by Sue Horner | Jul 14, 2026 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
If you’re a fan of Apple products, as I am, you no doubt have thoughts about founder Steve Jobs. I recently finished reading Steve’s biography by Walter Isaacson, a thoroughly researched account of the career and life of a complex, imperfect person who was both...
by Sue Horner | Jun 14, 2026 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog, Writing samples
Esther the Wonder Pig had been billed as a mini pig but grew up to be a full-sized, 650-pound commercial pig. By then, her two “dads” had fallen in love with her, prompting their move to a farm. The result was the creation of the Happily Ever Esther Farm...
by Sue Horner | Mar 23, 2026 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog, Writing samples
Scamming is big business and getting worse every day, with AI-generated images making it hard to tell real from fake. My client wanted to alert its members to common scams and provide helpful advice in an article that appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of their magazine,...
by Sue Horner | Feb 26, 2026 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Not everyone is a fan of plain language. Really! Even though it’s all about helping your readers find what they need, understand what they find and use it to meet their needs. In today’s episode of links to interesting posts you might have missed, we take a closer...
by Sue Horner | Jan 27, 2026 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog, Writing samples
A cold case is more than a crime drama on TV, where long-unsolved investigations are reopened. In Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment area, a non-profit group called Please Bring Me Home is working to solve cold cases close to home. My article in the Winter 2025-2026 issue...
by Sue Horner | Jan 14, 2026 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Before 2025 was even over, people were talking about the Words of the Year. These represent the topics people searched for online, that caught the public’s imagination, showed widespread use or reflected important events, people and preoccupations. I waited until...
by Sue Horner | Jan 5, 2026 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Happy New Year! As is my annual tradition, I’ve taken a look under the blog hood to find the 10 most-viewed posts in 2025. 1. One of my clients regularly surveys its members for the views on topical issues. The most-read post was a reprint of an article for this...
by Sue Horner | Dec 16, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
It turns out there was more to the writer’s block I wrote about in my November newsletter than the need for a simple recharge. That block prompted me to do a little more soul-searching. Once the thought of “Should I keep publishing or end it?” popped into my head, it...
by Sue Horner | Nov 27, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
As I sat down to write my monthly newsletter in November, I hit a wall. For the first time since launching Wordnerdery in March 2013 — after 152 issues! — I drew a blank on what to write about. The newsletter usually touches on recurring topics, like plain language,...
by Sue Horner | Nov 11, 2025 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Halloween is long over and the windup to American Thanksgiving and Christmas is in full swing. I hear that some people have already finished their Christmas shopping. Good show, people! I have bought exactly one gift. But I am sniffing around for ideas. And if it’s...
