I wrote this post for a guest spot on my friend and colleague H.M. Jones’ blog several months ago. And now it comes home. 🙂 You know how some words are so similar in spelling and/or pronunciation that you almost can’t help but get them confused on a regular basis? You sigh or mutter and reach for the dictionary…AGAIN…because you… Read More
This is the Reason Editing Your Own Work is a Bad Idea
I’d like to share writing no-nos (aka Turtle Editor Wendy’s writing pet peeves) I’ve “collected” during my years of editing and proofreading. I’ll be gentle (I hope) and no names will be mentioned. This isn’t intended to be a “roasting” session, rather, a humorous, helpful post about some things to avoid when polishing your work before sending it off to… Read More