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People Round-Up, Mid-November 2022

Publishing Trends

Debra DeFord Minerva moves up to Senior Copy Editor. The post People Round-Up, Mid-November 2022 appeared first on Publishing Trends. Sarah Reck has been promoted to Assistant Director, Digital Marketing. At Macmillan, Kemi Umogbai has been promoted to Senior Director for Finance. Yana Hosken moves up to Director, Accounting.

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Erin MacDonald : Success Story of a Constant Content Writer

Constant Content

Writer Erin MacDonald with Constant Content General Manager Rasanga Weerasinghe, when he visited the UK in 2022. I first heard about Constant Content in 2017 from a friend of mine who was working as the lead copy editor at a large online retailer.

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“Erg, no kidding?” Interjections in Creative Writing

The Subversive Copy Editor

 New York: Berkley, 2022. McElderry Books, 2022. Knopf, 2022. Edmonton, AB: NeWest Press, 2022.  New York: Doubleday, 2022. This post originally appeared at The Chicago Manual of Style Online Shop Talk blog on July 19, 2022, © University of Chicago. .  Delilah Green Doesn’t Care.

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What Makes a Chapter of a Novel?

The Subversive Copy Editor

Jericho Writers , accessed June 8, 2022. WordsRated , May 9, 2022. Chapter Length: A Veteran Editor Answers Your Writing Questions. ” Ask the Editor. This post originally appeared at  The Chicago Manual of Style Online Shop Talk blog on June 14, 2022, © University of Chicago. Bingham, Harry. “ Here’s Why.

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Is the Subjunctive Mood Right for Fiction?

The Subversive Copy Editor

For example, in the novel  Run, Rose, Run  by Dolly Parton and James Patterson (Little, Brown, 2022), the character AnnieLee has a down-home type of diction (“ain’t,” “kinda,” etc.), This post originally appeared at  The Chicago Manual of Style Online Shop Talk blog on March 15, 2022, © University of Chicago.

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Does Your Novel Need a Copyeditor before Submission?

The Subversive Copy Editor

Top image: The Editor pane in Microsoft Word (detail). This post originally appeared at  The Chicago Manual of Style Online Shop Talk blog on October 18, 2022, © University of Chicago. Older versions of Word show the total number of suggested corrections instead.

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When to Capitalize after a Colon

The Subversive Copy Editor

This post originally appeared at The Chicago Manual of Style Online Shop Talk blog on February 15, 2022, © University of Chicago. Choosing a plan for dealing with what comes after a colon and sticking with it is a good example of how to do that. Top image courtesy Russell David Harper.