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• Punctuating Appositives

  
  Precise Edit's Blog — Authority: 108
  Punctuation isn’t complicated once you know what you’re looking at. I see many writers making errors when punctuating appositives. This may be a new term for many folks, so we’ll take a look at what I mean by “appositive,” and then we’ll figure out how to punctuate them correctly. WHAT’S AN APPOSITIVE? ...
  1 week ago

• Discovery, or My “Eureka!” Moment

  
  Kestrel's Aerie — Authority: 119
  I think I finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up. Unfortunately, I’ve been “grown up” (or at least as grown up as I intend to be) for a considerable period of time, as we humans measure time. A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on grammar that was as well-received as anything I’ve written in ...
  1 week ago

• Editorial Potpourri

  
  EditorMom — Authority: 104
  For your editorial pleasure, here is a potpourri of goodies: This one is a handy tool for both editors and writers: " The Ultimate Resource Guides for MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE ." Its a compendium of links to web sites explaining the various styles and showing examples of materials that follow them. Information on ...
  2 weeks ago

• Just When I Thought I Knew Every Possible Reason to Dislike Merriam-Webster ...

  
  Conjugate Visits — Authority: 116
  ... I learned that, according to Merriam Webster , we copy editors dont copy edit. We copyedit. Im not saying its wrong. Im just saying its gross, unseemly, disorienting, and disturbing. Other dictionaries let me copy edit, why cant Merriam ?
  2 weeks ago

• NYT’s Keller: “What you can do with less, is less”

  
  Nieman Journalism Lab — Authority: 689
  When I was in San Francisco for ONA , a kind reader offered a blunt critique of my reporting: “You know, every time The New York Times sneezes, it isn’t news.” He’s right, and yet, here’s another post in which the Gray Lady clears her nose: Bill Keller , the Times’ executive editor who’s becoming a ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Final Act: The Week 4 Winner in the “Don’t Be a Dummy” Contest!

  
  Fuel Your Writing — Authority: 519
  Okay, folks. FYW’s “Don’t Be a Dummy” month has come to a close. A big thank you to all who participated and posted their wonderful and unique writing tips! Over the next few days we will be compiling them all into one post so you can have a one-stop-shop sort of “cheat sheet”! Without further ado, here ...
  3 weeks ago

• Copyediting fiction the minimalist way

  
  Contented: content that makes people happy — Authority: 116
  Once again I’m copyediting a book, a crazy little one of my own this time. (Don’t ask.) No, do ask, because this type of book allows me to ignore many issues of correctness and grammar. First, let’s get this straight: the big edit is done and dusted. For example, the manuscript has been dismantled and ...
  3 weeks ago

• How To Test A Copy Editor

  
  How Publishing Really Works — Authority: 504
  A good copy editor can significantly improve a book in all sorts of subtle and beautiful ways; a bad one can slash-and-burn their way through a manuscript and render it almost unreadable. If youve ever considered hiring a copy editor to look at your work before you send it off to publishers or agents, heres a handy ...
  4 weeks ago

• Taos is possessed-by bad punctuation!

  
  Precise Edit's Blog — Authority: 108
  Just in time for Halloween, that oddest of celebrations, I will share with you a story of diabolical possession. This is the story of how an entire town became possessed due to frighteningly terrible punctuation. Nestled in the northern mountains of New Mexico is the town of Taos. Taos is a beautiful town known for ...
  4 weeks ago

• Week 3 Has Passed…This Week is Your Last Chance to Win!

  
  Fuel Your Writing — Authority: 519
  This week Tim Smith from Fuel Your Blogging helped us out and picked what he felt was the best writing tip and the most deserving of the Copyediting & Proofreading for Dummies book. This week the lucky winner is Luc : “Take a journal with you when you travel to take note of people, places, food, etc. ...
  4 weeks ago

• Copy Editing: A Good Technique For A Professional Look

  
  Blogging Tips — Authority: 524
  As I’ve mentioned before in another article, you can have all the best promotional materials working for you and have spent tons of cash on the best Internet Marketing services and none of it will mean a thing unless you’ve got great content that includes good copy editing. Use all the best tools to drive all the ...
  4 weeks ago

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