Another Scare

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn This room is familiar…the couch, table, the comfortable seating—an attempt at making the waiting room look like a living room. It is nice, and it is comfortable. Even the lighting is soft…the fluorescent lighting replaced with tall lamps with...

Building Round Characters

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn In writing, there are round characters and flat characters. Flat characters are just like they sound: flat. No depth. A writer wouldn’t go into much detail about who they are or their background. The flat characters are simply there to...

So You Want to Write a Book?

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn When I tell people that I’m an editor and writer, they tend to launch into their book writing aspirations, which I enjoy, but then they tend to end the discussion with the statement, “But I don’t know where to start.”...

The Oxford Comma

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn A recent article, first reported on the Quartz website, argued that a missing Oxford comma was to blame for a court’s ruling on overtime pay in Maine. The article explains that the list of duties ineligible for overtime pay was...

SoftChalk Lesson of the Week

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Today, I was honored by having one of my course designs chosen for “SoftChalk Lesson of the Week.” The lesson is part of a Department of Labor grant I am working on with NWCCD in Sheridan, Wyoming. It’s been a fun journey,...