Professional Resumes and LinkedIn Profiles – I am a freelance writer. I write business blogs for a few blogging companies. I also write website content. Recently, though, I have developed a niche business with friends and good acquaintances by assisting with resume development and LinkedIn profile set-ups. I have attended many resume-writing courses to develop … Continue reading
A fun ‘adjectives’ game to motivate your muse. I have a tendency to rely on using the same adjectives within my writing. Adjectives, known as description words, can create excitement and add flavor to your writing. Overuse of the same words, though, is boring (as well as uninteresting, monotonous, dreary, dull, wearisome, and tedious) to … Continue reading
The blank page White, virginal, pure as snow Waiting for words to decorate its surface Sterile, unrelenting, intimidating The absence of words creates a void, an emptiness The writer thinks, ponders, reflects So many topics to explore Pick one, just one, and move forward Create an outline, a blueprint to progress to avoid off-topic ramblings … Continue reading
Tense over Verb Tenses? There are six verb tenses that are commonly used in the English language. Present – action occurring right now Past – action that has passed Future – action that has yet to take place in the future Present Perfect – action in past time in relation to present time Past Perfect – action … Continue reading
Who are the winners in the Blame Game? I have been at the end of the finger tip of finger pointer – someone who employs the Blame Game to avoid taking responsibility for a making a mistake or exercising bad judgment. It is an uncomfortable position to be in and I have rarely escaped the … Continue reading
When I was in high school, my English teacher developed an interesting assignment relating to poetry and the concept of cause and effect. On the chalkboard – seriously, a chalkboard – she wrote the following: Put Let Put Let Put Let Put Let The only instruction we received was to write a poem; each sentence … Continue reading
Autumn: A Time of Purpose – Autumn is my favorite season. The vibrant colors of orange, yellow, rust, and gold permeate the landscape. The tantalizing smells of spices, like cinnamon, excite the olfactory nerves. There is a certain type of crispness to the air. As the hot, lazy days of summer slowly fade away, the … Continue reading
The function and use of prepositions – A preposition is placed before a noun to show the noun’s relationship to another word in the sentence. Examples include the following: above, about, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, … Continue reading
Hello, my fellow WP bloggers… As I sort through all the WP blogging resources, I’ve decided to ask you, fellow users, a few things about this amazing platform. I’ve noticed that other bloggers are ‘liking’ my blog posts. When I attempt to find their blogs, I am taken to their Gravatar instead. How can I … Continue reading
My Life as a Talkative Person – I’ve heard, time and again, that I am an extrovert. I can talk to just about anyone – about just about anything. As my grandma once told me, I definitely have the ‘gift for gab.’ Speaking with people on a one-to-one basis is natural for me. Many of … Continue reading
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