Susan Penny Indexing
@susanpennyindexing.bsky.social
Professional indexer - mostly arts and humanities. Passionate believer in the power of books and reading, especially for children. When I'm not at my desk I'll be on the beach with dogs or ponies.
Ordinary medieval had some truly wonderful names - even if they are a challenge to indexers.
March 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Ordinary medieval had some truly wonderful names - even if they are a challenge to indexers.
Kennings make everything sound better, and Peerless Pathfinder in the Word-Woven World is definitely the job title for me.
March 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Kennings make everything sound better, and Peerless Pathfinder in the Word-Woven World is definitely the job title for me.
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Or you can approach this the other way, with Ruth Martin's account of what makes a bad index: buff.ly/FVuTtCK #IndexDay
Qualities of a Bad Index
In this post, Ruth Martin outlines the things that shouldn’t appear in an index. Write a bad index… us?! Surely members of the Society of Indexers couldn’t write a bad index? Well, they could, but…
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March 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Or you can approach this the other way, with Ruth Martin's account of what makes a bad index: buff.ly/FVuTtCK #IndexDay
I always check for useful articles when I'm working on a new subject area. The Centrepieces are especially useful: indexing names correctly is so important - and tricky to get right.
March 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I always check for useful articles when I'm working on a new subject area. The Centrepieces are especially useful: indexing names correctly is so important - and tricky to get right.