How oral surgery will impact my writing and writing-related work
Due to a painful dental condition necessitating surgical removal of my upper right wisdom tooth, I am scheduled to undergo oral surgery on June 16. This oral surgery was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic; my oral surgeon was not able to return to work until very recently. My writing and writing-related work will be impacted […]
Introducing my YouTube channel
AUTHOR’S NOTE: All of the sound effects that I use in my YouTube videos have been obtained without charge from ZapSplat, whose web address is https://www.zapsplat.com. I apologize for not writing a new blog post on here in a month and a half, but, since my previous blog post, I have successfully launched my new […]
What is the proper plural form of “encyclopedia” or “encyclopaedia”?
Over the past week, I ran a non-scientific poll on my recently-launched, writing-themed Twitter page to determine what my Twitter followers thought was the proper plural form of the singular “encyclopedia” or “encyclopaedia”, and here are the final results of the poll: With a total of 13 votes cast, seven votes were cast for “encyclopedias”, […]
How I classify works of fiction based on word count
There is no single strict, universal standard for classifying works of fiction whose content is entirely or predominantly word-based based on the length of the book, whether it be by word count or page count. With the advent and popularity of eBooks in recent years, I tend to regard word count as a more important […]
My writing work will continue through a stay-at-home order in Illinois
Starting at 5 PM CDT today, a stay-at-home order, issued by the Governor of Illinois, will go into effect across the entire state of Illinois due to the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A list of permitted activities during the stay-at-home order can be found here. Due to my mother being in poor health and […]
