Category Archives: Resources
New Chicago Rules – Capitalization
A month ago I went over some of the punctuation rule changes listed in the latest edition of The Chicago Manual of Style, the preferred guide for fiction and for much commercial non-fiction. There are some notable capitalization changes too. … Continue reading
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The Many Layers Of Editing
A group of published authors blogging as a team at Novel Matters recently discussed what an author faces in the editing process. The posts are informative and helpful, I think. Sadly, these articles introduced a contest that is now over. … Continue reading
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New Chicago Rules
The Chicago Manual of Style, used widely by fiction writers and editors and by many working with non-fiction, recently came out with their newest edition—number sixteen. The hardback guide isn’t cheap, though Amazon has reduced the price to something more … Continue reading
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Recommended Writing Books
From time to time in writing communities some one asks what writing books are the best. The idea of “best” depends upon what a person is looking for and what level of writing experience he has. Some writers want motivation … Continue reading
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