Emily O.
Subscriber since: September 2008
Location:
Oakland,
CA
About Me
After doing other things, I am finishing up a masters in library and information science. I love words. Lots of scrabble playing and playing the game of dictionary in my background. Poetry, novels, film, foreign languages....
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Favorite Quote:
"Every book its reader."
- Ranganathan
Favorite Topics:
Creativity:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collective Intelligence
July 30, 2008
Fiction writing:
Rules for Writing Fiction
February 23, 2010
Get Ready for NaNoWriMo!
October 28, 2009
How to write:
The Power of Short Words
March 11, 2010
March 11, 2010
Tick-Tock: Productive Writing, Pomodoro Style
March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
Language:
Stay Tuned for Language Mavenry
March 19, 2010
An "On Language" Introduction
March 17, 2010
Language arts:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Let Freedom Ring!
February 18, 2010
Libraries:
Term Limits: A Profession Ponders Its Very Name
December 16, 2009
The Digital Librarian
February 17, 2009
Reading:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010
Spelling:
A Selection of Tony Incorvati's Favorite Words
January 28, 2010
Spelling Whiz, Part Two: Tony Incorvati of Canton Country Day
January 27, 2010
Students:
Short But Rarely Sweet: Short Stories in the Classroom
March 15, 2010
Grammar Rules!
March 11, 2010
Usage:
Punctuation Point: The Serial Comma
March 18, 2010
March 18, 2010
Misnomers and Misconceptions
March 17, 2010
March 17, 2010
Visual Thesaurus:
Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
March 12, 2010
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
Word Origins:
"Sleeping Beauties" in English and Dutch
January 20, 2010
The Origins of "Eggnog," Holiday Grog
December 24, 2009
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
June 4, 2008
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