We’re not going to go a full grammar week this week, but I’ve had a couple of people ask me questions and I thought I would answer them periodically. We’ve all seen it (or had it done to us) a
Grammar Week: Whose vs Who’s and Other Confusing Possessives
I feel your pain. Even I have to think about these, most of the time, and I think grammar all the time. (“Hey, I just got an email from my grandmother, and she really should have used a comma there.
Grammar Week: Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices
The period is your friend, fellow writers. I know a comma is supposed to signify a pause, but let’s face it, a lot of times people just blow right through those babies, resulting in an on-going running commentary in one’s head that
Grammar Week: Speech Tags
Ah, speech tags. The lovely bit of any story that tells you who’s talking at any point in time. Easy peasy, right? No. Apparently not. Here’s the thing about speech tags. They’re supposed to blend into the background. If you
Weird Editing Requests
First of all, I would like to thank everyone for not pointing out the fact that April Fool’s Day is on Sunday, not Monday, and invalidating the entire first paragraph of Wednesday’s post. I appreciate it. This way I don’t
Why is Tag Called Tag?
I’m not going to answer that question, I’m just wondering. Does it have something to do with tagging animals? Except it seems like the game is a lot older than tracking animals, so who knows. Anyway, KD Sarge has tagged
Landsquid Friday: Limerick
To put the landsquid back in Where Landsquid Fear to Tread, the Landsquid shall be more active from here on out. I’m not sure if it will be every Friday or a less regular thing quite yet. I am not
So Goes the Kitchen Ceiling
I wish I could claim I had a nice, inspirational, well-thought-out post for you, Squiders, but I have spent the last hour scrubbing paint off of my floors because, despite the gazillion drop cloths, my husband still manages to get
Looking Forward to 2012
Well, Squiders, now that we’ve got the year-end administrative stuff out of the way, we have a whole glorious new year in front of us, full of potential and hopes and dreams. I’d like your feedback on what you’d like
Ode to the Oxford Comma
Oh, Oxford comma, how I adore you, even though some styles call you obsolete. It’s actually one of the hardest things to remember about being a freelance editor – Chicago, for example, strongly recommends using the Oxford comma, but AP
