Archive for September, 2009

Link Round-up – September 4th, 2009

By Alice ⋅ September 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s a new month, why not start off with a new desktop background? Smashing Magazine has 50 incredible (free) options. And best of all, there will be an entirely new, inspiring set for the month of October. (www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/08/31/desktop-wallpaper-calendars-for-september-2009/)
Didn’t find one you like? Check out the ones from September 2008. (www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/31/desktop-wallpaper-calendar-september-2008/) Many of the wallpapers are [...]

Market News for Week of August 31, 2009

By Alice ⋅ September 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

This week I begin my look at the various Publisher Spotlights from the Romance Writers of America conference in Washington DC. Stay tuned each week for a new Spotlight.
First up –Avon books.
The Spotlight on Avon was presented by Executive Editor Erica Tsang, Editorial Assistant Amanda Bergeron , Assistant Editor Esi Sogah, Editor May Chen and [...]

Pronouns and Antecedents – How to Write What You Mean When Replacing a Noun By Kelly Schaub

By Alice ⋅ September 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Do you ever feel like spinning the arrow-spinner from the game Twister when reading? If the author has unclear antecedents to their pronouns, you might as well do so to find the noun referred to by the pronoun. “Stock prices again dropped today. They say we’re headed into another depression.” They whom, the stock prices? [...]

Product Review: Dell Mini

By Alice ⋅ September 1, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’ve seen these new teensy laptops and wondered if it’d be a good fit, well, let me tell you about mine.
I got my Dell mini a) b/c I’m a big fan of Dell computers (they’ve yet to let me down…compared to other brands which shall remain nameless.) b) I wanted something smaller and [...]

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