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Tsundoku: The Art of Not Reading
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
There is a word for not reading. Or rather, there is a term for collecting books and never opening their covers. That word is tsundoku. The Japanese word tsundoku stands for a state in which many readers find themselves. The term is actually a combination of several words. Alone, doku…
#MondayBlogs Biggest Benefits of Reading
Originally posted on Shannon A. Thompson:
Intro: Reading is one of my favorite activities in the world. (Cuddling with my cats is too.) And while reading is fun for many, there are more benefits than we might realize. Welcome Jose from Dissertation Planet, and see what sort of benefits you can add to your life…
Altar or alter?
Originally posted on LibroEditing proofreading, editing, transcription, localisation:
Hooray, I seem to be doing these posts more regularly again now. They have lots of fans, so hope regular readers are pleased. Of course, if you’ve just found this post having searched for “altar or alter”, you’re going to be a bit confused by that statement,…
Writing: Learning the Craft Never Ends
Originally posted on MARSocial Author Business Enhancement Horror Post:
I have always said this and meant it. Yet even knowing this to be true, I still am surprised at learning more lessons! The more we write, the more we learn. It sounds simplistic but it isn’t. Currently, I am writing my fifth novel which begins…
Seven indispensable sites no Author or Writer should be without.
Originally posted on Ramblings from a Writer's Mind:
As you will know, the normal style of my posts are to bumble away rather randomly about various topics or subjects which are playing on my mind at any given moment. This post is not one of those. I believe, at certain times there comes a…
How do I change the numbering style of footnotes and endnotes in Word?
Originally posted on LibroEditing proofreading, editing, transcription, localisation:
As part of my series on footnotes and endnotes, here’s how to change your footnote and endnote numbering styles on the go (e.g. while editing someone’s work, or when you change your mind, or when you’re working to a particular journal’s style and need to amend something…
MailChimp 3 – setting a sign-up form for your newsletter subscriber list
Originally posted on LibroEditing proofreading, editing, transcription, localisation:
Welcome to Lesson 3 in my MailChimp series. Following on from MailChimp 1 – Signing up, and MailChimp 2 – Setting up your list and importing contacts, this time we’re going to learn how to create a sign-up form to allow people to consciously and willingly sign…
MailChimp 2 – setting up your list and importing contacts
Originally posted on LibroEditing proofreading, editing, transcription, localisation:
Welcome to Lesson 2 in my MailChimp series. Following on from MailChimp 1 – Signing up, this time we’re going to learn how to set up the list of people to send your newsletter to. There are two ways to populate your list: 1. Import members from…
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