Melly ran some readability analysis on her blog. Readability statistics are interesting things to know about your writing, so I ran a check on my first page from the link she provided. Summary Value Total sentences 655 Total words 6838 Average words per Sentence 10.44 Words with 1 Syllable 4663 … Continue reading →
I reported some of the following a few weeks ago, but for people interested in corrective eye surgery, I wanted to post some overall impressions after one year. I believe I must make some important disctinctions in case you are using my experience to evaluate if you want to pursue … Continue reading →
On one hand, I tore the meniscus in my “good” knee (which immediately renders that term useless–now I just don’t have a good knee). I’m on crutches and a brace for a couple days to see if it settles down. I suspect the meniscus has been torn for several years … Continue reading →
The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight, by Martha Ackmann. When I first saw this book a couple years ago, I was curious. I’d never heard about a program for women astronauts. I ordered the book and added it to my … Continue reading →
Hubby and I had a great week together, and we’re back in our respective places. Thanks for your well-wishes.
Continue reading →You can take one if you want, but I’m talking about the book by Alison Kent. Her hubby gave away a few copies on his website, and I was fortunate enough to snag one. Deep Breath. A novel by Alison Kent. What makes winning this novel an even better treat … Continue reading →
Hubby comes to town tomorrow (ya’ll may recall I said I was taking care of that “last kissed” thing on the 28th, don’cha?), and we’re off galavantin’ around the country together. Hope ya’ll have a good week. I hope this stuffy, drainy head I woke up with this morning goes … Continue reading →
Hubby comes to town tomorrow (ya’ll may recall I said I was taking care of that “last kissed” thing on the 28th, don’cha?), and we’re off galavantin’ around the country together. Hope ya’ll have a good week. I hope this stuffy, drainy head I woke up with this morning goes … Continue reading →
Tess Gerritsen blogs about writer’s anemia. “Real anemia leaves you weak and exhausted and pale. Writer’s anemia is much the same — except that the pallor shows up on the page. Your writing loses all color. Your plot feels dead. Your characters wander through the story like ghosts of themselves.” … Continue reading →
I made the transition to WordPress one year ago yesterday. I’ve been very pleased with the quality of the blogware. According to Blog Stats on the Dashboard page, I’ve made 369 posts and have received 650 (legitimate) comments. SpamKarma2 has done a wonderful job of containing the illegitimate comments–better known … Continue reading →