by Karen Smith | Sep 3, 2024 | Blog
Remember those old Virginia Slims commercials? “You’ve come a long way, baby!” That same sentiment may be applied to editing software. It’s come a long way since those laughable spell checkers unable to distinguish between “from”...
by Karen Smith | Aug 27, 2024 | Blog
It’s said that eye witnesses make the worst witnesses in a court of law. This underscores the fact that human perception is notoriously inaccurate. What we think to be the empirical evidence of our senses deceives us. Case in point: the Clifton Gorge Arts &...
by Karen Smith | Aug 21, 2024 | Blog
Financial performance of vendor participation at events this year (2024) compared to last year (2023) yields disappointment. I and my best friend, Cindra, have gone to some new events this year as well as returned to previously attended events in the constant...
by Karen Smith | Aug 13, 2024 | Blog
I found the above solicitation on freelancer.com. This is, unfortunately, not an unusual solicitation for ghostwriting services. To those who may be new to my blog or to ghostwriting, let’s do the math and break this project down. The rate is $1 per 2,000 words...
by Karen Smith | Aug 7, 2024 | Blog
On LinkedIn, a colleague who edits mysteries mentioned the usefulness of a false confessions to serve as red herrings in mystery novels. They’re clever devices that distract the reader (and the sleuth) from solving the case too soon. I commented on her post...
by Karen Smith | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog
I generally don’t write on political topics—not because I don’t have opinions, but because no blog or meme or post anywhere is going to change anyone’s political opinion. Last week during my regular morning perusal of LinkedIn, one of the many...
