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...
by Assistant | Mar 5, 2018 | Blog, editing, News, Tips
Did you know that March 4 was National Grammar Day? For people like me, this was a major event! Please comment below about your pet grammar peeves, the funniest grammar mistakes you’ve seen, or the most embarrassing grammar mistakes you’ve made. My personal pet...
by Assistant | Nov 27, 2017 | editing, Tips, Writing
One new thing in the 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style (which just came out in September) that I found helpful is a section on tips for proofreading PDFs. Most of my editing is on Word files sent to me by authors and publishers. But I also do some...
