Tag Archives: writing

Can Your Computer Be Too Easy to Use?

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Mignon

A couple of days ago I had to go to a hotel because the water was turned off in my building. I grudgingly left behind my beloved desktop Mac and packed my laptop. I grumbled that I wasn’t going to … Continue reading →

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The Volume of a Drop

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Mignon

Sometimes I get a question that doesn’t have an answer. Today’s question was about the rules for using a shortened name. For example, when do you write “Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC)” and use “TMCC” in the rest of the … Continue reading →

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BTG007 Interview with Seth Harwood, Author of “Jack Wakes Up”

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Mignon

In this podcast Mignon interviews Seth Harwood, author of “Jack Wakes Up.” Seth is a trained writer, who teaches writing at San Francisco City College and Stanford. He is known as one of the leaders in online book marketing and … Continue reading →

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Style Versus Voice

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Mignon

I’m struggling to define the difference between style and voice in writing. I’m developing the idea that style is something like format (you can write with a technical style or a conversational style, for example), and voice is something inherent … Continue reading →

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