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Parallelism

April 16, 2014 · by · in Editing Tips, Industry-related, Writing Tips

Style is almost as important as mechanics—this is why you have the option of hiring a stylistic editor as well as a copyeditor to make your book (or journal or article) as smooth and professional as possible. The role of a stylistic editor is to mimic your style of prose, but to change it slightly […]

Past vs. Present in Literary Essays

March 16, 2014 · by · in Editing Tips, Writing Tips

For a while, I was teaching English as a second language. My students would write essays for me and one of the hardest things for them was finding the right verb tense to use. When writing literary essays, it can be confusing to know when to use past tense and when to use present tense. […]

“Your” vs. “You’re”

January 16, 2014 · by · in Industry-related, Updates, Writing Tips

The misconception of the your/you’re construction is more common than you might think. This is because they are homophones in spoken English; we have no audible markers for differentiation. In written English, however, the distinction is clear—and more, it is very, very important. “Your” is possessive. I sat in your chair. I gave you your […]

Rhetoric

September 16, 2013 · by · in Industry-related, Writing Tips

For those who come to us for essay help, a little knowledge about the rhetorical triangle might be helpful. The rhetorical triangle has three parts: ethos, pathos, and logos. Hopefully, your essay appeals primarily to logos (logic). Arguments based on ethos are related to the character of the speaker, while those based on pathos persuade […]

“Which” Distinction?

September 12, 2013 · by · in Industry-related

The distinction between “that” and “which” is becoming far less noticeable in restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses. In restrictive relative clauses (those that are not set off by commas, such as this one in parentheses), “that” is the preferred term. However, in more recent usage, “which” is starting to appear more and more frequently before […]

Book Therapy

September 12, 2013 · by · in Industry-related

Do books have healing powers? They do according to bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud and literature professor Philip Davis. Maclean’s recently published an article on the subject that discusses books as therapy. As editors, we can’t help but agree. Books can offer a refuge, an alternative viewpoint, or a safe place to start picking apart an issue […]

the word wanderer

Reading through the globe (and also traveling it).

Alanna Mitchell

Award-winning Canadian science journalist.

The Urban Vegan Kitchen

BRINGING VEGAN CUISINE INTO THE FAMILY HOME

Apple of my Odd Eye

John Nyman

poetry and criticism

Classroom as Microcosm

Siobhan Curious Says: Teachers are People Too

Erin Matson

Feminism, Writing, Activism

Literature and Libation

Through it all, your spirit's alive

The Thesis Whisperer

Just like the horse whisperer - but with more pages

Live to Write - Write to Live

We live to write and write to live ... professional writers talk about the craft and business of writing

The Belle Jar

"Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences." - Sylvia Plath

David Gaughran

harm·less drudg·ery

defining the words that define us

The Buttry Diary

Steve Buttry, Dearly Departed Husband, Father and Grandfather. Former Director of Student Media, LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication

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Book of words

Books, reviews and all things worth reading

In Search of Edible Bread

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