Writing 101: Pick a Holiday, Any Holiday
Holidays can be challenging. Not just because of the interpersonal dynamics, but also because of the fact that not everyone celebrates...
Editing 101: The Case of the Traveling Case
Sometimes a misplaced modifier (those words or phrases that are supposed to talk about one thing, but seem to talk about another) are...
Writing 101: Thanks (?), I Think
When you're starting out doing freelance work, you tend to take jobs from pretty much anywhere. So, while my preference is for working...
Editing 101: Should I Quote You on That?
We've talked about this kind of thing before: the facetiously placed quotation marks that cause us to question what we're reading. With...
Freelance Wordsmith: Who am I? Who do you want me to be?
I've had two occasions, lately, to try to figure out exactly what I do - and what I'm willing to do - in my freelancing. (Don't let...
Proofreading 101: Minding Your Possessives and Plurals
I've been thinking about this topic for the past few days, trying to think of solid, witty, interesting ways to make my point. But which...
Writing 101: Spellcheck Doublecheck (aka "No Job Is too Small to Need a Proofreader")
I know we've talked about the "frenemy" status of Spellcheck before, but I came across something this week that made me realize how...
Writing 101: The Editing Month
I know that most people talk about the month of January as a month to start new things. Everyone wants to make resolutions to start...
Writing 101: Does Your Cookbook Measure Up?
This time of year, about 80% of what I do in the kitchen is based in tradition. Anyone who says the people get all of their recipes from...
Editing 101: Is "Now" Good for You? - quotation marks revisited
A few weeks ago, we talked about questionable usages of quotation marks, and how they can really lend themselves to making otherwise...
