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Do You Have Your New Stylebook Yet?
Perhaps the only thing more wonderful than getting a new book is when that new book is an AP Stylebook. As much as I enjoy getting my new Stylebook each year, I don't always love the changed entries. The over/under change in 2014, for example, sent me into a tizzy. It also seems like we just get used to a rule and it changes. This year's … [Read more...]
Quotable: Anne Lamott on Terrible First Drafts
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My 7 Most Popular Posts of 2017
I love the annual blog review that happens around the new year. It's a great time to look at everything I've written during the year and see if any trends developed. I've noticed during the past few years that many of my most popular posts stay the same, sprinkled in with new ones from the current year. This year was no exception. Four of my … [Read more...]
How to Cure Writer’s Block
I almost didn't write this post. I mean, I started trying to write it about nine hours ago. I knew I needed to write a post for today, but I just really wasn't in the mood to write. Instead, I watched some Netflix, played with the dog, ran an errand or two, and even cleaned. You know it's bad when you'd rather clean than write. Then I had an … [Read more...]
The AP Number Game
My favorite thing about Associated Press Style is that the rules help you know how to write certain things... except when the rule doesn't apply. Did you read my sarcasm in the last line? I hope so. Numbers are a perfect example of this AP Style rule that is not really a rule. The general rule is that numbers 10 or more should be written as … [Read more...]
Quotable: Twain on Writing
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