Grammar LOL Listen to the very funny Craig Fay’s take on the tedious grammatical choice of using former and later.
Category: favourite links
Language-change index, why $10/hr is not enough, training on-demand, and finding time to write — links this week
Some weeks the great stuff floods in. This was one of those weeks. And my podcast is super late! Language-Change
Changing formatting, signs you need a beta reader, infodump with style, and a peek at the writer’s process — Links Roundup
This week some particularly good blog posts came my way.
Checklists: saving your bacon and bringing it home too (podcast)
Checklists are the focus of this episode, in which I expand on one of my posts from the now-defunct Copyediting: explaining how checklists
When copying & sharing are easier, sales increase
New research shows that removing DRM increased music sales (article). THIS is what I mean when I say “the duty
One-step use-check for copyright questions — a free online tool (podcast)
Fair dealing exemptions to copyright law in Canada, a free online tool to tell if your use needs permission, and
How to ask a busy freelancer for advice
Many editors are happy to share advice about starting out. Louise has written out advice on how to ask a
Who started the whole “think outside the box” thing, anyway?
Next time you hear “‘think outside the box,’ remember it’s not just a way to feel special & smart. Then
Errors in publishing have a long history, and not much has changed
Think that errors in printed books is a new problem? Read about Melville’s lamentous experience with Moby-Dick. Or was it
Master Word’s Find and Replace Function with Wildcards and Codes
Word info in my favourite links this week: One series on customizing Word, and two free resources that will help