Karen DeGroot Carter's Blog, page 14
March 17, 2021
How to Make a Name That Ends With an S Possessive
And why that depends on your style guide of choice
March 14, 2021
Questioning Whether Poetry Matters
Four insightful Medium writers’ takes on the question 20 years after Dana Gioia asked it
March 13, 2021
From Baltimore to Tinker Creek
A look at two Pulitzer Prize-winning authors named Anne and their inspiring words
March 12, 2021
Beyond Active vs. Passive Voice
How to make your writing as direct and professional as possible
Unique Word Origins: How 8 More Popular English Idioms Came to Be
From stuffed socks to shaken sticks, these phrases reflect what life was like way back when
March 8, 2021
From the City of Angels to Scotland Yard
A look at two celebrated crime fiction authors and their inspiring words
February 18, 2021
From Beloved to Beale Street
A look at two phenomenal Black American authors and the words they left behind
February 10, 2021
February 9, 2021
Unique Word Origins: How 8 Popular English Idioms Came to Be
From breaking the ice to burying the hatchet, these phrases reflect on human behaviors since medieval times
February 1, 2021
From Alien Worlds to the Wonders of This One
A look at two phenomenal sci-fi/fantasy authors and the words they left behind
