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Judi S.
Subscriber since: August 2008
Location: Spokane, WA
About Me
A self-proclaimed word nerd, I love to read, write, and watch films. I'm currently fanatically studying for an adult spelling bee to be held in October.
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My Favorites
Favorite Word:
jambalaya
just plain fun to say (& to eat!)
Least Favorite Word:
hurricane
Three words: Native New Orleanian
Favorite Quote:
"You can never go home, but the truth is, you can never really leave home, so it's all right."
- Maya Angelou
Favorite Topics:
Books:
2009 National Book Awards
November 20, 2009
Author Bitten By Multiple Octopuses
November 13, 2009
Creativity:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collective Intelligence
July 30, 2008
Fiction writing:
Get Ready for NaNoWriMo!
October 28, 2009
Therese Walsh, Author of "The Last Will of Moira Leahy"
July 10, 2009
Fun:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collecting Collective Nouns
November 13, 2009
Grammar:
Proscribe with Caution
November 18, 2009
The Noun Game
November 16, 2009
How to write:
The Art of Phrasing
October 8, 2009
Five Simple Rules of Design Every Writer Should Know
October 5, 2009
Language:
The Noun Game
November 16, 2009
Throwdown Catchup
November 2, 2009
Language arts:
How Does English Instruction Add Up?
November 9, 2009
The Magic of Three: Teaching Students about "Triplets"
October 28, 2009
Libraries:
The Digital Librarian
February 17, 2009
Mega Library Blog
April 4, 2008
Linguistics:
A Troop of One
November 11, 2009
More on "Text(ed)"
November 2, 2009
Linguists:
Career in Linguistics. You Sure?
June 30, 2007
Fun Lovin' Linguists
June 20, 2007
Marketing:
Where Did They Get That Name?
December 29, 2008
Just Do It! Finding the Tagline to Voice the Brand
May 19, 2008
Marketing copy:
Copywriting Case Study: Building Business Success
March 17, 2008
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Comment
Business Communicators: Got Metaphor?
February 25, 2008
- 3
Comments
Public relations:
Optimizing Your Press Releases For the Web
February 15, 2008
- 1
Comment
Publicity How-To, For Free
January 17, 2008
Reading:
Infinite Summer
July 15, 2009
VocabGrabbing Technical Jargon
June 10, 2009
Self-publishing:
Re-Imagining Publishing
August 22, 2007
- 4
Comments
DIY Publishing
July 25, 2007
Storytelling:
Storytelling Blogs
September 23, 2008
Keep It Short
February 6, 2008
Usage:
Proscribe with Caution
November 18, 2009
Happy Web Day!
November 12, 2009
Visual Thesaurus:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
The Visual Thesaurus and The New York Times Team Up for Learning
October 29, 2009
Word Origins:
Happy Web Day!
November 12, 2009
The Biggest Misnomer of All Time?
October 12, 2009
WordMasters:
The November-December Wordmasters 2009 Challenge
October 16, 2009
WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Nov-Dec '09
October 16, 2009
Words:
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year: "Admonish"
November 20, 2009
Proscribe with Caution
November 18, 2009
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
Writers:
2009 National Book Awards
November 20, 2009
Frank McCourt: Teacher, Storyteller
July 21, 2009
Writing:
How Does English Instruction Add Up?
November 9, 2009
The Magic of Three: Teaching Students about "Triplets"
October 28, 2009
Young readers:
It's Phonics Time!
May 4, 2009
Learning Words on the Boob Tube
April 20, 2009
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