Monthly Archives: July 2016

Ten Most Common Errors Made by Writers: #2

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

From the Editor’s Eye The 10 Most Common Errors Made by Writers (And How to Fix Them) The ninth of a ten-part series. #2. Apostrophic Calamity: Apostrophe vs. Dumb Quotes More from the Ripping Out One’s Hair Department: The oft-abused, … Continue reading →

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Book Publishing Beds Big Data

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

Forget the literary agent, submit your book to the AI Book Machine . . . but you’d better pick the right one: Intellogo? Inkitt? Or? The brave new world of book publishing reads more and more like a Stephen King … Continue reading →

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Ten Most Common Errors Made by Writers: #3

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

From the Editor’s Eye The 10 Most Common Errors Made by Writers (And How to Fix Them) The eighth of a ten-part series. #3. Pronounflagration: Pronoun Profusion, Confusion, and Contusion When you write something, you know your intent, what it … Continue reading →

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Ten Most Common Errors Made by Writers: #4

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

From the Editor’s Eye The 10 Most Common Errors Made by Writers (And How to Fix Them) The seventh of a ten-part series. #4. Dash It All! Part B: Em Dash—The Separator The em dash serves an entirely different function … Continue reading →

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Ten Most Common Errors Made by Writers: #5

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

From the Editor’s Eye The 10 Most Common Errors Made by Writers (And How to Fix Them) The sixth of a ten-part series. #5. Dash It All! Part A: Hyphen and En Dash I must dash—but I am taking time … Continue reading →

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Ten Most Common Errors Made by Writers: #6

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

From the Editor’s Eye The 10 Most Common Errors Made by Writers (And How to Fix Them) The fifth of a ten-part series. #6. A Tense Moment: Word Context, Past & Present You and I are sitting at a bar, … Continue reading →

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Ten Most Common Errors Made by Writers: #7

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

From the Editor’s Eye The 10 Most Common Errors Made by Writers (And How to Fix Them) The fourth of a ten-part series. #7. Three Dots and Out: Give Your Ellipsis Elbow Room Ellipsis points indicate omitted text or, in … Continue reading →

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Ten Most Common Errors Made by Writers: #8

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

 From the Editor’s Eye The 10 Most Common Errors Made by Writers (And How to Fix Them) The third of a ten-part series. #8. Word Contortion: Homophones Can Trip (if not amuse) the Reader Some folks confuse similar-sounding words and … Continue reading →

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‘The music commenced’— Gettysburg turns tide for Union army

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

Originally posted on Polishing Your Prose:
One hundred and fifty-two years ago today, “the music commenced” at Gettysburg. The quoted phrase comes from Private Oney F. Sweet, who made reference to the artillery barrages that signaled the beginning of battle.…

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News you can use — July 1, 2016

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

Originally posted on Survivors of Violent Loss:
Violent Loss Resources Newsletter,  July 1, 2016 News you can use … collected for you in June. (Scroll down to see all.) Contents include: Topic of the Month:  The Criminal Justice Process Question…

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