by Assistant | Jul 15, 2018 | editing, News, Tips
As a professional editor for the past twenty years, I’m always looking up guidelines in the industry-standard resources—which, for published books, is The Chicago Manual of Style and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. So much of writing is subjective, up to...
by Assistant | Feb 20, 2017 | Blog, News, Writing
While proofreading a manuscript (mine or someone else’s), I often have to stop and think about whether a word should be capitalized or not. I get out my in-print dictionary or style guide, or go to my online subscription or CD-ROM. And after spending a while...
