❓ Do you use the word ‘commonplace’ or one of its synonyms often? From time to time, I’m sure. You sometimes need to say that things are usual or ordinary. But my gut feeling is that you use the phrase ‘every day’ more regularly. ✅ I brush my teeth every day. ✅ I check myContinue reading “Is it everyday or every day?”
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Is welk a word? It’s an archaic one. But, if you’re after the sea snail, that’s whelk.
💡 Microsoft Word does not recognise ‘welk’ as a typo. 🔎 But I spotted it. 🐌 The author meant ‘whelk’ as in the seafood, sea snail thing. ❌ “Tall ships rocked on their moorings as a woman selling cockles and welks wended between sailors.” ✅ “Tall ships rocked on their moorings as a woman sellingContinue reading “Is welk a word? It’s an archaic one. But, if you’re after the sea snail, that’s whelk.”
Is it Hallowe’en or Halloween?
🎃 Happy Halloween. Or should that be Happy Hallowe’en? 🎃 happy halloween? Or happy hallowe’en? Or some other rendering? It looks to me like the apostrophe is becoming rarer. 🔎 ‘The Chicago Manual of Style’ goes with Halloween. (CMOS 8.89) 🔎 ‘New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors’ accepts either Hallowe’en or Halloween. 🔎 ‘Collins DictionaryContinue reading “Is it Hallowe’en or Halloween?”
Q+A interview feature with me by author, AHM Beattie
📰 NEWS: I did a thing! Q+A with the author AHM Beattie for her Focus on Friday feature. Text from the interview below: ⬇️ Time to get focused everyone. Please welcome Claire Cronshaw. I hope you enjoy. I know I did! Thank you for being our Focus today. It’s great to have you on board.Continue reading “Q+A interview feature with me by author, AHM Beattie”
Understanding emphatic third person omniscience through the lens of ‘A Christmas Carol’.
I’ve been drilling down into narrative point of view further than I have before – it’s for a course I’m doing with the CIEP. It’s not that I haven’t thought about narrative viewpoint before. Of course I have: I’ve been a student and teacher of English for all of my adult life. But, I don’tContinue reading “Understanding emphatic third person omniscience through the lens of ‘A Christmas Carol’.”
Why POV matters in fiction. And what resources can you recommend for the study of narrative point of view?
👩🎓 Narrative point of view is a fascinating area of study. I don’t (yet) offer developmental edits but it’s important that I understand the stages above/before copyediting so that any flaws which remain in the text (such as head hopping or broken binding) can be flagged for the author’s consideration. As I study this stuff,Continue reading “Why POV matters in fiction. And what resources can you recommend for the study of narrative point of view?”
Macros for increasing efficiency and accuracy in editing – not to mention staving off RSI.
I reckon the hour or so I spent today being Paul Beverley’s guineapig (installing macros ‘by the tourist route’) might be the best hour I’ve spent on CPD. These are macros which are going to increase my efficiency and accuracy as an editor and they will reduce the number of clicks/keystrokes needed to perform certainContinue reading “Macros for increasing efficiency and accuracy in editing – not to mention staving off RSI.”
Is it took or taken? Spoke or spoken? Broke or broken? Using past participles correctly.
📸 Your photo will be took by one of our team. ❌ Your photo will be taken by one of our team. ✅ See also: 🗣️ I have spoke to her about it. ❌ I have spoken to her about it. ✅ 🖨️ The printer was broke. ❌ The printer was broken. ✅ 🚦In spokenContinue reading “Is it took or taken? Spoke or spoken? Broke or broken? Using past participles correctly.”
Do you feel the fear? That’s a good thing. Here’s why.
💬 “Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.” (Continue reading “Do you feel the fear? That’s a good thing. Here’s why.”
Have you ‘tried your hand’ at writing a book? Let me help you polish it up.
I was asked whether I wanted to take advantage of some free advertising on morecambeandmore.com. I said yes. 😁 Emily Ward who is in charge of the website asked me for a photo and my logo plus the link to my website. She then wrote a brief intro and made this super-looking directory entry forContinue reading “Have you ‘tried your hand’ at writing a book? Let me help you polish it up.”
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