Blogging Advice from Angela England's Blog

Angela England, Renaissance Woman

If you are interested in blogging, many websites will help you.
The latest one from Angela England discusses ways to move from making a little money every month to making a full-time income through blogging and writing.
Angela's approach is clear, and she outlines steps for bloggers to consider.

http://www.angengland.com/from-freelance-to-full-time-transitioning-from-blogging/#more-2734

Website Digital Inspiration "Quickly Remove Formatting"

Digital Inspiration is a website devoted to answering specific questions regarding formatting, etc.
In this case, the website provides directions on ways to save webpage info onto email or Word without going through the intermediary step of saving the info onto a notepad to lose the web formatting.
This web formatting can take a long time to save onto email or Word, and may use up valuable space.
The directions are best read from the original.
Quickly Remove Formatting when you Copy-Paste Text In Office. By Amit Agarwal Digital Inspiration.
The basic directions follow.
Select text.
Select Copy function.
Select text again.
Press the Ctrl key.
Press the Space bar.
The selection should now be converted to plain text.

Resources for Online Writers by Teresa Knudsen Dashwood

Editing for Online Writers includes links to writers' resources. Writers can use these resources for various writing and editing tasks. Writers and researchers always practice critical thinking and questioning from any sources, including on or off line newspapers, broadcast news, magazines, etc.

These are just a few of the many resource links online.

Online Writers Lab at Purdue University
For help with writing mechanics, the Purdue OWL offers plenty of choices for writers who have questions. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Wikipedia
Founded by Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia and Wikimedia are some of the ways to quickly check for information and images. Wales' goal is to keep these ad-free. As such, frequent users are encouraged, but not required, to donate. Wikipedia is a user-generated site. The ease of contributing to the site has led to information being suspect at times. Rumor has it that at least one well-meaning but misguided, teacher encouraged students to deliberately add incorrect information as a lesson in being careful on the Internet. Whether teaching students to falsify information is a good way to teaching critical thinking skills is a topic for another day. However, for quick background information that can be translated into many different languages, Wikipedia offers a nice resource. Most users understand that not only Wikipedia, but any source needs to be read with critical thinking skills.

Wikimedia Commons offers a selection of images without copyright restrictions. Users are cautioned that all responsibility rests with them if they reproduce the images. Nevertheless, these images are tapped by writers who want to add images without paying fees.

Project Gutenberg places tons of books at everyone's fingertips for free. Founder Michael Hart just passed away. (1947-2011). Donations are always accepted, but not required. The range of books available is staggering, and many out-of-print and rare books are available on this site.

Legal Office Guru

Legal Office Guru offers a lot of help and tips for Microsoft Office.
On more than one occasion, this site has really helped me fix a problem or find a way to do something.
Here is the link if you want to check out this helpful site:
http://legalofficeguru.com/

English Verbs and Twelve Verb Tenses: Tense #1 Simple Present Verb Tense

English Verbs and Twelve Verb Tenses:
Simple Present Verb Tense (#1) is easy.

Simple Present tense is basic for many language learners.

Simple Present shows regular actions or non-actions.

Here are some examples. You can practice writing on the lines next to the examples if you wish.

You can use frequency adverbs to describe verbs in the simple present:

Frequency Adverbs:

• Always __________________________
• Usually __________________________
• Often    __________________________
• Seldom __________________________
• Rarely  __________________________
• Never   __________________________

Here are some examples:

• I always drink coffee.      ________________________________
• You usually drink coffee. ________________________________
• Chris often drinks coffee. ________________________________
• We seldom drink tea.       ________________________________
• You rarely drink tea.        ________________________________
• Cats never drink tea.        ________________________________

In these cases, the frequency adverb describes the verb
The frequency advers shows how often the subject drinks coffee.

Simple Present works with times, dates, and plans.

• I get up at 7:00 am.          _______________________________
• You get up at 8:00 am.     _______________________________
• Chris gets up at 9:00 am. _______________________________
• We get up in the morning.____________________________
• You get up after I get up. _______________________________
• Some students get up at 2:00 pm. ____________________________

Simple Present and the "Be" Verb

• I am       ____________________________________
• You are ____________________________________
• She is    ____________________________________
• He is     ____________________________________
• It is       ____________________________________
• We are  ____________________________________ 
• You are ____________________________________
• They are ___________________________________

Simple Present and the "Have" Verb

• I have ______________________________
• You have  __________________________________
• He has      __________________________________
• She has     __________________________________
• It has        __________________________________
• We have   ___________________________
• You have  ___________________________
• They have __________________________________

Simple Present and the "Do" Verb

• I do         ___________________________________
• You do    ___________________________________
• She does __________________________________
• He does  ___________________________________
• It does    ___________________________________
• We do    ___________________________________
• You do   ___________________________________
• They do  ___________________________________

Simple Present and the "Talk" Verb

• I talk        __________________________________
• You talk  __________________________________
• He talks   __________________________________
• She talks  __________________________________
• It talks     __________________________________
• We talk   __________________________________
• You talk  __________________________________
• They talk __________________________________

 Simple Present and the "Go" Verb

• I go         ___________________________________
• You go   ___________________________________
• She goes ___________________________________
• He goes  ___________________________________
• It goes    ___________________________________
• We go    ___________________________________
• You go   ___________________________________
• They go  ___________________________________

 

 For more exercises, check out Betty Azar's Grammar.

Grammar is Magic

Many people are afraid of the word "Grammar."
Yet, an old meaning of the word grammar is "Magic."
When you write, you use grammar to create magic.
You can use grammar for many reasons:
Write a letter to apply for a job.
Write a letter to tell someone you love them.
Write a journal, a log, or a diary to record your ideas and feelings.
Write a paragraph, essay or research report.
Remember that Grammar is Magic!
Grammar can work like magic to help you reach your goals and dreams.
Written on Saturday, May 28, 2011
By Teresa Knudsen Dashwood