Devilish Details Fiendish Tips for Writers and Editors Microsoft Word 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365 (Windows) As a copyeditor, one of the most common American Psychological Association (APA) style errors I come across is the hyphen being used instead of the en or em...
Devilish Details Fiendish Tips for Writers and Editors Academic style guides such as APA’s Publication manual often recommend active voice in scholarly writing, but when is passive voice the better choice? This blog post shows examples of both active and passive...
Devilish Details Fiendish Tips for Writers and Editors This blog post outlines the benefits of creating a custom dictionary for each unique writing or editing project, followed by step-by-step instructions on how to create a custom dictionary add/edit/delete a word...
Devilish Details Fiendish Tips for Writers and Editors The American Psychological Society (APA) published the seventh edition of its Publication manual on 1 October 2019. So what’s new? This blog post highlights changes from the sixth edition, including reference to...
Devilish Details Fiendish Tips for Writers and Editors Writing clearly and succinctly is important for communicating effectively to your intended audience, and to do this, economy of expression is key. Writers tend to worry, however, that cutting words from their...
Devilish Details Fiendish Tips for Writers and Editors Turn Track Changes on and off Choose what changes to show and how they appear View changes to your text Accept and reject changes Use keyboard shortcuts to work more efficiently (Word 365, Word 2019, Word 2016,...
