Editor’s Blog

Thoughts typed by a professional editor, book lover, linguistics enthusiast from the neighborhood coffee shop.

Subject-Verb Agreement: Or/nor
Alexandra DuSablon Alexandra DuSablon

Subject-Verb Agreement: Or/nor

Learn more about the subject-verb agreement when it comes to sentences with compound subjects containing “or” or “nor.”

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Happy Holidays from . . . Who Now?
Alexandra DuSablon Alexandra DuSablon

Happy Holidays from . . . Who Now?

A quick grammar run-down on the most common errors that appear in holiday cards and letters. Learn about pluralizing last names, tricky possessives, and capitalization rules.

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So You Need to Hire an Editor
Alexandra DuSablon Alexandra DuSablon

So You Need to Hire an Editor

All projects are different and may not follow the same path to publication; this guide is written to help authors and writers learn more about the resources and services available to them.

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Create an Easy Outline with Word’s Styles Feature
Alexandra DuSablon Alexandra DuSablon

Create an Easy Outline with Word’s Styles Feature

Learn how to use the Styles tool to format chapter and section headings, review a customizable outline for your entire manuscript, and generate an automatic table of contents that links to different parts of the document.

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