by Pam Firth | 17 Feb 2024 | academic editing, academic writing, efficiency, fiendish tips, How-to, scholarly publication, student writing
Comma stock photos by Vecteezy Commas can be tricky! I know this because they are one of the most frequent corrections I make when copyediting academic writing. This guide will help you to brandish your commas with confidence. Covered in this blog post Separating... 
by Pam Firth | 21 Apr 2022 | academic editing, academic writing, APA 7th, APA style, APA Style hacks, efficiency, fiendish tips, How-to, scholarly publication, student writing, Word
The Detail Devil has turned 7 years old! And to celebrate, I’ve put together my Top 15 most commonly edited APA7 style points, gleaned from my applying APA style to hundreds of manuscripts over the last 7 years. This list isn’t intended to be comprehensive — you’ll... 
by Pam Firth | 13 Jul 2021 | academic editing, academic writing, efficiency, fiendish tips, How-to, scholarly publication, student writing, Word
Word 365, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010 (see Resources below for macOS, iOS, Android, Windows 10 app equivalents) In this blog post, I show you how to assign commands to keyboard shortcuts in Word to enable you to work faster, more efficiently and with increased precision,... 
by Pam Firth | 25 Nov 2020 | academic editing, academic writing, APA 7th, APA style, efficiency, fiendish tips, formatting, How-to, scholarly publication, student writing, Word
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... 
by Pam Firth | 15 Feb 2020 | academic editing, academic writing, efficiency, fiendish tips, formatting, How-to, scholarly publication, student writing, Word
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...