I am rushing to upload the course materials for the PDF mark-up course that starts Tuesday. Yesterday I posted the
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Tasty Editing: Working in Nom-nom Markets
Best thing about editing food topics? Eating your training. That advice and more from two of Canada’s food writing experts,
Grammar tweets, other links
Grammar Tweets from Queen’s U Get grammar tips from the Principal of Queen’s University, via Twitter. Also, he is one of
Awarding collegial generosity, picking your POV, tackling dialect, & how long it takes to make a living editing
Some weeks have more than their share of great content. This week, I’ve got two links for writers and two
How to publish your book, the options
Wondering how to get your book out there? There are a range of paths you can take, from traditional publishing
Back cover blurbs
Caroline Kaiser has some thoughtful suggestions about how to write a back cover blurb. Go read her advice on her
HTML for copy editors (and XML too)
As digital products take over the publishing field, copy editors and other publishing pros will find that adding basic HTML
Grammar comedy, Scrivener, and other links this week
Grammar LOL Listen to the very funny Craig Fay’s take on the tedious grammatical choice of using former and later.
Tackling paralysis with soft edit and Note Stripper
When footnotes are a formatting nightmare, Note Stripper saves the day. End notes too. Also, Adrienne sings “soft edit” to help
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