Category Archives: organizing writing

Reporting Will Change You

Posted on January 9, 2020 by

I never talked to strangers until five years ago when I did some newspaper reporting.(internal link) That changed me. I was forced to ask questions, the best I could think of. Turns out that nearly everybody is interesting if you … Continue reading →

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Taking a New Course Through Berkeley Extension

Posted on January 4, 2020 by

I’ve signed up for Writing for Social Media: Prose That Works for Web 2.0. (external link) Starts the first week of February and runs for a month and a half. The course number is English X468. I previously took a … Continue reading →

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Wanderings in the Southwest and Beyond

Posted on January 1, 2020 by

I’m turning my Southwest Travel list (external link) into an ebook and a print on demand hardcopy book through Amazon. Release date to be determined, at least another month away. The California chapter will include meanderings in The State of … Continue reading →

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Shun “tion” in Revising

Posted on December 10, 2019 by

I recently worked on this paragraph from one of our writers. Mentioning the state name repeatedly is for SEO purposes. Original “Assets and debts division is frequently a major point of contention for divorcing couples in Arkansas. As a rule, … Continue reading →

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Notes to Other Writers Using Word and Acrobat DC

Posted on October 1, 2019 by

This discussion is what Americans call inside baseball. Every non-writer can safely tune out. I’m using the latest version of Microsoft Office for the Mac, as well as the expensive Adobe Acrobat DC for creating .pdf files. After much experimenting … Continue reading →

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From My Book: Places to Visit and Collect in The Southwest

Posted on September 27, 2019 by

November 7, 2019 The latest version of this file will always be at my rockhounding site: https://southwestrockhounding.com/sw-travel-list/ Here’s the latest version of my Places to Visit or Collect in the Southwest: SW_Places_To_Visit_Or_Collect_10A_         I do have a … Continue reading →

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Outguessing Google

Posted on August 27, 2019 by

I’m taking on new responsibilities for inFocus, the Vancouver company I have written and edited for since 2015. Our clients are law firms throughout the United States and Canada. We build their websites and maintain them, filling  them with content tailored … Continue reading →

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