Category Archives: Ideas and Opinions

What you find proofreading

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Ed Battistella

What sorts of things do you find when reading the page proofs of a book? We all tempted to read what we expect—and what makes sense to us—so it’s always a challenge to find the error. (My worst—or best—uncorrected typo … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Ashland Authors

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Ed Battistella

Congratulations to Ashland writers publishing books in 2013 Midge Raymond Everyday Book Marketing Jennifer Margulis The Business of Baby: What Doctors Don’t Tell You, What Corporations Try to Sell You, and How to Put Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Before … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Copyeditors

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Ed Battistella

I’m finishing up responding to a copyeditor’s suggestions and queries for a book on the language of public apologies. In an earlier post, I mentioned errors Jennifer Marcellus found in the early drafts of the manuscript. This post is about … Continue reading →

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Wordstock 2013

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Ed Battistella

WORDSTOCK—Portland’s Festival of Words–is about stories and books and writing. I’ve never been able to break away before, but this term’s sabbatical allowed me to drive up to Portland to take in the readings, panels, workshops, and hundred or so … Continue reading →

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