We all have them – those things we hate to do, hear, or deal with. One of my writing friends loathes hearing a PR person ask for a copy of the published article, mostly because it requires her to get in touch with the editor, trace it back to the issue it appeared in, and…
Tag: peeves
Genre Shm-enreTess Gerritsen wrote an interesting post on her blog this week after she received a scathing letter from a reader. One of Tess’ books was reprinted and this reader was pissed because she didn’t like it compared to Tess’ current work. Here’s what I don’t get – this “fan”, who has no idea what…
The Jitters
The Jitters Got me a second chance with that there client who didn’t care for my second article. (Before you write, the bad grammar there was intended) My third article will be on a different topic (odd, as I was writing a series of three), and he wants to see bullet points. Funny about that…
Supposably Better Then Them GuysOne of my biggest peeves is the misuse of commonly used words. What irks me is the recent upward trend of the abuse. I’ve heard seemingly intelligent people spewing out (or writing out) misspellings left and right. Here’s my list, with the correct terms in parentheses. Feel free to add your…