Katharine's Writer's Block

I managed to put my foot in a couple of scams around this time over the last two years. The second incident was a too-deep, gut-wrenching step that lost two-thirds of the hacked bank account. So for my own sake and others, I started blogging about some research, tips, and my experiences to help limit or avoid any more missteps. And in the intended spirit of this outlet, I actually find some ties between elements of scams and literacy--or the skills and ability to read and wri

One of my aims with Writing Lessons & Advice is to give you plenty of direction on what to do in and with your writing. In this post, I’m aiming for a different approach by trying to discuss what not to do. Here are twelve common writing errors (in no particular order) according to several highly-regarded writing sources. Error: incorrect or missing words Incorrect word errors typically occur with easily confused words, be it with homophones, homonyms, homographs or more nu

Several years ago, I was big on Doctor Who ! (If you haven't noticed before, I’ve made nods to the show in other posts.) A college friend introduced me around the fiftieth anniversary. In turn, I introduced it to an ex-boyfriend and then my husband. So I’ve watched the nearly two-decade span of the “revival era” a few times over. For those unfamiliar, Doctor Who is a long-running British sci-fi/fantasy show centered on a human-looking alien who calls themself The Doctor, tr

I recently learned the old show, Mythbusters , is one of my husband’s favorites. He was home more often over the summer for reasons I’ll keep private and discovered it's available on Amazon Prime. So streaming his old favorite show was one of the ways he liked to pass time and how we’d spend some nights together. For those unfamiliar, Mythbusters was a science-oriented program that ran on the Discovery Channel from 2003 to 2016. In each episode, hosts Adam Savage, Jamie Hynem