Celebrating Independent Authors
My nearly-three-year-old grandson’s vocabulary is increasing in leaps and bounds, week by week, and it’s fascinating to hear him chatter away, incorporating his newly learnt words. Of course, being the good nonna that I am, he gets corrected, especially when he needs to learn to be polite with the pleases and thank yous. The current focus is when he says, ‘What?’
‘Not what, Olly—pardon’. He then yells ‘Pardon’…or rather, ‘Pardun’ at the top of his little voice—I got the message, Nonna!
Oh, for heaven’s sake, let me try again…m-n-e-m-o-n-i-c-s. There, but please don’t ask me to say it again!
What’s a mnemonic? I don’t know, I can’t remember! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist that one.)
Do you have a favourite mantra or mnemonic for remembering how to spell words (or facts even)? There are all sorts; they come in all shapes and sizes:
Goodness, the year has raced past at a rate of knots! It seems like only yesterday I was decorating the Christmas tree, and now that time is almost upon us again! Only thirty-seven Christmas shopping days left. Eeeek!
So, how has your year been? Did you stick to your new year’s resolutions? Did you achieve what you set out to do? Did you write the books you wanted to? Did you read the books you wanted to?
Just lately, I seem to have come across a number of people who have been scratching their heads, wondering how to get their notes and highlights off their Kindle/Kindle app. It’s not hard, I promise. Hopefully, these step-by-step tips will help.