Working through every page of Schneider’s book with your manuscript in hand would be a most excellent step. It might save you a ton of money in the editorial process and would definitely make your book “more ready” for publication.
Tag: style guide
Would you believe that ‘that’ isn’t needed?
Is “that” needed? A roundup of advice from various style guides on the use of “that” in sentences.
How & Why to Create a House Style
Bigger than a style sheet, and specific to your business or organization, a house style is what you need!
Resources for Editing Music (Part 3: da capo al fine)
Ready to try your hand at editing materials about music? These are the resources you’ll need, in today’s post at Copyediting;
Academic Editing Basics
Academic Editing Basics, part 1, today in my How To column at Copyediting.com, in which I explore what you need
Capital Headlines, Eh?
Headline capitalization rules from The Canadian Press Stylebook (17th) and updated info from The Canadian Style online are summarized in a
Plain Language in the Canadian Style, Eh?
Plain language is about style and formatting more than it is about dumbing down vocabulary. Today, in my Canadian, Eh? column
Gender-Inclusive, Canadian Style
Outside of issues of biology, there is just about always a good argument for using terms that include everyone. Today, in
Links of the Month, w20—2015
It’s been slow around the interwebs, so it’s been weeks since a really good roundup. Here I present a collection
Public Service Commission Style Guide
Take a glimpse at one of the freely available Canadian style guidesToday, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. Read select