New words are given to things that need clarity. Last year, breakthrough was defined by the CDC to describe those cases of fully vaccinated people becoming infected with the COVID-19 virus. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/delta-variant.html COVID Words https://www.healthline.com/health-news/long-covid-now-has-a-formal-definition-from-the-who-what-to-know#1. Long COVID, long-haul COVID, chronic … Continue reading
I was at a networking event tonight, and the topic of how we answer questions came into discussion. I opined that we often chose to answer questions – like, “How are you?” without thinking. Some say – Good. Others have … Continue reading
What should be the first thing you determine before writing the first words of your first (or next) book? One of the first questions I ask a new client (new author or experienced author) is, “Who is your audience?” The … Continue reading
I attended the You: Mission Critical Conference held at NASA this past week. I learned many things. One was a demonstration of how words have consequences. A friend of mine was called up on stage. The presenter talked about positive … Continue reading