Diction & Spelling

Diction and Spelling: Frequently, poor diction/enunciation can lead to misunderstanding and poor grammar as a result. A good example is the word ‘seen’ which requires a participle like ‘have or had’. However, the diction of the contraction “I’ve” is often slurred in speech so that people don’t hear “ve” and assume they’ve heard “I seen”.Continue reading “Diction & Spelling”

Search Engine Surprise

Search Engine Surprise: Just read a BookBub blog about how things are changing for authors and their book marketing. So, I typed “what is the book ‘Noetic Marj Odyssey’ about”. Amazingly, google AI knows more about my book than any retailer, including Amazon! Who knew?! #books #novels #scifi #sciencefiction #writing #author #artificialintelligence #marketing #digitalmarketing #amazonContinue reading “Search Engine Surprise”