Crouching Typo, Hidden Error
Friday, May 18th, 20124 Mistakes That Spell Check Won’t Catch All editors know not to depend on spell check for finding all errors, and this is a good little refresher course.
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Five Hundred New Fairytales Discovered in Germany
Friday, May 18th, 2012Five Hundred New Fairytales Discovered in Germany
Time for Some New Disney Movies? And you thought there were no more fairy tales! This collection of myths, legends, and fairytales, gathered by the local historian Franz von Schonworth in Bavaria (about the same time the Grimm brothers were gathering theirs) has come to light after hiding for 150 years.
Man versus Machine: The Ultimate Editing Challenge
Friday, May 18th, 2012Man versus Machine: The Ultimate Editing Challenge
Can Machines Make Editors Obsolete? So a brave editor goes up against an editing program created for professionals. Who will win?
Fun Facts about the 11 “Greatest Books for Kids”
Friday, May 18th, 2012Fun Facts about the 11 “Greatest Books for Kids”
More Than Meets the Eye A book with only 50 words . . . some items to look for in the illustrations . . . just a few things to learn in these fun facts. You'll want to go back to reread these classic books!
8 Microsoft Word Shortcuts You Probably Don’t Know
Friday, May 18th, 20128 Microsoft Word Shortcuts You Probably Don’t Know
Might Just Change Your Life! We've been working with Word for a long (sometimes frustrating) time. Some of these shortcuts were new to us too! "Change case" and "Quick Parts"? Bring it on!
Major Bible Exhibition Opens at Vatican
Friday, May 18th, 2012Major Bible Exhibition Opens at Vatican
Rare and Wonderful Bibles Get your passport and head to Italy! The Vatican opened an exhibition of 150 Bible antiquities spanning thousands of years. If you can't get there by April 15, it will eventually come to Washington DC.
What 10 Classic Books Were Almost Called
Friday, February 24th, 2012What 10 Classic Books Were Almost Called
The Importance of Titles "The Dead Un-Dead"? "Catch-11"? "Fiesta"? Somehow these almost titles just don’t have the same ring to them. . . .
11 Best Business Decisions of 2011
Friday, February 24th, 201211 Best Business Decisions of 2011
Tried and True CEOs from 11 publishing companies share the best decisions their businesses made in 2011. What about your company?
Self-Published Marriage Proposal
Friday, February 24th, 2012Self-Published Marriage Proposal
Who Could Say No to That? A book lover creates his own book about the lives "so far" of him and his girlfriend—and pops the question right there in the book! We book lovers are swooning!
Nitpicking grammar in the digital age
Friday, February 24th, 2012Nitpicking grammar in the digital age
Does Our Red Pen Work on Texts? So how careful are you with grammar when you text, post, or email? Maybe we editorial types need to give it a rest.
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