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Citation Examples

calpolyforum wrote 2 weeks ago: For help with citations, please see the newly updated version of Formatting FAQ, which includes exam … more →

Tags: Website, bibliography, CMS, CMS citations, Footnotes, Sources

A How-To Paradise

donnajolly wrote 2 months ago: I’ve blogged numerous time about how much I love Mashable. It’s at the top of my things- … more →

Tags: Social Media Practices, Mashable, Born to run, iBook, Channel, Deficit

Self-publishing Manuscript Submission Tip

selfpublishingadvice wrote 2 months ago: When I was in college, several of my less disciplined associates found a sly tactic in composing ess … more →

Tags: Choosing a Publisher, Tips, writing, Self Publishing, Review, Manuscript, Typeface, MLA, Apa

Why Every Author Needs A BOOK Editor1 comment

expertbookpublishing wrote 2 months ago: Good writers understand the importance of a good editor. Wannabe writers take a little longer to acq … more →

Tags: Book Publishing, writing, Publishing, Grammar, <punctuation>, Clarity, Editors

Making Use of Online Style Guides

fleance7 wrote 2 months ago: If you write on a regular basis, you’ll need to refer to one or more style guides.  Many book publis … more →

Tags: writing, Books, Publishing, elements of style, Style Guide, ap stylebook, Bartleby.com, associated press, Newspaper

To Gmail, With Love14 comments

sarahlolson wrote 5 months ago: The following is a real email, sent last week in a moment of frustration and ire.  I promptly receiv … more →

Tags: Gmail, gchat, em dashes, gross irony

While versus Although

Melanie Bonsall wrote 6 months ago: Ok, I’m on a roll here, so one more post regarding mistakes I often see authors make. As you m … more →

Tags: Editing and Writing, Editing and Writing Tips, Editing, writing, Writing Help, editing tip, Writing Tip, Grammar, Proofreading

Since versus Because

Melanie Bonsall wrote 6 months ago: A brief but important post today that again falls into the category of frequent writers’ mista … more →

Tags: Editing and Writing, Editing and Writing Tips, Editing, writing, Writing Help, editing tip, Writing Tip, Grammar, Proofreading

Chicago Manual of Style Online 15th Edition: Free Trial

Melanie Bonsall wrote 6 months ago: Did you know you can now get an unlimited access free trial of the Chicago Manual of Style online? T … more →

Tags: Editing and Writing, Editing and Writing Tips, Editing, writing, Grammar, Proofreading, free-trial, online access

Attack of the Killer Copyeditor (II)

sonyachung wrote 7 months ago: 22 April 2009 I’m about one-third through the copy-edited pages of Long For This World.   The … more →

Tags: Long For This World, the writing life

SDL Author Assistant for Adobe® FrameMaker 9

Peg Mulligan wrote 7 months ago: Takeaways from Webinar on SDL Author Assistant for Adobe® FrameMarker 9 I recently participated in t … more →

Tags: Technical Communication, TechCom: Tools and Authoring Solutions, SDL Author Assistant for Adobe®, SDL: Global Information Management, Adobe FrameMaker 9 plug-ins, Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications, automated style checks, reducing translation costs, reducing wordiness in technical doccumentation

Attack of the Killer Copy Editor

sonyachung wrote 7 months ago: 13 April 2009 [Note to would-be novelists:  get your copy of the Chicago Manual of Style now, and st … more →

Tags: Long For This World, Book Biz..., the writing life

Down with capitalization aggravation!3 comments

bloodywellwrite wrote 7 months ago: If you want to sit around and chat with like-minded folks who are concerned with the state of the En … more →

Tags: Grammar, jajo, ap stylebook, writing, Editing, uppercase, capitalization, lowercase, Los Angeles Times

Do colons matter in a web form?5 comments

Sachyn wrote 8 months ago: What is the use of a colon? Since it was initially used to purpose printed text, how has its adaptat … more →

Tags: Interaction and User Experience Design, <punctuation>, colon, Creative, Design, experience?, form, Graphic, interaction

Reference Style and Anti-plagiarism1 comment

rowenadelarosa wrote 8 months ago: Plagiarism doesn’t only include deliberate copying of other people’s ideas, but collabor … more →

Tags: General, reference style, Style Guide, kate turabian, plagiarism, CAVAL card

style: manual or automatic?1 comment

msbaroque wrote 9 months ago: I’m (just) still over at the Best American Poetry blog. Today: grammar and typography. … … more →

Tags: guest spots, writing, Poetry, Best American Poetry, Guest Blogging, Grammar

Because You Asked1 comment

art wrote 9 months ago: I have a plant in my cube at work. I have come to really love this plant. But there has been a bit o … more →

Tags: Work, Sports, Baseball, MN Twins, office plant, home plant

Trust in Cod3 comments

inktarsia wrote 9 months ago: A member of the pastoral counseling staff was misquoted in our church newsletter:  “Over the years, … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction / Memoir, writing, Bible notes, God, comma, Words into Type, Editing, Publishing, Parenting

How to Capitalize Post Headings on Blogs

Megan Just wrote 10 months ago: As I begin this blog, I want to make sure I am capitalizing the post headings correctly and until I … more →

Tags: ready to write, Grammar, Writing Tips, writing.com, capitalization, Headline, Title


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