by Sue Horner | Oct 23, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
My bank tried to call me three times while I was on vacation earlier this month, about reviewing the profile of my business account. They had already emailed me a few times to ask me to update my profile – IF anything had changed with my account or my business....
by Sue Horner | Oct 17, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
While the use of artificial intelligence is growing, so are the concerns. One is that it hurts the environment due to high energy consumption involved in training generative AI models. The technology has been a major driver of increasing energy demands, says MIT News....
by Sue Horner | Sep 18, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
For me, September is always a little bittersweet. While I appreciate spectacular fall leaves, summer is my season, and saying goodbye to it is hard. Among the joys of the season? Spotting fireflies at dusk on a warm summer evening. These days, this doesn’t...
by Sue Horner | Sep 3, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog, Writing samples
Sharing our cultures with others doesn’t just instill pride; it promotes understanding and acceptance. Both seem to be in short supply these days, don’t they? My client asked its members to share their own particular cultural celebrations, some of which...
by Sue Horner | Aug 26, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
How do you help readers grasp the meaning of especially large or small numbers? Make those numbers make sense by relating them to a familiar place, person or thing. See what I mean in my August newsletter. By coincidence, the examples I found all relate to places...
by Sue Horner | Jul 24, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
It’s official; you can now be “Coldplayed.” This is “the act of being unintentionally exposed while cheating, especially in public, usually during major events.” We can thank the kiss cam at a Coldplay concert for the term. It put a spotlight on software company...
by Sue Horner | Jul 14, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
As I always like to say, words are my business. So as a writer, I’m always ready to learn more about how to be a better writer. For this roundup of social media posts you might have missed, I found helpful suggestions for better interviewing to start your writing....
by Sue Horner | Jun 23, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Not to pick on lawyers or anything, but I found a letter to shareholders that’s clearly written by a committee of legal beagles. With an opening that crammed 120 words into one sentence, it cried out for the “Before & After” treatment....
by Sue Horner | Jun 11, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
While there are certainly fewer people on X these days (thanks, Elon!), there’s no shortage of “noise” on social media. So in case you missed them, here are some interesting posts I’ve run across, related to plain language, jargon and explaining the complex. Bonus:...
by Sue Horner | May 23, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Writing inspiration comes from many sources, and this won’t be the first time I’ve pointed you to musicians. The May issue of my newsletter, Wordnerdery, looks at the powerful lyrics of Bruce Springsteen. Called “the embodiment of rock & roll,” Bruce...
