http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2009/04/22/referencing-months-or-how-time-flies-when-you%e2%80%99re-having-grammatical-fun/ language + usage Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:36:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2009/04/22/referencing-months-or-how-time-flies-when-you%e2%80%99re-having-grammatical-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-126 bloodywellwrite Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:40:02 +0000 http://bloodywellwrite.com/?p=332#comment-126 That can be a tough question to answer. Some sort of feedback is probably the most accurate way for writers to know that they are getting the point across. That feedback could come to them via a a casual or business conversation, e-mail, focus group, editorial response (either their editor(s) or newspaper editorial), hearsay, increase or decrease in book sales, increase or decrease in freelance offers, even just a personal feeling of "Hey, I know I wrote that sucker well" or "I better write another book/article/ad because I have to redeem myself." Writers can be their own worst critics. Not all writers, but a lot. Bouncing ideas off of someone else — anyone else — can make a writer see the holes in the written word. It's all about perspective. At least, that's how I see it. Pa dum pum. That can be a tough question to answer. Some sort of feedback is probably the most accurate way for writers to know that they are getting the point across. That feedback could come to them via a a casual or business conversation, e-mail, focus group, editorial response (either their editor(s) or newspaper editorial), hearsay, increase or decrease in book sales, increase or decrease in freelance offers, even just a personal feeling of “Hey, I know I wrote that sucker well” or “I better write another book/article/ad because I have to redeem myself.” Writers can be their own worst critics. Not all writers, but a lot. Bouncing ideas off of someone else — anyone else — can make a writer see the holes in the written word. It’s all about perspective. At least, that’s how I see it. Pa dum pum.

]]> http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2009/04/22/referencing-months-or-how-time-flies-when-you%e2%80%99re-having-grammatical-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-125 bloodywellwrite Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:30:26 +0000 http://bloodywellwrite.com/?p=332#comment-125 The AP Stylebook does not address optional date formats, such as "22 April 2009." The International date format set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is YYYY-MM-DD: 2009-04-22. The AP Stylebook does not address optional date formats, such as “22 April 2009.” The International date format set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is YYYY-MM-DD: 2009-04-22.

]]> http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2009/04/22/referencing-months-or-how-time-flies-when-you%e2%80%99re-having-grammatical-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-124 brian Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:13:09 +0000 http://bloodywellwrite.com/?p=332#comment-124 How do good writers know they are getting their readers to see exactly what they want them too see? How do good writers know they are getting their readers to see exactly what they want them too see?

]]> http://www.bloodywellwrite.com/2009/04/22/referencing-months-or-how-time-flies-when-you%e2%80%99re-having-grammatical-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-123 steakchorizo Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:14:49 +0000 http://bloodywellwrite.com/?p=332#comment-123 What about 22 April 2009? I have been under the impression that is comma-free dating. What about 22 April 2009? I have been under the impression that is comma-free dating.

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