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Comment on Choose words wisely by Leah McClellan

Leah McClellan — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:41:07 +0000

Thanks Angela! Couple more tweaks and all done

Comment on Choose words wisely by Angela Artemis

Angela Artemis — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:16:29 +0000

Leah,
The new site is fantastic! Good luck with it.
Angela

Comment on In defense of the lowly paragraph by Leah McClellan

Leah McClellan — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:59:24 +0000

Hi Don, In this particular case, I know the content is good since I’ve read stuff from this writer many times before. But the format just creates a lot of effort because it’s like a wall of text with no paragraphs at all–none. Just big spaces in between the lines. I doubt writers using this single-sentence paragraph technique would lose readers by organizing into some short paragraphs of several sentences each (and a few single sentences here or there), and they might even gain some.

Comment on In defense of the lowly paragraph by Don McAllister

Don McAllister — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:26:27 +0000

You make a good point. We want our content scannable, but I’ve also noticed some over do it here. I like single post paragraphs, but to the extend you describe here would annoy me as well.

Comment on The Handy-Dandy Everybody’s Guide to Proofreading by Paying it Backwards… 9 People Who Have Helped Me Along the Way and You

Paying it Backwards… 9 People Who Have Helped Me Along the Way and You — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:29:41 +0000

[...] Leah McClellan: Was the first blogger that I met in person. We met at a blogging camp inPhiladelphia. Leah blogs at Peaceful Planet Communications and leahmcclellan.com. Leah has also written a fantastic proofreading guide, The Handy Dandy Everybody’s Guide to Proofreading. [...]

Comment on Thesis 1.8 Tip by Leah McClellan

Leah McClellan — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:52:02 +0000

Hi Lisa! I’m terribly late in responding, but thought I’d do it anyway. You’re right, Thesis is easy to customize, plus you get so many more options than most of the freebies. Hope the tip helps! Your blog looks great.

Comment on The Handy-Dandy Everybody’s Guide to Proofreading by Are You Making These Top 5 Resume Mistakes?

Are You Making These Top 5 Resume Mistakes? — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:10:28 +0000

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Comment on Thesis 1.8 Tip by Lisa H.

Lisa H. — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:17:41 +0000

Hi Leah,
I use Thesis for my blog too and I love it. It is so easy to customize. I finally have my blog looking the way that I want it to. I haven’t upgraded to version 1.8 yet, but thanks for the tip.

Comment on What are your earliest memories of reading? by Leah McClellan

Leah McClellan — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:21:28 +0000

Thanks Rosemary! Crack me up about the harpic bottle on the loo. The Wishing Chair and spending a summer in a tree sound sjust wonderful! Sounds like you’re quite a reader too. Your library experience is similar to mine. In elementary school, we had “Library” class once a week. We spent about 15 minutes or a half hour listening to the teacher, but the rest of the class was devoted to finding the books we wanted and checking them out. It was my favorite class! My mom even gave me requests lol

Comment on What are your earliest memories of reading? by Rosemary

Rosemary — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 10:16:44 +0000

Hey Leah…fab new website…congrats! You really are a pro! I have really early and equally baffling memories of reading the cornflakes box and the harpic bottle in the loo too…teee hee! But I was trying to remember lately what was my first book and I think it was The Wishing Chair by ~Enid Blyton and I think I was probably 6 or 7. I remember my best friend and I spent a whole summer up a tree having adventures in our very own wishing chair. I also remember joinging the local library around then and feeling very grown up as my friend and I took our first walk into the village alone to get another book. I’m looking forward to what you bring us with this new blog Leah…Thanks