by Karen Smith | Jul 13, 2021 | Blog
I was a vendor at the 2021 Imaginarium held at the Holiday Inn Louisville East in Louisville, Kentucky from June 9 through 11. Without really knowing what I was doing, even though it was the third time I’d participated as a vendor in this (usually) annual event,...
by Karen Smith | Jul 6, 2021 | Blog
Perusing my feed in Reddit, one person posted a question as to whether freelancing resists age discrimination, ageism being a common obstacle faced by many workers in their 40s and 50s (or older) looking for new employment. The overwhelming response agrees that older...
by Karen Smith | Jun 29, 2021 | Blog
People don’t use proper grammar when speaking. True, that.This is why, when editing a writer’s manuscript, I correct little if any of the grammar in dialogue. What I will do is highlight the grammatically incorrect phrase and explain in a margin note what...
by Karen Smith | Jun 15, 2021 | Blog
Common speech and, often, writing use the verbs “can” and “will” interchangeably, which one should not. They don’t mean the same thing. “Can” refers to ability. If you can replace “can” with “is/are able...
by Karen Smith | May 25, 2021 | Blog
I wept yesterday.Last week, we received a postage due envelope for the princely sum of $3.49 for a package from Catholic Central, the local parochial school. That’s the school our children attended. Our older son, Matt, graduated from Catholic Central.Yesterday,...
by Karen Smith | May 18, 2021 | Blog
Photo by Shena Tschofen on Flickr. You’ve all seen a picture of it or done it: a person dipping a toe into the water to test its temperature. We do this when we’re uncertain whether to proceed with an intended action. That uncertainty arises from...
