A few years ago, when I was working as a writer for a private company, a coworker accused me of writing run-on sentences for YouTube video descriptions. When I reviewed the descriptions, I saw no run-on sentences at all. It turns out, he was referring to sentences he considered too long; they weren’t actually run-on… Continue reading A run-on sentence is not a very long sentence
Author: Kim Siever
I am a copywriter and copyeditor. I blog on writing and social media tips mostly, but I sometimes throw in my thoughts about running a small business.
Follow me on Twitter at @hotpepper.
Hot Pepper Hot Picks: 10 April 2015
Here are the 20 most popular (listed from most popular to least) social media and writing articles I shared this week, based on the number of likes, comments, and reshares they received.
I bought 10,000 Twitter followers. Here’s why you shouldn’t.
About a year and a half ago, I went through a phase where I wanted lots of Twitter followers immediately. The methods I was using were bringing me results, but it was slow. Plus, I didn’t feel I had the time I needed to build my account properly. So, I bought 10,000 Twitter followers. I… Continue reading I bought 10,000 Twitter followers. Here’s why you shouldn’t.
I could care less
Have you ever used the phrase “I could care less”? If so, you might be using it incorrectly. It should probably be “I couldn’t care less”. When you say “I could care less,” you’re telling people that you care right now, but under certain conditions, you could care even less than you do now. When you… Continue reading I could care less
Hot Pepper Hot Picks: 3 April 2015
Here are the 20 most popular (listed from most popular to least) social media and writing articles I shared this week, based on the number of likes, comments, and reshares they received.
6 steps I used to hit 90,000 Twitter impressions in one day
Last week, I hit a new record on Twitter: nearly 90,000 impressions in one day. On 18 March 2015, my tweets for the day were seen by 87,908 people. Together with the 2 days following, my tweets garnered nearly 250,000 impressions, and an average of over 79,000 impressions per day. My previous record was under 20,000 impressions. The… Continue reading 6 steps I used to hit 90,000 Twitter impressions in one day
Difference between ought to and should
Last week, a client sent me a 16-page document to edit. Several people at this company disagreed with the usage of “ought” in the document (which appeared at least a dozen times), recommending it be replaced with “should”. In actuality, I don’t find much difference between the two, at least not in the sense of indicating obligation.… Continue reading Difference between ought to and should
Hot Pepper Hot Picks: 27 March 2015
Here are the 20 most popular social media and writing articles I shared this week, based on the number of likes, comments, and reshares they received.
10 secrets to getting 10,000 Twitter followers for free
This past weekend marked 2 years since I quit my job and started working on Hot Pepper Communications full-time. This weekend also marked my passing 10,000 followers on Twitter, a far cry from the 50 I had when I converted my side business into a full-time business. Growing my follower count by 10,000 in 2… Continue reading 10 secrets to getting 10,000 Twitter followers for free
Don’t use capitalization for emphasis; use this instead.
From time to time, I come across people using capitalization to emphasize words. This is wrong. Let me show you why. Consider this sentence: