The Nitpicker’s Nook is a monthly collection of language-related articles, interviews, and blog posts from around the Web. If you read something that would make a good addition, email your suggestion to [email protected]. By Robin Marwick What makes our form of English unique? According to James Harbeck, “The core of Canadian English is a pervasive … Continue reading The Nitpicker’s Nook: September’s linguistic links roundup
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Five thoughts on getting and keeping new clients
By Denyse O’Leary Things have changed a lot from the days when a computer took up a large room, instead of a zipper case in a backpack. But fortunately, good business practice has not changed. Here are some concepts that have helped many of us stay solvent over the years: Specialize. We don’t get face time … Continue reading Five thoughts on getting and keeping new clients
The moving target of indie publishing: What every editor (and writer) needs to know
By Nina Munteanu I’m a writer and an editor. I’ve written and published novels, short stories, and non-fiction books with traditional publishing houses and indie publishers. I’ve also self-published. As editor, I serve as the in-house copy editor for a publishing house in the United States and have acted as acquisition editor for several anthologies … Continue reading The moving target of indie publishing: What every editor (and writer) needs to know
Three months in marketing made me an even better editor
By Whitney Matusiak If you have read my BoldFace post “Three months at a literary agency made me a better editor,” then you’ll remember I figured out a systematic editorial approach that I developed from repetition. I looked at a lot of manuscripts and worked out the steps to increase an author’s chance of getting … Continue reading Three months in marketing made me an even better editor
The Nitpicker’s Nook: August’s linguistic links roundup
The Nitpicker’s Nook is a monthly collection of language-related articles, interviews, and blog posts from around the Web. If you read something that would make a good addition, email your suggestion to [email protected]. By Robin Marwick It’s summertime and the living may be easy, but the editor is wishing she were on a patio or … Continue reading The Nitpicker’s Nook: August’s linguistic links roundup
Wordplay: Because language
Wordplay is a regular column by editor and language writer James Harbeck in which he tastes and plays with English words and usages. We have a beautiful opportunity to watch language change in action: English is gaining a new preposition. Really? Yes. Because change. Because language! Do you find that jarring? Folks, this is how your … Continue reading Wordplay: Because language
Book review: See Also Murder, by Larry D. Sweazy
By Robin Marwick When I offered to review a book about an indexer, I vaguely expected a cozy mystery, perhaps with an index entry at the head of each chapter. See Also Murder is not cozy. Set in the stark landscape of North Dakota in 1964, it’s narrated by Marjorie Trumaine, a farm wife and … Continue reading Book review: See Also Murder, by Larry D. Sweazy
By the Book: Copy editor and writer Laura Godfrey’s book highlights
Interview conducted by Jennifer D. Foster Have you ever wondered what fellow editors like to read? We have, too. In our interview series “By the Book,” we get the inside scoop on editors’ all-time favourite books, their top style guides, and what their alternate-universe careers would be. Tell us about your current job, Laura, plus … Continue reading By the Book: Copy editor and writer Laura Godfrey’s book highlights
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