Archive for May, 2002
WC iUniverse Special Event
Grammar Expert
PAMELA RICE HAHN
Held: Tuesday, February 26, 2002
Kelly Milner Halls: Welcome everyone to tonight’s chat with grammar guru Pamela Rice Hahn. We’re so glad to see such a great turn out. Late last year, Pamela saw the release of her fabulous trade paperback Teach Yourself Grammar and Style in 24 Hours. iUniverse was thrilled to schedule Hahn for a live expert chat, but she was unable to attend. Tonight, she takes us up on our rain-check to chat abour grammar for writers of every kind. Welcome Pam, we’re really glad to have you. Tell us a little about what inspired you to write the book.
Pamela Rice Hahn: Thank you. I was asked by Macmillan to do the book (via my agent) and they offered an advance. Money is a nice motivator. It was one of those fluke things, actually. The original author (a college professor) decided his schedule was such that he had to back out. So they asked me and I then wrote a sample table of contents and a proposal that convinced the editors I was up to the task. Loved writing that book — especially the example sentences!
Candy: Pam, what is your proofreading technique? I mean what steps do you take to prep the book before submitting it for publication?
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by Pamela Rice Hahn
Introduction:
I imagine this is the first book you’ve read that’s written by somebody who’s inside of a computer, instead of just seated at one typing in his story. In fact, now might be a good time for you to boot up that CD that came with this book. You’ll need it later in the journey anyhow, and for now it’ll give you a chance to see what I look like and allow me to officially introduce myself.
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by Janelle Meraz Hooper
When our children were young, I had a friend who told me that it was time for her five-year old son to go to school — she had taught him everything she could.
I looked at it this way: the teachers could teach my daughter all of that 3-R stuff — I was never good at it anyway. I could teach her about fine literature, art, the history of oriental carpets — and how to make tiny guest soaps from little plastic muffin pans and a microwave.
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by Ed Williams
Kids these days really have it made. I know this gets said a lot, but it’s the truth. They have it made, and then some.
I walked in on my two grocery killers yesterday afternoon, and they were talking about how they might spend the evening. Their conversation went something like this:
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