Last week, I mentioned style sheets for authors and editors. This week, I thought it would be fun to give you an exercise to determine some of the smaller details that can be included in your style sheet by offering a grammar pop quiz: In the following paragraph, I’m...

Editing checklists a/k/a style sheets aren’t just for editors, you know. Writers can benefit from them as well. I keep an ever—growing style sheet for general information and another for a specific work I’m either editing or writing. I add to or refer to each often...

I didn't start out to write about this subject, but sometimes authors (published and unpublished) need to edit their promotional stance because unlike the promotions of Hollywood, bad promotion can hurt an author who is trying to build a platform for a chance at...