Thames Valley Wordworks

04/23/2014

I like semantic drift as much as the next person, and I don't actually mind what the kids are doing with "literally" these days. But I'm still a bit of a curmudgeon, and so I think I will install this:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/apr/22/literally-figurative-program-misuse-plugin-browser

A new browser plug-in displays all instances of the much-abused adverb as its traditional opposite. It's a figurative blast

04/10/2014

Oh, there are so many worthy contenders:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkokSI2CMAAuLN2.png:medium

03/14/2014

Self-publishing is gaining more traction and esteem every day:

http://www.writersunion.ca/news/writers-union-canada-members-vote-admit-qualified-self-published-authors

I joined The Writers' Union of Canada as a new author in 2000 because I needed the support and companionship of fellow scribes. I have remained a member, and will always lend my wheezy baritone to this powerful chorus, because our collective voice must never be stilled. As a great American playwrigh...

02/03/2014

Spacing Magazine is a long-running side-project of TVWW partner Anna. It wins awards sometimes. It just won this one!

Congratulations to the good people at Spacing, whose 10th anniversary issue has been dubbed the best Canadian magazine cover of 2013 by our readers. Sarah Fortunato’s City Hall cake garnered 26 votes from our readers.

01/24/2014

Copyediting has its merits, but sometimes it turns you into a soulless robot. You have to take breaks, to save your soul. Can you recommend a bite-sized, guilty-pleasure, internet-based distraction?

Here's one of mine: http://harkavagrant.com/

01/17/2014

These are hard! I got 11 right, which was a blow to my ego. How many did you get?
http://the-toast.net/2013/12/31/guess-the-book-from-its-library-of-congress-subject-keywords/?utm_content=bufferfbfff&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Gillian Brassil invents the world's nerdiest book game: guessing titles based on Library of Congress subject keywords.

01/03/2014

Spot the error(s) in the status update, 2014 edition! Go:

My new years' resolution is to read more books by London authors, and also to lose less library books.

12/31/2013

It's NYE. You are another year older. You have started writing a novel and/or your memoirs and/or a collection of poems, but you haven't told anyone about it because you are modest and/or humble and/or scared. But it's 2014 now, and the time has come. Right?

Well, if you're into it, we're into it. We can help with whatever part of the process you're ready for. Happy New Year!

12/24/2013

Happy holiday(s), everybody!

11/21/2013

TVWW has had some very, very, very, very, very exciting projects lately. That's all. I'm just gushing. There are no errors in this status update.

11/13/2013

This is fun. And just to prove that I'm as awesome as I say I am, here's a screenshot of my score: