Happy Banned Books Week to all who celebrate! (And if you follow this blog, you probably do.) Here is the list of the ten most banned books from 2024 (courtesy of the American Library Association): Check out a summary of the report below:

Shipley’s Dictionary of Word Origins doesn’t have an entry for the specific word freelancer, but it does have this (text in brackets are abbreviations spelled out by me for clarity): free. The man that calls himself heart-free is not talking in terms of origins. Free ([Old English] fréon, to love, cognate with [Sanskrit] priya, dear:…

What does it mean when your writer friend says they wrote 100,000 words? How long should your novel be?

Just watched this cool series on word choices, where Merriam-Webster interviews authors, comedians, cartoonists, and video game writers on how they choose their words. Each video is like 5-10 minutes and really interesting. Highly recommend checking it out! https://www.merriam-webster.com/video/word-choices-season-1

Hey y’all! I’ve finally built a more official author website. You can check it out here.