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Last month I attended the Institute for Healthcare Advancement’s virtual Health Literacy Conference. While not all of my work is in healthcare, a whole lot of it is, so I like to stay on top of related practices for the benefit of my clients. This was my second year to attend, and I’m glad I…

Recently while reading a novel, I came across this fantastic word: shemozzle. It was in the sentence, “A shemozzle of thoughts.” As in, a jumble or confusion of thoughts. I love it! I immediately thought that this was a completely new-to-me word. I was thrilled by it. It’s fun to say, and it sounds like…

As you’ll see further down in this newsletter, I’ve been doing a lot of proofreading this year. Something I’ve done for years for my proofreading clients is to keep a proofreading checklist. A checklist gives me a guide for completing each proofing project and helps make sure I don’t overlook any steps in the proofreading…

Your choice to work with a freelancer might be because of time constraints, a burgeoning workload, or staffing issues. Regardless of the reason, your goal is to fill a need. And I’m guessing you’d like the process to be as easy as possible for you. Here’s some good news: It should be! You’re paying a…

Menus are such a great place to be creative with the written word. A good restauranteur will recognize their menu as a way to get across the personality of the establishment as soon as a person sits down. Think about some of your favorite places to eat. Are their menus straightforward, over-the-top, funny, boring? Do…

When Typos Are Funny In the spirit of the holiday season, this month I bring you a silly typo. This sweater belongs to my husband, who loves to watch Hallmark Christmas movies. Funnily enough, I was the one who bought it. I was so excited when I found it while doing some online shopping that…

Someone I heard speak recently brought up the song “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.” He said he was pretty sure it was by Guns N’ Roses. Wrong. Poison. I forgave him. Moving on… He again mentioned the (wrong) band name later in his talk. And because I’m a word nerd, this led me down the…

I like handmade signs so much. I love the personal touch that anything handwritten conveys. So I take time out to carefully look at and appreciate handmade signs when I come across them. Like this one. I saw this over the summer when I was on vacation with my family. We were in a small…