In Pursuit of Perfection
When I was in college, I was obsessed with the idea of writing the perfect term paper. I didn’t have this as a conscious goal, but I spent hours rereading
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“Words, Words, Words”: The Importance of Stylesheets
I have a couple of different shirts that bill me as a booktrovert that I always get compliments on when I wear them. Recently, I was wearing one of them,
Plotting vs. Pantsing
Last month, I attended a local author event that at one point ventured into a discussion of plotting vs. pantsing. Are you a plotter, who plans ahead and outlines before
What’s In a Name?
Last week, I noticed that the AP Stylebook posted on social media that they use Chernobyl versus Chornobyl, though they acknowledge they will note the Chornobyl spelling as needed, which
The Worst They Can Say Is No
Last month, I talked about citations and how much I enjoy working on them. A related service I offer and enjoy providing for clients is permissions editing. I have talked
Of Citation and Scholarship
The past couple of months have been busy for me, though not necessarily for editing reasons. In addition to working on editing projects and my regular part-time job at my