Writing Mistakes – M.L. Swift, Writer

The NaNoWriMo Misconception (The Book of Delusions 20:13)

November 11, 2013

What if there were no computers or typewriters? No Backspace key, no Delete button, no Wite-Out, nor erasers? Merely pen and paper. When you made a mistake, you’d ball up the paper and toss it in the trash, right? But after going through a whole thicket of Pine trees and finding your change purse empty (as … More The NaNoWriMo Misconception (The Book of Delusions 20:13)

Guetapens, Not Gel Pens

October 9, 2012

Googe by Dennis, Flickr Next time use Spellcheck? I disagree. Learn to spell. We have become a society of lazy spellers. Back in May, Snigdha Nandipati, a cool and collected 14 year-old from San Diego, won the 85th Scripps National Spelling Bee with the word “guetapens.” Everybody raise your gel pens to her! But not your … More Guetapens, Not Gel Pens