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WEBINAR NEXT WEEK: Pesky Punctuation for Editors, with Liz Asborno. Explore the nuances of semicolons, apostrophes, em dashes, and more (spoiler alert: context is key). Bring examples to unpack. Starts Thurs., Jan. 15, 4 p.m. editcetera.com/pesky-punctu.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
WEBINAR NEXT WEEK: Pesky Punctuation for Editors, with Liz Asborno. Explore the nuances of semicolons, apostrophes, em dashes, and more (spoiler alert: context is key). Bring examples to unpack. Starts Thurs., Jan. 15, 4 p.m. editcetera.com/pesky-punctu.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
How to treat code words used in aviation and other fields that rely on radio communications, like the NATO phonetic alphabet? According to Chicago 18 (7.74), it’s not complicated: Initial caps, no italics. So that’s fairly Echo Alfa Sierra Yankee. #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
December 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
How to treat code words used in aviation and other fields that rely on radio communications, like the NATO phonetic alphabet? According to Chicago 18 (7.74), it’s not complicated: Initial caps, no italics. So that’s fairly Echo Alfa Sierra Yankee. #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Developmental Editing, with Melissa Stein. Want to help authors shape successful manuscripts? Dive into the nuts and bolts of developmental editing through hands-on practice. Starts Wed., Jan. 21, 12:30 p.m. editcetera.com/developmenta.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Developmental Editing, with Melissa Stein. Want to help authors shape successful manuscripts? Dive into the nuts and bolts of developmental editing through hands-on practice. Starts Wed., Jan. 21, 12:30 p.m. editcetera.com/developmenta.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Pesky Punctuation for Editors, with Liz Asborno. Explore the nuances of semicolons, apostrophes, em dashes, and more (spoiler alert: context is key). Bring examples to unpack. Starts Thurs., Jan. 15, 4 p.m. editcetera.com/pesky-punctu.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
December 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Pesky Punctuation for Editors, with Liz Asborno. Explore the nuances of semicolons, apostrophes, em dashes, and more (spoiler alert: context is key). Bring examples to unpack. Starts Thurs., Jan. 15, 4 p.m. editcetera.com/pesky-punctu.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
Were you taught that a comma splice should always be corrected? Chicago 18 (6.23) still considers it verboten in formal writing, but now not always so in informal or creative writing. So a comma splice is not strictly a no-no anymore, the sentence might work as is. #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Were you taught that a comma splice should always be corrected? Chicago 18 (6.23) still considers it verboten in formal writing, but now not always so in informal or creative writing. So a comma splice is not strictly a no-no anymore, the sentence might work as is. #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Rates and Estimates, with Barbara Fuller. Gain confidence and skill in setting your rates and estimating the time a job will take. Wednesday, December 3, 5:00 to 6:15 p.m. PT. Sign up by Monday, December 1. editcetera.com/rates-and-es.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Rates and Estimates, with Barbara Fuller. Gain confidence and skill in setting your rates and estimating the time a job will take. Wednesday, December 3, 5:00 to 6:15 p.m. PT. Sign up by Monday, December 1. editcetera.com/rates-and-es.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
You probably know that a compound word containing an adverb ending in -ly is not hyphenated. But be careful; this no-hyphen rule doesn’t apply to adjectives (Chicago 18, 7.93). So, for example, you might see a smartly dressed person while taking an early-morning walk. #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
You probably know that a compound word containing an adverb ending in -ly is not hyphenated. But be careful; this no-hyphen rule doesn’t apply to adjectives (Chicago 18, 7.93). So, for example, you might see a smartly dressed person while taking an early-morning walk. #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
In the old days, a title used in apposition before a personal name was considered a descriptive phrase rather than a title: “former president Obama.” As of Chicago 18 (8.22), we are now told to capitalize these formal titles: “former President Obama.” #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In the old days, a title used in apposition before a personal name was considered a descriptive phrase rather than a title: “former president Obama.” As of Chicago 18 (8.22), we are now told to capitalize these formal titles: “former President Obama.” #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
In "The Constantly Unfolding Horrors of Vasily Nikoleyevich," Jen Burke Anderson applies hallucinatory strangeness to modern anomie; it’s Dostoevsky fan fiction set in post-2008-crash San Francisco.
Watch the teaser here: youtu.be/Uf_Ab6embrQ
#SanFranciscoFiction #MissionDistrict #Dostoyevsky
Watch the teaser here: youtu.be/Uf_Ab6embrQ
#SanFranciscoFiction #MissionDistrict #Dostoyevsky
The Constantly Unfolding Horrors of Vasily Nikoleyevich (trailer to illustrated excerpt)
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November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
In "The Constantly Unfolding Horrors of Vasily Nikoleyevich," Jen Burke Anderson applies hallucinatory strangeness to modern anomie; it’s Dostoevsky fan fiction set in post-2008-crash San Francisco.
Watch the teaser here: youtu.be/Uf_Ab6embrQ
#SanFranciscoFiction #MissionDistrict #Dostoyevsky
Watch the teaser here: youtu.be/Uf_Ab6embrQ
#SanFranciscoFiction #MissionDistrict #Dostoyevsky
We close with Gertrude Atherton’s haunting tale set at “the Strid” of Yorkshire’s River Wharfe. Beneath the picturesque surface lie deep caverns, down into which currents pull all who fall in. And a dear friend has gone missing.
Watch our teaser! youtu.be/d7NFddbIOeg
#HorrorStories #TheStrid
Watch our teaser! youtu.be/d7NFddbIOeg
#HorrorStories #TheStrid
Gertrude Atherton's "The Striding Place" (trailer)
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October 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We close with Gertrude Atherton’s haunting tale set at “the Strid” of Yorkshire’s River Wharfe. Beneath the picturesque surface lie deep caverns, down into which currents pull all who fall in. And a dear friend has gone missing.
Watch our teaser! youtu.be/d7NFddbIOeg
#HorrorStories #TheStrid
Watch our teaser! youtu.be/d7NFddbIOeg
#HorrorStories #TheStrid
Catch our spooky reading of “The Man of Science” by Jerome K. Jerome, known for his writings of humor, not horror.
Watch the full reading here: youtu.be/WI-S2aSivtQ
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#JeromeKJerome #HorrorStories #HalloweenReads #ManofScience #LiteraryKaraoke
Watch the full reading here: youtu.be/WI-S2aSivtQ
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#JeromeKJerome #HorrorStories #HalloweenReads #ManofScience #LiteraryKaraoke
"The Man of Science" by Jerome K. Jerome (illustrated reading)
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October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Catch our spooky reading of “The Man of Science” by Jerome K. Jerome, known for his writings of humor, not horror.
Watch the full reading here: youtu.be/WI-S2aSivtQ
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! @EditceteraSolutions
#JeromeKJerome #HorrorStories #HalloweenReads #ManofScience #LiteraryKaraoke
Watch the full reading here: youtu.be/WI-S2aSivtQ
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! @EditceteraSolutions
#JeromeKJerome #HorrorStories #HalloweenReads #ManofScience #LiteraryKaraoke
Webinar starting next week: Writing Concisely, with Melissa Stein. Get results with more powerful, persuasive communications. Two Wednesdays starting November 5 at 12:30 p.m. PT.
Learn more here: editcetera.com/writing-conc....
#FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
Learn more here: editcetera.com/writing-conc....
#FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
October 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Webinar starting next week: Writing Concisely, with Melissa Stein. Get results with more powerful, persuasive communications. Two Wednesdays starting November 5 at 12:30 p.m. PT.
Learn more here: editcetera.com/writing-conc....
#FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
Learn more here: editcetera.com/writing-conc....
#FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
Learn how all the horrors, all the treacheries of the letter “U” led to one man’s downfall. Teaser read by translator Lawrence Venuti. (IU Tarchetti, FANTASTIC TALES, Archipelago)
Watch HERE: youtu.be/H2biKlXCkQU
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#SpookyStories #HalloweenReads #LiteraryKaraoke
Watch HERE: youtu.be/H2biKlXCkQU
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#SpookyStories #HalloweenReads #LiteraryKaraoke
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Learn how all the horrors, all the treacheries of the letter “U” led to one man’s downfall. Teaser read by translator Lawrence Venuti. (IU Tarchetti, FANTASTIC TALES, Archipelago)
Watch HERE: youtu.be/H2biKlXCkQU
@EditceteraSolutions
#SpookyStories #HalloweenReads #LiteraryKaraoke
Watch HERE: youtu.be/H2biKlXCkQU
@EditceteraSolutions
#SpookyStories #HalloweenReads #LiteraryKaraoke
Our karaoke series debuts today! Our first illustrated reading is “Sweet William’s Ghost.”
WATCH HERE: youtu.be/b0A4YH-sGrA
Watch this trailer with the sound unmuted ...
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! More readings to come all Halloween week and beyond.
#Halloween2025 #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
WATCH HERE: youtu.be/b0A4YH-sGrA
Watch this trailer with the sound unmuted ...
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! More readings to come all Halloween week and beyond.
#Halloween2025 #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
October 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Our karaoke series debuts today! Our first illustrated reading is “Sweet William’s Ghost.”
WATCH HERE: youtu.be/b0A4YH-sGrA
Watch this trailer with the sound unmuted ...
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! More readings to come all Halloween week and beyond.
#Halloween2025 #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
WATCH HERE: youtu.be/b0A4YH-sGrA
Watch this trailer with the sound unmuted ...
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! More readings to come all Halloween week and beyond.
#Halloween2025 #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
Which of these great writers didn’t write spooky stories? And which will we read at our Literary Karaoke Halloween debut? Find out starting Monday, 10/27.
Unmute your speakers if you dare ...
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#GreatWriters #SpookyStories #LiteraryKaraoke
Unmute your speakers if you dare ...
Please subscribe! YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#GreatWriters #SpookyStories #LiteraryKaraoke
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Which of these great writers didn’t write spooky stories? And which will we read at our Literary Karaoke Halloween debut? Find out starting Monday, 10/27.
Unmute your speakers if you dare ...
Please subscribe! YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#GreatWriters #SpookyStories #LiteraryKaraoke
Unmute your speakers if you dare ...
Please subscribe! YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#GreatWriters #SpookyStories #LiteraryKaraoke
Our Literary Karaoke/Reading Series debuts soon, with illustrated video readings posting all Halloween week starting October 27, 2025.
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions Please subscribe!
Play the teaser video with the sound unmuted if you dare ...
#Halloween2025 #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions Please subscribe!
Play the teaser video with the sound unmuted if you dare ...
#Halloween2025 #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Our Literary Karaoke/Reading Series debuts soon, with illustrated video readings posting all Halloween week starting October 27, 2025.
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions Please subscribe!
Play the teaser video with the sound unmuted if you dare ...
#Halloween2025 #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions Please subscribe!
Play the teaser video with the sound unmuted if you dare ...
#Halloween2025 #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
The vampiric gaze ... is not to be ignored. Nor is our Halloween-themed literary karaoke series, debuting Monday, 10/27/25. View this teaser unmuted if you dare … YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#HalloweenReads #HorrorStories #LiteraryKaraoke
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#HalloweenReads #HorrorStories #LiteraryKaraoke
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October 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The vampiric gaze ... is not to be ignored. Nor is our Halloween-themed literary karaoke series, debuting Monday, 10/27/25. View this teaser unmuted if you dare … YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#HalloweenReads #HorrorStories #LiteraryKaraoke
(Video made by KJN in Canva Pro)
#HalloweenReads #HorrorStories #LiteraryKaraoke
(Video made by KJN in Canva Pro)
Our Literary Karaoke YouTube channel debuts soon; we’ll be posting illustrated audio readings throughout Halloween week and beyond. Please subscribe!
Play this video unmuted if you dare ...
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#Halloween2025 #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
Play this video unmuted if you dare ...
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#Halloween2025 #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
October 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our Literary Karaoke YouTube channel debuts soon; we’ll be posting illustrated audio readings throughout Halloween week and beyond. Please subscribe!
Play this video unmuted if you dare ...
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#Halloween2025 #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
Play this video unmuted if you dare ...
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#Halloween2025 #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
Watch the video with your speakers unmuted if you dare ...
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#HalloweenReads #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#HalloweenReads #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
October 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Watch the video with your speakers unmuted if you dare ...
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#HalloweenReads #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#HalloweenReads #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
Announcing the Editcetera LITERARY KARAOKE/Reading Series YouTube channel, debuting this Halloween with tales of horror and haunting.
Posting illustrated audio readings October 27–31, 2025, and beyond ...
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#HalloweenReads #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
Posting illustrated audio readings October 27–31, 2025, and beyond ...
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#HalloweenReads #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
October 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Announcing the Editcetera LITERARY KARAOKE/Reading Series YouTube channel, debuting this Halloween with tales of horror and haunting.
Posting illustrated audio readings October 27–31, 2025, and beyond ...
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#HalloweenReads #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
Posting illustrated audio readings October 27–31, 2025, and beyond ...
YouTube.com/@EditceteraSolutions
#HalloweenReads #GhostStories #LiteraryKaraoke
Emojis, 2/2: If an emoji applies to a whole sentence, place it after the punctuation: “What should I read next? 🤔” If it applies to part of the sentence, place it in that part of the sentence: “Are you excited 🥳 about this book 📖?” (Chicago 18, 6.137) #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
October 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Emojis, 2/2: If an emoji applies to a whole sentence, place it after the punctuation: “What should I read next? 🤔” If it applies to part of the sentence, place it in that part of the sentence: “Are you excited 🥳 about this book 📖?” (Chicago 18, 6.137) #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
Emojis, 1/2: Chicago 18 (6.137) is keeping up with modern writing, with new guidance on emojis. Basically, treat an emoji like a word, with a space before and after, except when followed by punctuation. However, there should be no spaces between consecutive emojis. 👍🙌 #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
October 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Emojis, 1/2: Chicago 18 (6.137) is keeping up with modern writing, with new guidance on emojis. Basically, treat an emoji like a word, with a space before and after, except when followed by punctuation. However, there should be no spaces between consecutive emojis. 👍🙌 #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Writing Concisely, with editor Melissa Stein. Get results with more powerful, persuasive communications. Two Wednesdays starting November 5 at 12:30 p.m. PT. Sign up here: editcetera.com/writing-conc.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
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October 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
UPCOMING WEBINAR: Writing Concisely, with editor Melissa Stein. Get results with more powerful, persuasive communications. Two Wednesdays starting November 5 at 12:30 p.m. PT. Sign up here: editcetera.com/writing-conc.... #FreelanceEditing #ProfessionalDevelopment
When it comes to the question of capitalization following a colon, Chicago 18 (6.67) has shifted gears. Put this in your memory bank: Initial cap even a single full sentence following that colon henceforth. #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
September 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
When it comes to the question of capitalization following a colon, Chicago 18 (6.67) has shifted gears. Put this in your memory bank: Initial cap even a single full sentence following that colon henceforth. #FreelanceEditing #GrammarSnack
Editors, looking to up your game? Editcetera offers ongoing professional development webinars and self-paced training. Among our upcoming offerings: Writing Concisely, Pesky Punctuation, Grammar Guidelines, and Developmental Editing. For details, go to editcetera.com/workshops/. #FreelanceEditing
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September 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Editors, looking to up your game? Editcetera offers ongoing professional development webinars and self-paced training. Among our upcoming offerings: Writing Concisely, Pesky Punctuation, Grammar Guidelines, and Developmental Editing. For details, go to editcetera.com/workshops/. #FreelanceEditing