The Werd Nerd Blog

Apr 194 min read

Middle Grade Climate Fiction Book Review: "The Climate Diaries, Book One: The Academy" by Aaron Arsenault

The stakes are high in this middle grade climate fiction novel, and they become increasingly higher for main character Jax with every page.

Nov 2, 20212 min read

Book review: “Love Potions (Warlocks MacGregor Book 1)” by NYT Bestselling Author Michelle M. Pillow

Erik isn’t looking for love, but when he moves next door to Lydia Barratt in the valleys of Wisconsin, sparks fly.

Jun 8, 20213 min read

The Controversial Exclamation Point!!!

Exclamation points are one of the most controversial punctuation marks in the literary world.

Apr 1, 20212 min read

A Writer’s Nightmare

I did not need just any editor—I needed my editor. And so, I sent The Werd Nerd an email posthaste. But what happened next was a shock—

Jan 20, 20211 min read

FANBOYS

FANBOYS (the coordinating conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so)

Aug 31, 20201 min read

Book Review: "Mostly Harmless" by Douglas Adams

After digesting Douglas Adams' fifth and final book in The Hitchhiker's Guide series, "Mostly Harmless," I feel a sense of...

Aug 24, 20201 min read

Book Review: "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish" by Douglas Adams

This book makes you almost believe you can fly or some such nonsense. Or is it nonsense? 🤔 Anyway, brilliant as always with a lot of...

Aug 17, 20202 min read

Book Review: "Life, the Universe and Everything" by Douglas Adams

In volume three of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Douglas Adams' unparalleled writing style pushes on with the tidbits of...

Jul 10, 20121 min read

Grammar Pirate Humor

Some humor for the Grammar Pirates.