by Linden Gross | Jan 16, 2015 | Language
When I worked at the Ladies’ Home Journal, my colleagues and I regularly had to come up with catchy headlines or leads that were plays on words. When the three of us wanted to gag, we knew we’d hit on the one that our bosses would love. Love it or hate it,...
by Linden Gross | Dec 12, 2014 | Editing, Language
“Excruciating,” read one email. An even worse note hit shortly thereafter. “Seriously, my neighbor who has watched me come unraveled sprayed some kind of pot thing on my tongue to help anxiety.” After a few months of sloppy writing, my new client Sherri Hutcheson, a...
by Linden Gross | Aug 22, 2014 | Language, Writing
Often the difference between prose that dances and flies versus prose that falls flat lies in the details. I don’t mean the kind of writing details that a good copy editor will help correct. While that’s a critical component of professional, effective...
by Linden Gross | Aug 8, 2014 | Language
I couldn’t believe my ears. “I’m always impressed, usually,” said the PBS book critic. “You get paid for this?” I wanted to ask. – By Linden Gross
by Linden Gross | Oct 25, 2013 | Language, Writing
A rose may be a rose may be a rose, but all edits are definitely not the same. In fact, there are five every different types of editing: Developmental Editing Have a book in mind but not sure what to do next? Writing coaches and/or developmental editors can help you...
by Linden Gross | Aug 23, 2013 | Language
If apostrophes could have babies, I would say that there’s an apostrophe population explosion going on. I would also say that the parents of these baby apostrophes are letting their offspring roam around way too freely, because they’re increasingly getting...
