Author Archives: Mignon

BTG020 Turning a Podcast or Blog into a Book

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio podcast post. In some cases the link to the audio will be at the bottom of the page. Sponsor: Try GoToMeeting free for 45 days at GoToMeeting.com/podcast. Hear how Stever Robbins wove all the content from … Continue reading →

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FFP: Get-It-Done Guy’s 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Mignon

GET-IT-DONE GUY’S 9 STEPS TO WORK LESS AND DO MORE by Stever Robbins (St. Martin’s Griffin) I recommended Stever as a host for the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network that I founded, so I wasn’t surprised that I liked … Continue reading →

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BTG019 Audio File

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Mignon

Doh! I forgot to include the “Behind the Grammar” audio file in the last post. Here it is. I’ve had house guests for 10 days, so things are getting out of control in the Fogarty household. There will be no … Continue reading →

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BTG019 News: New E-Book Royalty Ceiling, Could the OED Abandon Print, and More

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Mignon

Looking for the audio file to go with this podcast? Here it is: https://behindthegrammar.com/2010/09/btg019-audio-file/ Sponsor: Try GoToMeeting free for 45 days at GoToMeeting.com/podcast. Wylie and Random House Make a Deal Random House Strikes Truce with Wylie Agency The RH/Wylie Showdown … Continue reading →

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BTG 018 Sign Language History, Grammar, and Word Usage with David Peach

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio podcast. In some cases, the link to the audio file will be at the bottom of the post. Sponsor: Try GoToMeeting free for 45 days at GoToMeeting.com/podcast. After our audio interview, David Peach was kind enough … Continue reading →

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FFP: The Teen’s Guide to World Domination

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Mignon

THE TEEN’S GUIDE TO WORLD DOMINATION: ADVICE ON LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF AWESOMENESS by Josh Shipp (St. Martin’s Griffin) What jumps out at me first is Josh’s amazing voice. Man, this guy can write. He’s not afraid of … Continue reading →

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First-Five-Pages (FFP) Book Reviews

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Mignon

I’m starting a new kind of post: First-Five-Pages Book Reviews. People send me books because they’d like me to review them, tweet about them, and post info about them at Facebook. Lots of books. More books than I could possibly … Continue reading →

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BTG017 Billion-Dollar Typo, Penguin Accepting Unsolicited Manuscripts, and More

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio podcast. In some cases the link to the audio may be at the bottom of the page. Links for “Behind the Grammar” number 17 for August 24, 2010. Sponsor: Try GoToMeeting free for 45 days at … Continue reading →

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BTG016 “It Was the Best of Sentences” Interview

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio interview. In some cases, the link to the audio file will be at the bottom of the post. Interview with June Casagrande, author of Grammar Snobs are Great Big Meanies, Mortal Syntax, and It Was the … Continue reading →

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BTG015 Kafka, Wylie, Evanovich, E-Books, Copia, and More

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Mignon

This is an audio podcast. In some cases the link to the audio may be at the bottom of the page. Links for “Behind the Grammar” number 15 for August 3, 2010. Sponsor: Try GoToMeeting free for 45 days at … Continue reading →

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