This just in: Writers and editors should no longer use em dashes for any reason. AI has taken them over. We will have to rely on other ways to link ideas within a sentence—I’m sure we’ll figure something out! #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack #AprilFoolsDay #EmDashForever
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Webinar starting next week: FICTION EDITING: ISSUES UNIQUE TO STORY, with Nina Bodway. Copyeditors: Want to help authors publish fiction that readers are dying to read? Join us Tues. and Thurs., March 24 and 26, noon PT. editcetera.com/fiction-edit.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
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Chicago 18 (8.91) calls for capitalizing the official names of time zones. So, this Sunday, Pacific Daylight Time will begin. Unofficial names are not capitalized. So we could also say: This Sunday, standard time will yield to daylight saving time. Get ready! #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
In Chicago 18 (8.162), title case (formerly “headline style”) calls for a few more caps than it used to. For a hyphenated term that begins with a prefix, Chicago now tells us to initial cap both elements. Another item for the “Re-Review What You Thought You Knew” file.
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UPCOMING WEBINAR: Fiction Editing: Issues Unique to Story, with Nina Bodway. Copyeditors: Want to help authors publish fiction that readers are dying to read? Join us Tues. and Thurs., March 24 and 26, noon PT. editcetera.com/fiction-edit.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Grammar Guidelines and Mechanical Mastery, with Melissa Stein. Shape up your sentences, brush up on punctuation, and proofread like a pro. Starts Wed., March 11, 12:30 p.m. PT. editcetera.com/grammar-guid.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
Chicago 18 (7.82) notes that a computer keyboard might have a Backspace key, a Return key, an Option key . . . and a space bar. Apparently the initial-capping rule no longer applies to the space bar, maybe because it’s a bar instead of a key? 🤔 #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
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To hyphenate or not to hyphenate an adverbial phrase? Chicago 18 (7.96) has simple advice: Check Merriam-Webster. Basically, to tackle adverbial phrases head-on, take them one by one. #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
WEBINAR NEXT WEEK: Developmental Editing, with Melissa Stein. Want to help authors shape successful manuscripts? Dive into the nuts and bolts of developmental editing via hands-on practice. Starts Wed., Jan. 21, 12:30 p.m. editcetera.com/developmenta.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
WEBINAR NEXT WEEK: Pesky Punctuation for Editors, with Liz Asborno. Explore the nuances of semicolons, apostrophes, em dashes, and more (spoiler alert: context is key). Bring examples to unpack. Starts Thurs., Jan. 15, 4 p.m. editcetera.com/pesky-punctu.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
How to treat code words used in aviation and other fields that rely on radio communications, like the NATO phonetic alphabet? According to Chicago 18 (7.74), it’s not complicated: Initial caps, no italics. So that’s fairly Echo Alfa Sierra Yankee. #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Developmental Editing, with Melissa Stein. Want to help authors shape successful manuscripts? Dive into the nuts and bolts of developmental editing through hands-on practice. Starts Wed., Jan. 21, 12:30 p.m. editcetera.com/developmenta.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Pesky Punctuation for Editors, with Liz Asborno. Explore the nuances of semicolons, apostrophes, em dashes, and more (spoiler alert: context is key). Bring examples to unpack. Starts Thurs., Jan. 15, 4 p.m. editcetera.com/pesky-punctu.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
Were you taught that a comma splice should always be corrected? Chicago 18 (6.23) still considers it verboten in formal writing, but now not always so in informal or creative writing. So a comma splice is not strictly a no-no anymore, the sentence might work as is. #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Rates and Estimates, with Barbara Fuller. Gain confidence and skill in setting your rates and estimating the time a job will take. Wednesday, December 3, 5:00 to 6:15 p.m. PT. Sign up by Monday, December 1. editcetera.com/rates-and-es.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
You probably know that a compound word containing an adverb ending in -ly is not hyphenated. But be careful; this no-hyphen rule doesn’t apply to adjectives (Chicago 18, 7.93). So, for example, you might see a smartly dressed person while taking an early-morning walk. #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
In the old days, a title used in apposition before a personal name was considered a descriptive phrase rather than a title: “former president Obama.” As of Chicago 18 (8.22), we are now told to capitalize these formal titles: “former President Obama.” #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
In "The Constantly Unfolding Horrors of Vasily Nikoleyevich," Jen Burke Anderson applies hallucinatory strangeness to modern anomie; it’s Dostoevsky fan fiction set in post-2008-crash San Francisco.
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We close with Gertrude Atherton’s haunting tale set at “the Strid” of Yorkshire’s River Wharfe. Beneath the picturesque surface lie deep caverns, down into which currents pull all who fall in. And a dear friend has gone missing.
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Catch our spooky reading of “The Man of Science” by Jerome K. Jerome, known for his writings of humor, not horror.
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Webinar starting next week: Writing Concisely, with Melissa Stein. Get results with more powerful, persuasive communications. Two Wednesdays starting November 5 at 12:30 p.m. PT.
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Learn how all the horrors, all the treacheries of the letter “U” led to one man’s downfall. Teaser read by translator Lawrence Venuti. (IU Tarchetti, FANTASTIC TALES, Archipelago)
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Our karaoke series debuts today! Our first illustrated reading is “Sweet William’s Ghost.”
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Which of these great writers didn’t write spooky stories? And which will we read at our Literary Karaoke Halloween debut? Find out starting Monday, 10/27.
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Our Literary Karaoke/Reading Series debuts soon, with illustrated video readings posting all Halloween week starting October 27, 2025.
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