My Very Occasional Book Review series is back with a review of the second edition of The Subversive Copy Editor: Advice from Chicago by Carol Fisher Saller. The Positives Carol Fisher Saller is the editor of the Chicago Manual of Style Online’s Q&A. She also writes a column called the Editor’s Corner for the CMOS Shop Talk blog. As a longtime reader of both of these … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Subversive Copy Editor by Carol Fisher Saller
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Book Review: Blog Inc. by Joy Deangdeelert Cho
My Very Occasional Book Review series continues with a look at Blog Inc. Blogging for Passion, Profit, and to Create Community by Joy Deandgdeelert Cho. Blog Inc. covers a wide variety of topics including choosing a blog platform, monetizing your blog, and leveraging your blog to publish a book (as Joy Deandgdeelert Cho did). The book also includes eighteen short interviews … [Read more...] about Book Review: Blog Inc. by Joy Deangdeelert Cho
Book Review: The Grammar Devotional by Mignon Fogarty
Introducing My Very Occasional Book Review Series I read a lot of books about writing and editing; however, I've never reviewed any of them on this blog because the vast majority are geared toward professional writers and editors—not regular people who just happen to be interested in the writing process. (That last sentence seems to suggest that writers and editors are … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Grammar Devotional by Mignon Fogarty