March 25, 2011

8 Ways To Make An Editor Happy

I came across a blog post today that had some great little tips on how to make an editor happy.

Here's the short list, read the post. It's much better.

1) Word consistency - Use okay or OK, not both.
2) Emdashes - They aren't double hyphens.
3) Apostrophes - Word likes to mess these up.
4) Single spaces after sentences
5) Page Breaks - Don't just hit enter a bunch.
6) Tabs - Use the auto-formatter, don't do it yourself.
7) Timeline - Helpful for jumping back and forth while checking for edits.
8) Character bible - Helpful for keeping information in order, especially for a series.

1 comment:

  1. Great tips. It was very helpful. I didn't know some of this stuff. Now I have to go back and fix it. Thanks.

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