Stories of Ray Bradbury

For Ray Bradbury fans… an interesting article. “The Stories of Ray Bradbury”—a 1,112-page Everyman’s Library anthology to be published April 6, a few months ahead of its author’s 90th birthday on Aug. 22—is filled with fictional wonders. Among them: …….”  Read the full article here.

Humor – Too Many Clichés?

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What Is Writing Style?

We often hear of the term ‘writing style’ – the ‘writing style’ of this writer is good, but the ‘style’ of that writer is not. What is this ‘style’ that we talk about? ‘Writing style’ refers to the manner in which writers express themselves. This manner is based on the choices they make in selecting [...]

Common Writing Error – the Misplaced Modifier

One of the most common writing errors is the misplaced modifier. Just like the dangling participle, it not only confuses the reader but can also be quite funny because of the meaning it gives to the sentence. What exactly is a misplaced modifier? A modifier is a word or phrase that describes something else; and, [...]

What Does ‘Re:’ Stand For?

Today one of my students asked me what “re:” stood for in the subject lines of e-mails (and letters).   I thought I’d write the answer here, too, since many people take it to mean something else. “Re:” is what is written in the subject line of e-mails (and in letters) to tell the receiver what [...]