Editor’s Blog
Thoughts typed by a professional editor, book lover, and word nerd.
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.
Dangling Modifiers: An Explanation and Guide for Editing
Danglers are words/phrases that are mistakenly associated with the wrong word in a sentence. They are usually considered grammatically incorrect and make your writing sound unclear. I'll demonstrate how you can edit dangling modifiers with some clear examples!
Subject-Verb Agreement: Or/nor
Learn more about the subject-verb agreement when it comes to sentences with compound subjects containing “or” or “nor.”