by Liz Coursen | Sep 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Gee, it’s so simple: put your content into spellcheck. Last week I got three emails (the same email, three times) from an organization that is trying to get me to attend one of its events. The keynote speaker is from Australia. The word “Australia”...
by Liz Coursen | Sep 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
It might seem like I’m poking fun at this publisher (poor publisher!) or being mean, but the fact of the matter is that sloppy writing from a publisher is inexcusable. If you aren’t at least competent in your profession, you’ve got no business...
by Liz Coursen | Sep 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
There’s one particular fellow who is pretty well known (to hear him tell it, he’s a world famous, best-selling author) and I just love him. Every email I get from him is rife with basic punctuation and grammar mistakes, and many an EditNATION.com quiz has...
by Liz Coursen | Aug 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
I get the fact that lots of people have content thrust upon them from their Mother Ship. Yup, I get it. However, just because content has been thrust upon you doesn’t relieve you of the responsibility of looking it over, popping it into spellcheck, and making...
by Liz Coursen | Aug 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
From time to time I look around publishers’ websites, just to see what standards the company sets. I feel that a publisher’s content should be flawless, period. Now, it’s true that some publishers will use a serial comma and others won’t—just...
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