by Assistant | Nov 25, 2018 | News, Tips, Writing
Having been a professional freelance editor since 1998, I believe in the power of a well-written and well-edited book. With all the self-publishing and small-press publishing going on these days, it seems there’s a plethora of books out there that aren’t as well...
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 | May 21, 2018 | Blog, editing, News, Speaking, Tips, Writers' Conference
This guest post by my friend Judy Hagey is a cute wrap-up of the PENCON conference I attended a few weeks ago… Last weekend I attended my second PENCON – Proofreaders and Editors Network Conference. Billed as the only such conference for editors in Christian...
by Assistant | Apr 30, 2018 | Blog, News, Writers' Conference, Writing
My pastor often tells the congregation that he has the best job ever because he gets paid to study the Bible. I get that. But I also realize that everyone has his/her own idea of “best job ever,” based on their likes and dislikes, preferences, personality type, etc....
by Assistant | Mar 12, 2018 | Blog, editing, News, Tips
I ran across this blog post in defense of the world’s most controversial punctuation mark, and had to share it with you. The post was originally featured on The Writer. — Less than one-third of a second. Can you comprehend that length of time? One-third of a...
