You’re judged by your spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
In their Facebook posts one week, several authors took issue with people they called grammar-shamers. They wanted to be judged by their online substance, not their delivery.
They missed the point.
If an error — of any kind — distracts a reader from your message, then you’ve failed to communicate clearly. Authors are judged by their written words. Once you put out your shingle as a … Continue reading
If it no longer looks like you, replace it.
Each time I see a writer’s post on Facebook, I see a tiny version of that person’s photo. If I click it, I see a slightly larger version on their home page.
The potential for confusion comes when that writer does a live event — which shows how they look today. This past week I … Continue reading
What impression do you want your photo to make?
I cringed at the “portrait photo” a colleague posted on Facebook. The selfie combined some of the least flattering aspects of this kind of photo. Taken from the person’s desk and looking up at the writer’s face, the image showed my friend with: