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OK! So this is my very first word/grammar/language/writing/editing/ranting/pondering blog.
I suppose that I should mention what this blog is going to be about. The intent is to focus primarily on editing issues — nuggets I have seen throughout my career that either come up as questions time and again, bug the bejeezus out of me or simply are wrong by all accounts. It will include writing issues, as well. And it sometimes will take me in an altogether different direction than initially intended. So be the beast that is blog.
And if you’re wondering what makes me an expert on this editing/writing topic, here’s my answer: I’m no expert. I will have an entire blog entry on self-proclaimed experts one of these days, but that’s for another day. Here’s a quick rundown of my experience: master’s degree in English, 5½ years as a proofreader/copy editor at a local ad agency, 2½ years as a marketing copywriter at Hallmark Cards, almost two years as an editor and copywriter at another ad agency and several years as a proofreader-editor at several other joints. And I, like everyone else on this planet, have a lot to learn, so I’m not an expert, per se. But I follow the AP Stylebook pretty faithfully (pretty, not completely). And I gotta let out some editing steam somehow, right? So this here blog’s my virtual teapot. Toot, toot.
Thanks much for checking it out, and please come back to see what else is driving me nuts. I’ll be adding entries at least weekly, perhaps biweekly. And PLEASE leave comments/suggestions/inquiries on the blog. No cussing me out (for I do have control on what gets posted to the site and will have no qualms about barring any caustic replies); workable feedback is what I’m looking for. Should be interesting stuff. Now, on to the guts of this blog.
Happy trails!
SAK
Tags: advertising, AP Stylebook, editing, grammar, Jajo Inc., proofreading, writing
