Tag: Word

Blurbs

The other day I had to write a couple of blurbs. It was a job - as in paying. Really. Try not to fall out of your chair. (No blog readers were harmed in the writing of this post.) Along the twisting path of my professional life, my first big (read: good) job was as … Continue reading Blurbs

Weirds I cant spiel and other cruel jokes

A fellow blogger recounted reading a badly proofread manuscript wherein the author was talking about billboards and looked up to see 20-foot tall feces. By the time she realized the author meant faces, the image of the 20-foot feces was firmly embedded in her brain. It signalled the end of any production relationship between her and that … Continue reading Weirds I cant spiel and other cruel jokes

FOR THE PROMPTLESS – Confession of a Logomaniac

Some of us are hard-wired to forms and shapes. My son sees a pile of junk, but it isn't a pile of junk. It's a tool bin or a bird feeder or a dog house. He sees it in 3D and builds what his mind's eye sees. I see pictures too, though not three-dimensionally. Always flat, … Continue reading FOR THE PROMPTLESS – Confession of a Logomaniac