by Tammy Ditmore | Feb 14, 2013 | Editing, Writing
Like most writers and editors I know, I work in Microsoft Word most of the time. And like most writers and editors I know, I have a love/hate relationship with the capital W Word program. But today, in honor of Valentine’s Day, I decided to focus on the love side. So...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jan 8, 2013 | Editing, Language, Writing
#Hashtag. The American Dialect Society voted last week to dub #hashtag the Word of the Year for 2012. When I first heard that news, I winced. The word seems too trendy and tech-focused. I know a lot of people who have never used Twitter and never plan to use Twitter....
by Tammy Ditmore | Jul 28, 2012 | Editing, Publishing, Writing
When I decided to take my editing skills and go home, I thought I was headed out into uncharted territory. Thankfully, it didn’t take too long to discover that I didn’t need to hack a path all on my own; I could simply tap a few keys and tap into the...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jun 15, 2012 | Events, Publishing, Writing
Living on the far reaches of Los Angeles, I often feel that all culturally or professionally worthwhile events require me to navigate the maze of traffic-clogged freeways of the nation’s second-largest metropolis. So it’s always delightful to find events like this...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jun 2, 2012 | Editing, personal reflections, Writing
When I began work life as eDitmore Editorial Services 18 months ago, I had little understanding of how much the world of editorial freelancers had changed in the half decade that I had been away. Although I knew I could count on the Internet and email to help me find...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jun 24, 2011 | Writing
Lately I have noticed ads popping up on my Facebook page that are directly related to specific words I’ve used in my status updates or in comments on my friends’ pages. I find that more than a little creepy. One of the most appealing aspects of the Internet has...
