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Looking back and forward to wrap up the year (in December Wordnerdery)

Looking back and forward to wrap up the year (in December Wordnerdery)

by Sue Horner | Dec 31, 2024 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

Are you ending 2024 with multiple “year in review” reports from the various apps you use? You can get a summary of the songs and artists you listened to through Spotify Wrapped. You can track the books you read through Goodreads. If you play Word with Friends, you can...
The latest winner in the quirky contest for wordplay lovers: Philosopher Fish

The latest winner in the quirky contest for wordplay lovers: Philosopher Fish

by Sue Horner | Dec 10, 2024 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

Voters have spoken: The oddest book title of 2024 is The Philosopher Fish: Sturgeon, Caviar, and the Geography of Desire, by Richard Adams Carey. While the title may be odd, the book itself looks at sturgeon, the fish from which caviar is harvested, and how the fish...
A way with words; November Wordnerdery looks at Taylor Swift lyrics

A way with words; November Wordnerdery looks at Taylor Swift lyrics

by Sue Horner | Nov 28, 2024 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

The city of Toronto went wild for Taylor Swift this month. I wasn’t at any of the city’s six sold-out shows in her blockbuster Eras tour, but I have the friendship bracelets to show I was “concert adjacent.” You can’t hear about Taylor Swift...
Even more writing tips you might have missed

Even more writing tips you might have missed

by Sue Horner | Nov 15, 2024 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

After a writing webinar I sat in on this week, a follow-up survey looked for suggestions for future webinars. Don’t laugh, but I said…writing. I always want to know more about how to be a better writer, how to grab attention, how to tell better stories. In case...
Fun gifts for writers and readers, 2024 edition

Fun gifts for writers and readers, 2024 edition

by Sue Horner | Nov 7, 2024 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

Is it that time already? Yup. All the Halloween decorations are tucked away for the season and stores have been filled with Christmas decorations for weeks. I haven’t heard a cheerful “Only X weeks to Christmas!” yet but it’s only a matter of...
Plain language improves public alerts (in October Wordnerdery)

Plain language improves public alerts (in October Wordnerdery)

by Sue Horner | Oct 21, 2024 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

While you’re prepping for incoming cold weather by consuming pumpkin spice everything, the U.S. National Weather Service is talking about plain language, of all things. It seems people don’t necessarily pay attention to warnings about cold weather. Or maybe they don’t...
Assignment: Find out how retirees use their power of creativity

Assignment: Find out how retirees use their power of creativity

by Sue Horner | Oct 9, 2024 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog, Writing samples

You don’t have to be an official “artist” to be creative. From knitting to taking photos to painting to crafting colourful quilts, the options are endless. And whether you’re a beginner or a pro, you’re flexing your creative muscles – and likely having fun doing it....
4 ways to give numbers context  (in September Wordnerdery)

4 ways to give numbers context (in September Wordnerdery)

by Sue Horner | Sep 30, 2024 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

Sometimes the right words are just as effective as the famous picture that’s worth a thousand words. You may have heard about the wildfires that tore through Fort McMurray, Alberta, in 2016. News reports showed walls of flame and images of desperate people...
More to say about artificial intelligence, in links you might have missed

More to say about artificial intelligence, in links you might have missed

by Sue Horner | Sep 16, 2024 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

Did you know you can spot the use of ChatGPT and other forms of artificial intelligence from the language they use? Apparently AI loves buzzwords. An investigation into scientific articles found a suspicious increase in the use of words like intricate, commendable,...
Steps to fix flabby writing  (in August Wordnerdery)

Steps to fix flabby writing (in August Wordnerdery)

by Sue Horner | Aug 27, 2024 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

Artificial intelligence may be fast, but its first drafts are not usually ready for prime time. Users complain an AI first draft is wordy and repetitive. It meanders and takes a long time to get to the point. And it can be filled with transitional words like...
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