On smart editing tests
At You Don’t Say, John McIntyre digresses a bit to describe his test for copy editing candidates: Back in the day, when The Sun was… Read More »On smart editing tests
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Doing a chair dance of joy
I’m back! I had managed to permanently ban my own IP address (using the iThemes Security plugin on this here WordPress install) because I had too many… Read More »Doing a chair dance of joy
On not italicizing Spanish
Today I’m editing an article that talks about translation in the bilingual classroom. There was a section of dialogue that was tough to edit clearly:… Read More »On not italicizing Spanish
Why I read historical romance
I’m back today with #WhyIReadHistoricals (there’s also #WhyIWriteHistoricals but I’m a reader here, not a writer). I’ve been ravenously reading historical romance novels for the… Read More »Why I read historical romance
Books!
Well, there is clearly no faster way to kill regular posting than to announce a new blog series. Nevertheless, here’s a few recent titles. A… Read More »Books!