by B.L. Unkel | Feb 12, 2022 | Writing
Auto-Correct is a feature found in most word processing and messaging platforms. A feature with which most people have a love-hate relationship. (For those of you who don’t own a smartphone or who only play games on your computer, auto-correct replaces the word you...
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 20, 2021 | Writing
Almost every type of genre (mystery, romance, horror, etc.) has words or phrases that are particular to that specific genre. Authors of police procedurals use police jargon. Science Fiction novels are often set in a world created in the author’s imagination with...
by B.L. Unkel | Sep 18, 2021 | Writing
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month. (Who knew?) I assume September was chosen because it’s close to the start of the school year and that means books—academic, as well as pleasure. September also has national book-related days. September 6 was read a...
by B.L. Unkel | Feb 20, 2021 | History
As an author, I work with words. But until I moved to Tennessee, I never thought about the history of words. I simply accepted their definition at face value. Morning Meal The way some words developed is easy to understand if you think about it. For example, take the...
by B.L. Unkel | Dec 5, 2020 | Writing
In August 2019, Samantha Cleaver wrote 7 Surprising Facts About Reading that Prove It All Adds Up for weareteachers.com. The second fact on her list is the importance of children owning their own books. The basis for this claim came from a twenty-year study completed...
