Editing and More
An Editor First
Am I an editor who writes or a writer who edits? It’s a question I have pondered frequently over a long career working with words. And one that took on new meaning in the past year as I began creating my own career path through eDitmore Editorial Services. After a...
Resolution Progression
One week into 2012, I am happy to report some progress on my previously posted New Year’s resolutions. I now have a Twitter account. And I actually had two followers before I figured out how to post my first tweet. (Just checked the AP style guidelines to determine if...
Looking to a New Year
New Year’s resolutions have never been my strong suit. Well, keeping resolutions has never been my strong suit; I can make resolutions with the best of them. Nevertheless, as we begin 2012 and eDitmore enters its second year, I’m going to make a few resolutions and...
Giving Thanks
I think if you maintain any kind of blog, you are more or less required to post a “what I’m grateful for” list at Thanksgiving. My life is filled with blessings, and I could fill several screens without coming close to counting them all. But in this space, I have...
A Walk to Remember
My father never practiced writing or editing, but I’m pretty sure some of the traits I acquired from him make me good at both: an almost-obsessive need to be precise, a driving desire to get things right, and an eye for detail. Whereas those traits help me notice...
What I Want To Remember
For the past few weeks, I have been reminded frequently about the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. Newspaper stories, TV specials, websites, Facebook postings, flag displays, special memorial services, even...
Los Angeles Times: Lost in Space
My family is one of the last holdouts who still pay to have a print edition of the Los Angeles Times delivered to our driveway every day. It’s a tradition I have stubbornly held onto because I strongly believe in the power of the press—and also because I enjoy leafing...
View from a Volcano
Like most Americans, I have been dismayed and disappointed by the tenor of rhetoric coming from Washington in recent months, particularly during the recent debt-ceiling debates. I have a hard time understanding why it seems so difficult to get anything done. But a...
Grammar Is for the Birds
I was fascinated this week to learn that some researchers now believe birds use grammar! Discovery News wrote about the study this week, and I found it when a friend shared this link: http://news.discovery.com/animals/finches-songs-grammar-110627.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1....
Who Knows What I’m Talking About?
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...