10 Grammar Saves in 10 Years
Reblogged from Stephanie Rische: I’m not quite sure how I blinked and 10 years passed, but last month I woke up and realized it had been a whole decade since I jumped into the world of editing and...
View ArticleTeaching Editing–A Little Grammar Goes a Long Way
I’ve still got my editing cap on this week. After my tiny proofreading tantrum a couple of weeks ago and completing those two jobs for the client–who now has books way more clean than they were...
View ArticleMidwest Writers Workshop–Day 2
It’s the middle of day two of the Midwest Writers Workshop here in beautiful Muncie, Indiana. Writers are scurrying from pitching an agent to a social media tutoring appointment to their next session...
View ArticleThe Melody of Our Manuscripts
He always arrived in a rumpled brown suit and a wide, striped 1970s-style tie. He would bustle in the door of our apartment in Germany, run his stubby fingers through his mop of gray hair, say “guten...
View ArticleCathy Day's principles of Literary Citizenship
Reblogged from Literary Citizenship: Cross Post Alert: I published some initial thoughts and principles about literary citizenship, in March 2011 over at The Bird Sisters, writer Rebecca Rasmussen's...
View ArticlePunctuation? It Can Be Fun. . . . Seriously!
Did you see what I did there . . . in the title? Used lots of punctuation? Trying to add a little humor to what appears to be an overwhelming next few months. One final semester where I play two main...
View Article“As I Like It.” Sort Of. Attempting to Write about Shakespeare.
I have to admit–this has been a bit of a struggle, this whole grad school English major thing. This summer and this semester I’m taking literature classes. I’m trying to become an academic and think...
View ArticleSniffles, Snorkels, and Shakespeare
I plopped down in the middle of the Shakespeare aisle in the library. And I burst into tears. Mind you, I kept my sobs silent, my mouth covered. No one could see me. This was in Range 107 and 108 on...
View ArticleCopy-editors: What They Really Do
Reblogged from Catherine, Caffeinated: Today we have a guest post from editor Robert Doran, whose previous guest posts on the subject of all things editing --Structural Editing for Self-Publishers and...
View ArticleSenior “Citizen”-itis
I was speaking to a former student the other day, a 2013 Taylor University graduate who took my Editing class a few years ago. I mentioned that I am winding up my three-year endeavor to obtain my...
View ArticleGetting Published–and Not Even Knowing It!
It’s an odd experience to get published and not know it. I suppose I should be glad, but it wasn’t something I ever submitted, nor did I write it for publication. Let me explain. Over Christmas I was...
View ArticleIt’s National Grammar Day!
In honor of National Grammar Day, I am reposting my blog on this date from last year. Why? Because I’m busy grading papers for correct grammar–that’s why! Today, March 4, is National Grammar Day. Are...
View Article6 Quick Proofreading Tips
AND . . . . today is National Proofreading Day. I will celebrate by . . . proofreading! Today I am also reposting a blog I wrote last year on March 8. What a busy week! We had National Grammar Day on...
View ArticleThe Process of Publishing: An Exercise
When I teach my editing class, I always like to begin early with an exercise. The entire class becomes a publishing company, and we walk a manuscript through the process. Since I teach my students...
View ArticleWhy I Love Literary Citizenship
Much is being written lately on the topic of literary citizenship. Since this was the topic of my Master’s final research paper, I thought I’d go ahead and weigh in with my two cents. (I could write 50...
View ArticleHow to Support an Author’s New Book: 11 Ideas For You
Originally posted on Writers In The Storm Blog:By Chuck Sambuchino My Writer’s Digest coworker, Brian A. Klems, recently geared up for the release of his first book — a humorous guide for fathers...
View ArticleIs It Possible to Teach Editing?
I’m working on my syllabi for my fall classes. It’s always an interesting challenge. Today I’m working on the syllabus for my Editing class for the sixth time. The first time I taught it, it was a...
View ArticleGreat Editors–Maxwell Perkins, My New Hero (Part 1)
So as it turns out, if it weren’t for an editor, there might not have been The Great Gatsby. Yay for editors! I have decided that–while it’s terrific to review books and interview authors–I’m going to...
View ArticleGreat Editors–Maxwell Perkins, My New Hero (Part 2)
As I noted in last week’s post, I want to talk about the role editors play–and how vitally important they are. We can thank Maxwell Perkins for believing in F. Scott Fitzgerald and helping get his...
View ArticleGreat Editors–Robert Loomis at Random House
My decision to use my blog to focus on the unsung heroes of publishing–the editors in the trenches–has sent me on an adventure of websites and book reading and rather intense study. But I am loving...
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