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 | Apr 29, 2012 | Language, personal reflections, Speech
Twenty years ago today, I brought my firstborn home from the hospital. He was barely 24 hours old and not well-adjusted to his new environment. I was in pain from a difficult delivery and not well-adjusted to my new role in life. I expected to shut the doors on the...
by Tammy Ditmore | Apr 22, 2012 | Editing, Language, personal reflections
Words have power. So says the new brochure for eDitmore Editorial Services. I was reminded of that phrase Saturday at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books because it is powerful to watch thousands of people browsing through hundreds of booths filled with words in...
by Tammy Ditmore | Apr 16, 2012 | Publishing
While still grappling with questions about Amazon’s pricing practices, today I came across even more troubling information about how the massive bookseller and epublisher is enabling publishing “knockoffs.” It’s a fascinating and troubling...
