by Darrell Croker | Sep 3, 2019 | Newcastle Herald, Personal Writing, Writing and Editing
Pressure placed on punctuation Pressure placed on punctuation The blurb for the just-released Semicolon:How a Misunderstood Punctuation Mark Can Improve Your Writing, Enrich Your Reading and Even Change Your Life, describes it as “a biography of a much misunderstood...
by Darrell Croker | Jul 29, 2019 | Newcastle Herald, Personal Writing, Writing and Editing
Movement you need is on your shoulder Movement you need is on your shoulder It’s not giving too much away to reference a scene in the recently released Beatles-themed movie Yesterday. Many readers have probably already seen it, and for those who haven’t,...
by Darrell Croker | Jun 24, 2019 | Newcastle Herald, Personal Writing, Writing and Editing
Signing up to me too Signing up to me too Much has been written about commentator Jane Caro’s federal election-night social media post. Caro tweeted less-than-flattering comments about the country in which she lives, and went on “… but I am at the best, most...
by Darrell Croker | May 21, 2019 | Newcastle Herald, Personal Writing, Writing and Editing
Spellcheck was not on the money Spellcheck was no on the money It appears the “I’s” don’t have it when it comes to our single most-heavily used banknote. In October last year, 46 million $50 notes containing a typo rolled off the printing press...
by Darrell Croker | Mar 4, 2019 | Newcastle Herald, Personal Writing, Writing and Editing
Reading to children ensures success Reading to children ensures success When it’s time for kids to go back to school, it’s a frantic time for all, whether you have children or not. The 40km/hspeed zones are in operation, and there generally seems to be more activity...
