The Wrong Word Dictionary

Jane found a pair of bizzare boots at the church bazaar.

"Jane found a pair of bizarre boots at the church bazaar."

Writing has very few absolutes. Therefore, we're faced with choices and many times those choices are word choices.

- Dave Dowling

Dave Dowling

Dave Dowling is president of Write On Course, LLC, a corporate-training company dedicated to improving the overall writing habits of business and technical professionals. For over 25 years, Dave has also worked in industry as a technical writer and instructor. He credits those years as giving him the appropriate background and material for his publishing work.

Before his years in technical communications, Dave worked in radio syndication in Los Angeles, where he assisted in the production of nationally syndicated radio shows American Top 40 and American Country Countdown. There Dave worked with the likes of Casey Kasem, Bob Kingsley, and other radio personalities.

An avid film and television fan, Dave also co-wrote a book that traced the film career of the screen's first Hercules and former silver screen star, Steve Reeves. Dave's involvement with the Steve Reeves International Society in Malibu, CA, enabled him to establish a friendship with Steve until his death in May 2000. The book covers Reeves' 17 films, his rise to top box office star of 1959, and some of the roles he turned down (James Bond, Man with No Name, etc.). Steve Reeves: His Legacy in Films, was released in the fall of 2003 and is available through stevereeves.com.

Steve Reeves Dave Dowling

Dave's 2003 release Dave with the late
actor Steve Reeves in 1996

Dave holds an M.S. from the University at Albany, N.Y., a B.A. from the State University College at Potsdam, N.Y, and is a member of the Society for Technical Communication. He lives in Owego, New York with his wife Mary and son Tim.