With Our Compliments…

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“This Halloween, my daughter and I wore complementary fairy costumes. People were complimentary towards us, and many gave us complimentary treats.” I admit squeezing that last “complimentary” in there is pushing it. Certainly there’s a more concise way to word these sentences. But I couldn’t resist the play on words with these fun homophones… or the chance to get a little personal and show off our costumes. Now my secret is out: You are taking grammar instruction from a grown woman in a pink dress with large pastel wings. So let’s get down to business. Using complementary This word is [Read more…]

6 Ways Freelance Writing is Like Halloween

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Halloween and freelance writing are two totally different entities but they’re more alike than you think. For example, the effort always pays off. Getting into the spirit of today, I give you: 6 Ways Freelance Writing is Like Halloween 1. You have to act quickly or you’ll miss out on the full bars: There’s always one house in every neighbor with super premium candy and everyone wants to get to her house first before she runs out. Good clients are like that as well. They pay well and they offer many perks to their writers, but if you wait too [Read more…]

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