Book Review: "The Cabin at the End of the World" by Paul Tremblay
Paul Tremblay takes a deep dive into the characters of this home-invasion thriller with emphasis on a couple vacationing at a remote cabin i
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Erika M. Weinert
- Dec 14, 2020
- 2 min
Ergonomics at Home or the Office
Sitting too close to your computer/laptop screen, can be harmful to your health.
Erika M. Weinert
- Dec 3, 2020
- 2 min
Your Friend, The Oxford Comma
The serial (Oxford) comma may be a matter of style, but it's still your friend.
Erika M. Weinert
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
Book Review: "The Archive of the Forgotten" by A.J. Hackwith
The challenges faced by all in this engrossing novel are suspenseful, leaving a reader wondering, 'Is this it for poor—?'
Erika M. Weinert
- Nov 18, 2020
- 7 min
Self-Care in the Age of Covid
With the holidays swiftly approaching, I feel it is a good time to talk about self-care in the age of Covid.
Erika M. Weinert
- Nov 9, 2020
- 4 min
"Is it Runned or Ran?" asks her daughter.
Do common spelling and grammar errors in a book reinforce the errors in a child's mind? Perhaps.
Erika M. Weinert
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
Sun-kissed mountains, ten-dollar bills, eleven-year-old daughter . . . What do these have in common?
A hyphen is needed between two words that function together as an adjective before the noun they describe.
Erika M. Weinert
- Oct 29, 2020
- 2 min
Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers
Dangling and misplaced modifiers. What exactly are they, and how do I avoid using them in my writing?
Erika M. Weinert
- Oct 20, 2020
- 2 min
Book Review: "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
It’s old Gods vs. tech Gods in this sci-fi/fantasy blend. With war between the two imminent, a reader begins to wonder whose side to take.
Erika M. Weinert
- Oct 15, 2020
- 3 min
Are Spelling Errors Costing You Customers?
If you have a small-business website and you’ve been working on it by yourself, it is likely you have some errors.
Erika M. Weinert
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
How Many Spaces After End Punctuation?
Have you ever wondered why you see two spaces after a period in some instances while only one space is used in others?
Erika M. Weinert
- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
Hello October!
Oh Fall, how I've missed you. October is my favorite month with its autumnal colors found everywhere from deciduous trees to seasonal...
Erika M. Weinert
- Sep 21, 2020
- 2 min
Killing Your Darlings (Don't Panic!)
What this means is that anything unrelated to your story's overall plot needs to be revisited with unsentimental objectivity.
Erika M. Weinert
- Sep 14, 2020
- 1 min
Book Review: "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman’s writing style has a classy old-world feel to it.
Erika M. Weinert
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
Trimming the Fat for Fiction Writers
Are you a writer who feels incredibly out of her depth? When a first-time writer gets close to completing her very first novel, the...
Erika M. Weinert
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
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...
Erika M. Weinert
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min
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...
Erika M. Weinert
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
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...
Erika M. Weinert
- Aug 10, 2020
- 1 min
Book Review: "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" by Douglas Adams
This book is even better than the first. I feel like "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" was an introduction to all of the characters...
Erika M. Weinert
- Aug 7, 2020
- 1 min
Book Review: "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Audiences will be talking about this novel for years to come.
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