Writing

One Space or Two at the End of a Sentence?

by Barbara Feldman on October 11, 2011

AAAARGH! Am I the last person on the Internet to learn that modern typography calls for just one space after a sentence, not two? In my defense, yes, I did learn to type on a manual typewriter, which had a monospaced (fixed-width) Courier font. On the other hand, I have been writing and publishing on the Internet for more than (hmmmm) sixteen years! To learn exactly why the double space after a period has been abandoned, here are two articles. The first is from Grammar Girl: How Many Spaces After A Period?. The second from Slate: Space Invaders: Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period.

But back to my original question. Am I the last to know that a period should be followed by a single space, not two?

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My WordPress Poem

by Barbara Feldman July 18, 2011

As a few of you probably know, my flagship site Surfnetkids.com began in 1996, back in the early days of the Internet. Over the years, I progressed from writing HTML code in a text editor, to writing HTML code in an HTML editor (my fav was Homesite), to using Movable Type as a content management [...]

Shining a Light on Women’s Voices

by Barbara Feldman October 19, 2010

Last weekend in Ojai, I was honored to be an attendee at the small (can I use the word boutique?) woman’s blogging conference, Creative Alliance ’10. There I met a yurt full of wonderful women who have integrated blogging into the thread of their lives. But there are two specific projects (and the women making [...]

Mommy Bloggers Wanted

by Barbara Feldman July 21, 2009

Do you blog? I am considering adding a handful of mommy (and daddy) bloggers to SurfNetParents.com. Although I haven’t completely fleshed out the plan, I am looking for parents with existing blogs (or blogging experience) that would interested in the exposure that blogging on SurfNetParents would offer. If you’d like to be considered, please contact [...]

What Would You Do with 3 Extra Hours Every Day?

by Barbara Feldman February 3, 2009

Psst. Come closer. I want to tell you a secret. Can you hear me now? Here it is: Unless you are a computer, multi-tasking isn’t working for you. It’s not improving your performance. It’s not helping you accomplish your goals. It’s not helping you get through the day. In fact, it’s degrading your performance, making [...]

Surfnetkids Widgets for Apple Dashboard

by Barbara Feldman November 11, 2008

I don’t think I’ve mentioned it before, but about six months ago I got my first Apple computer: a Mac Book. I don’t use at my desktop (which is still a Dell Windows XP machine) but I do use it when I travel and also when I work on the sofa, on the bed, etc. [...]

My Social Media Usernames

by Barbara Feldman September 23, 2008

Although I’ve been playing with a variety of social media platforms (such as Twitter and Facebook) for awhile, it occurred to me yesterday, that I never published all my social media usernames anywhere. So, yesterday I posted them here (see the right-hand side bar) and on ReplyToBarbara.com. Won’t you come and friend me? But in [...]

W00t Wins aWard!

by Barbara Feldman December 12, 2007

W00t? What? A word spelled with two zeros wins the 2007 Merriam-Webster Word of the Year? The honor does NOT mean that the word will be included in their regular dictionary, but it will proudly display its prize in the online Open Dictionary. According to their definition: “w00t” is an injection expressing joy, or meaning [...]

Internet Poem by Molly

by Barbara Feldman December 2, 2006

This poem just arrived in my inbox from Molly, age ten. I liked it and decided to share it. Internet Not 2 bad but stll unsafeTyrants are all over da placeEvery1 could be harmedR else we could b unalarmed Never give out ur name or schoolEvery1 knows dat would b uncoolTeach people about internet safetySo [...]

Going Back to College? One Question Survey

by Barbara Feldman July 27, 2006

For the last few weeks I have been working on a guide for adults considering continuing their education. When I asked my readers if they had any questions about going back to school, I got 809 questions! You can request a copy of my Going Back to College guide at:Going Back to College?

Stella Awards

by Barbara Feldman October 31, 2005

Since the bulk of my experience has been with self-publishing online, I rarely venture into the topic of traditional book publishing. But my friend and colleague Randy Cassingham (who has oodles of experience in self-publishing) has now gone mainstream. His about-to-be-released “The True Stella Awards” was published by Dutton Adult, a division of Penguin. The [...]

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