prompt “A new euphemism for dying” (e.g., kicked the can, bought the farm) was “Blue-screened.” There are no prizes for the contest, it’s [...]

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