Children's book author. contributing editor, Chicago Manual of Style. Coming April 15, 2025: THE TIME-JINX TWINS! Ages 8-12. ARCs now available at NetGalley.
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You know how you can do Contol+V to paste in the last thing you copied? Well, if you do Windows Key+V, it will give you the last 25 things you copied. You can also pin stuff in the list. H/T to @SubvCopyEd for the tip.
More info:
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Q. Is it “whosever” or “whoever’s”?
Q. Would you add hyphens to “in the artist’s more than fifty-year career”?
Q. When are compounds ending in “wise” hyphenated?
We answer these and other #ChicagoStyle questions in the December Q&A at CMOS Online. chicagomanualofstyle.org/qan…
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Most editors know that the phrase “heavily edited manuscript” doesn’t need a hyphen. But why? Explore the answer to this question (and others like it)—this week at CMOS Shop Talk. #ChicagoStyle #AmEditing #AmWriting cmosshoptalk.com/2023/10/10/…
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Q. “Confectioner’s sugar” or “confectioners’ sugar”?
Q. Should you inflect a German word in an English context?
Q. How do you cite content from the Wayback Machine?
We answer these and other #ChicagoStyle questions in the October Q&A at CMOS Online. chicagomanualofstyle.org/qan…
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“Strictly enforcing the use of ‘whom’ in a fantasy novel is not in service of clear communication. And replacing ‘they’ with ‘he or she’ is doing harm.” (@RookwoodEditing)
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Carol Saller retweeted
We had such a great time chatting with @SubvCopyEd Carol Saller about blogging! In Part 1 we discuss:
🎙 Carol’s blogging journey
🎙 Blogging goals
🎙 Coming up with ideas
🎙 Promotion
You can listen to it here! 👉 louiseharnbyproofreader.com/…
Carol Saller retweeted
Need some guidance on the different levels of editing? This topic page on my website is rammed with links to articles, booklets, books, courses and podcasts. Go here and start digging in! 👁️👉 louiseharnbyproofreader.com/…
Carol Saller retweeted
And now for a brief interlude from the distressing story of K-12 public schools during the pandemic. It's completely different but also connected to two of our core subjects, education and the (in)justice system.
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Announcing our INCREDIBLE lineup of 2022 #12x12PB webinar speakers! If you write or illustrate #picturebooks, join us! #PB #kidlit #kidlitart #writingcommunity #amwriting #amquerying bit.ly/12x12open
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Sad that we (ALL) need this book but kudos to Jacqueline Toner for writing it! Way to go, Jacqueline! #readlocalIllinois #illinois_scbwi #kidlit
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Best writing advice ever, from the late great Donald Murray, and perfect for a new writing year: "Remember, Roy, a page a day equals a book a year." Let's do it, campers.
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The Midland Authors is now accepting submissions for its annual literary awards, which will honor books by Midwestern authors published in 2021. Here's how to enter: midlandauthors.org/how-to-su…
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When initials take the place of first and middle names, put a period and a space after each initial (e.g., M. F. K. Fisher). But when an entire name is abbreviated, periods and spaces are omitted (e.g., JFK). #Turabian 24.2.1 chicagomanualofstyle.org/tur…
ALT Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, front cover
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You keep quiet, thinking you’re in the minority. Others do too. In part 3 of his #PlainLanguage series, @perlkonig shows how “pluralistic ignorance” & assumptions about what readers need can stop writers from giving readers what they want. #EditorsWeekly blog.editors.ca/?p=9625
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Are your documents “well edited” or “well-edited”? Learn how @ChicagoManual for PerfectIt can help you with hyphenation—this week at CMOS Shop Talk. #ChicagoStyle #AmEditing #AmWriting cmosshoptalk.com/2021/10/12/…
