You may have noticed there was no Saturday Six last week. I have no idea how this happened. There is no possible way it was oversight on my part–I choose to believe that small trolls are to blame, instead. This week, here are 6 books that I can read (and love to read) over and […]
The link in Wednesday’s post about high schools killing our love of reading inspired today’s Saturday Six. I looked back at the books I had to read for various English classes and used to despise but have revisited on my own to find out that I really liked them. 6 Books I hated in High […]
Read an article this week on “Weasel Words“– or filler words that you overuse and don’t contribute to the writing. It made me annoyed with myself as I realized some of mine. And there are probably more that I haven’t even realized. Which annoys me more. My Top 6 Weasel Words: Just Very Said (like […]
Writing my post on Monday got me thinking of my writing pet peeves. For this Saturday Six, I will explain my top six: Irony, of course. See Monday’s article. Saying literally when you don’t mean literally. It makes me want to literally punch you in the face. (Here is a grammar comic on the topic […]
This week’s Saturday Six is the six most recent books I have finished. They are: 1. What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell Not a lot to say about this one as it is probably my least favorite of the Gladwell books. It is a compilation of articles he has written over the […]