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 | Jan 1, 2013 | Editing, New Year's Resolutions, personal reflections
I began 2012 with a post publicizing the resolutions I was making for myself and eDitmore Editorial Services. Today, I want to revisit those resolutions and determine how I have fared in the past 366 days. 2012: I resolve to find a way to meet with other editors and...
by Tammy Ditmore | Dec 25, 2012 | personal reflections
It was harder than usual for me to think about celebrating Christmas this year. Work and family responsibilities competed for my time. Minor issues captured too much of my attention. Watching friends and family members wrestle with seemingly intractable problems...
by Tammy Ditmore | Nov 10, 2012 | Editing, Language
Copy editing is a profession full of rules and guidelines. The first rule of editing? The rules don’t always apply. That no rules rule especially affects editors working with fiction. Colleen Barry in her “Ask Copy Curmudgeon” blog addresses this dilemma in her Friday...
by Tammy Ditmore | Nov 4, 2012 | personal reflections
I have tried to use this blog mainly for reflections on editing and writing, but today I feel compelled to offer a few words about the dog who shared our home for almost seven years. We had to say goodbye to Porter today. We had known this day was coming soon, but...
