by Sue Horner | Jan 12, 2009 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
You can’t argue with the Publication Coach, Daphne Grey-Grant, when she encourages writers to use metaphors. “They add interest, colour and power to your writing,” she says. “As readers, we all do better when we can visualize something concrete.” I keep a file...
by Sue Horner | Sep 14, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
One of the great things about having small children is watching Sesame Street. My children loved that show for the funny puppets and silly sketches. I loved it for the way it made learning fun, and because the writers did crazy things that made parents as well as...
by Sue Horner | Jul 29, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
A column in today’s Toronto Star had a great way of describing the liver’s function: “Almost all of the nutrients you eat have to pass through the the liver before moving to the heart for generalized distribution. Your liver decides what gets kept...
by Sue Horner | Jun 7, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Talk about a deft turn of phrase! Spotted in an interesting article in the Toronto Star called “Patient gets brain surgery – fully awake,” by Joseph Hall: “Glioma, as it is also known, is a whack-a-mole cancer, with tumours that are treated or...
