by Tammy Ditmore | Jan 15, 2011 | personal reflections
This is a slightly revised version of a column I wrote several years ago that was published in the Ventura County Star. I think it’s worthy of revisiting this MLK weekend. For many years, I considered Martin Luther King, Jr., to be a hero–for somebody...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jan 10, 2011 | Language, personal reflections
Your Words Matter: I chose this phrase for my home page of this website because I thought it conveyed the essence of my work. At the time, I was thinking about finding just the right words for books and articles, ads and brochures, resumes and application letters. But...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jan 5, 2011 | Editing, personal reflections, Writing
I’ve been looking for a forum to offer up my wisdom on writing and editing for a long time. Now that I have one, I’m not quite sure where to start. So I guess I’ll try beginning at the beginning—or close to it. My mother tells me that long before I could read my...