Kristen Hall-GeislerBooks About Publishing by WomenHappy International Women’s Day! I picked a half dozen of my favorite books written by women about the craft of writing and the business of…Mar 8Mar 8
Kristen Hall-GeislerHappy National Grammar Day!I had a handful of other potential topics to cover today, including my current translation diary for Memoirs of a French Courtesan Volume…Mar 4Mar 4
Kristen Hall-GeislerBonus post: Books for Black History MonthOn this bonus day of February, I shared a bonus post on my blog with a half dozen of my favorite books by Black authors:Feb 29Feb 29
Kristen Hall-GeislerI’ve been thinking a lot over the past few months about this little newsletter and you, its readers.Even more of you hung in there through a behind-the-scenes switch from MailChimp to MailerLite, neither of which I really liked. They were…Feb 27Feb 27
Kristen Hall-GeislerIneffectual ThornsI recently pruned my roses, as I do every February. I used to do this on or after Valentine’s Day, but climate change is real and upon us…Feb 12Feb 12
Kristen Hall-GeislerHold, Please…I regret to inform you, dear readers, that I wrote an essay for The Wingback at the last minute, and it was absolute shit. So rather than…Feb 5Feb 5
Kristen Hall-GeislerIs AI My Competition?In the summer of 2023, I stopped writing for How Stuff Works after more than a decade of freelancing for the company. After I left, I…Jan 29Jan 29
Kristen Hall-GeislerHot Takes on Cold EnglishWhen winter storms bring the city to a halt, I apparently think of poetry, which I’m kind of surprised to learn about myself. In 2021, when…Jan 22Jan 22
Kristen Hall-GeislerHappy Birthday to MeToday is my birthday. Not a milestone birthday, but a solidly middle-aged year, just past the likely halfway point of my natural lifespan…Jan 19Jan 19