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8 Qualities of a Great Book Editor

8 Qualities of a Great Book Editor

November 6, 2023February 6, 2024

Today’s guest post is by Andrea Moran. You’ve likely heard that it’s imperative to hire an editor once you’ve completed…

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10 Risks You Run if You Don’t Proofread Your Manuscript

10 Risks You Run if You Don’t Proofread Your Manuscript

February 3, 2014

Today’s guest post is from my beloved editing mentor Kathy Ide. Kathy is the person who introduced me to the…

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Someone Has Their Pronouns Goofy

Someone Has Their Pronouns Goofy

December 14, 2012

It’s sometimes hard to make sense of whether certain pronouns are singular or plural, so here are some helpful explanations….

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While Means Whereas . . . Sometimes

While Means Whereas . . . Sometimes

December 7, 2012

We usually think of  while  to mean “during the time that,” but it can be used to mean “whereas.” In the…

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Some Extraneous Words That Clutter

Some Extraneous Words That Clutter

November 30, 2012

I often find myself trimming down words when I do content edits for my clients. I’ve mentioned in earlier posts…

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Serial Commas Are Serious Stuff

Serial Commas Are Serious Stuff

November 23, 2012

Serial commas are commas that separate items in a series and in particular pertain to the use of a comma…

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Whom Shall I Say?

Whom Shall I Say?

November 16, 2012

If you’re like me, you get who and whom  mixed up. I often have to stop and reword the sentence…

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Hyphenation–Not-So-Easy-to-Understand Rules

Hyphenation–Not-So-Easy-to-Understand Rules

November 9, 2012

I think the most errors I see when editing manuscripts have to do with hyphenation. In an earlier post, I…

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What Time Is It?

What Time Is It?

October 26, 2012

I see a lot of confusion about when to spell out the time of day and when to show it…

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