Vocabulary Mistakes I’ve been proofreading a pretty wide variety of material lately—master’s dissertations, personal letters to family, freshman film…
October 10, 2020
A Scenario… Finally! You sit back in your chair and breathe a sigh of relief. The project is done,…
September 10, 2020
As we continue this editing series how we can develop a great story, I hope you’re able to see…
May 24, 2020
As we continue this editing series how we can develop a great story, I hope you’re able to see…
April 22, 2020
As we continue this editing series how we can develop a great story, I hope you’re able to see…
March 22, 2020
As we continue this editing series how we can develop a great story by having all the layers in…
February 22, 2020
This is the first post in my editing series in 2020 for how to develop a great story by…
January 22, 2020
In light of the holiday season, here’s a final fun topic in our Punctuation Series: editing commas within independent…
December 22, 2019
Have you ever tried to read a book in a foreign language? Perhaps some of you have. I’ve tried…
November 22, 2019
We’re toward the end of our self-editing blog post punctuation series, but it certainly is not the end of…
October 22, 2019
Here we are, nearly at the end of our year-long punctuation/grammar series. I hope you’ve learned a lot and…
September 22, 2019
In the world of grammar and punctuation, there are three types of dash (hyphen, en dash, and em dash).…
August 22, 2019
In the world of grammar and punctuation, there are three types of dash (hyphen, en dash, and em dash).…
July 22, 2019
In the world of grammar and punctuation, there are three types of dash (hyphen, en dash, and em dash).…
June 22, 2019
Presentation is everything, especially when it comes to the publishing world. And your presentation of punctuation is crucial to…
May 22, 2019
Presentation is everything, especially when it comes to the publishing world. And your presentation of punctuation is crucial to…
April 22, 2019
Presentation is everything, especially when it comes to the publishing world. And your presentation of punctuation is crucial to…
March 22, 2019
Do you stay up at night wondering which one to choose–apart or a part? I don’t either, but when…
March 18, 2019
Presentation is everything, especially when it comes to the publishing world. And your presentation of punctuation is crucial to…
February 22, 2019
Presentation is everything, especially when it comes to the publishing world. And your presentation of punctuation is crucial to…
January 22, 2019
Do you cringe when someone scratches her fingernails down a blackboard or clicks her teeth against a metal utensil?…
January 18, 2019
We’re heading into a New Year. Perhaps you’ve finished a novel during Nanowrimo. Maybe you’re plotting a new story…
December 22, 2018
When thinking about the dialogue in our story, whether fiction or nonfiction, we must consider perspective. With each story,…
November 22, 2018
The holiday season is approaching, and it’s time for a post about the correct way to make proper names…
November 18, 2018
In light of conference season coming to a close, I thought I’d take a moment and deviate from my…
October 22, 2018
