Copy editing: Back in STYLE!

Full disclaimer: I haven’t worked for a daily newspaper since 2003. But back in the day, I lived and dreamed in AP style. Spellcheck was a hindrance tool that only slowed me down. I knew which cities could stand alone in a dateline, and I knew the abbreviations for the […]

Just bring us all the authors!

I have to give a shout-out to the organizers of the Fox Cities Book Festival. You guys really know what you’re doing. A weeklong series of literary events? Book talks and presentations by actual, real-life authors? And it’s all FREE?!? (*picking jaw up from floor and grinning like a fool*) […]