Whose punctuation is it, anyway?
How to decide when punctuation goes inside the quotation marks. Today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. Spoiler: Canadian
How to have your vacation and clients too
It’s vacation season. How do you manage clients’ expectations that you’ll be available whenever they want you? Six ideas today in
Links OTW, June 21–27
Amazing stuff from the interwebs this week. A little lighter than it has been. I blame “summer vacation.” So long
Checklist for Editing Captions
Captions are a weak link in the quality assurance chain, being something most people skim or skip while reviewing a
“You keep using that word…”: The Princess Bride and Effective Word Choice
Guest post by Rachel Stuckey Vizzini didn’t have much of an imagination. He couldn’t conceive of the implausible, possible, or
How to Insert Symbols in Word
Word probably converts your (C) to a © automatically, but what about the other symbols? Learn how to access them
LOTW — 14–20 June
The online gems that I don’t want to forget from this week.
State Your Rate with Confidence (podcast)
To state your fee with confidence, you need to practice, pose, and use project fees. The scientific evidence behind this
Where Is the Next Trend in Publishing?
Last week I shared advice about unplanning your career, gleaned from David Hayes at the EAC conference in Toronto. The
Simple punctuation test for “effective” writing!
Updated May 2020, because internet. There are some punctuation marks that can make prose look absurd — especially with overuse.