Tag Archives: Parts of Speech
Editorial Pet Peeves #1: The Double Space After the Period
One of the first acts I perform when I receive a manuscript electronically is to find-and-replace double spaces with single spaces. It takes only a few seconds and it removes all those unnecessary gaps between words that will only irritate … Continue reading
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Tagged Manuscripts, Parts of Speech, Punctuation
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Sometimes “Said” Should Be Taken as Read
When I was writing my zombie–P. G. Wodehouse spoof Bertie Wooster and the Lizard King, I decided to set myself the extra challenge of never using the verb “say” following direct speech. In other words, no “he said,” “she said,” … Continue reading
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Tagged Bertie Wooster and the Lizard King, Parts of Speech
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Conjunctive-itis
Much as I might wish otherwise, I am not perfect. (Say it ain’t so, I hear you cry.) As a publisher, I’ve brought into print titles that contained typos and errors of fact, that could have used more editing or … Continue reading
