tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post7333216786668855647..comments2024-03-29T08:53:17.031-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: What Hank's Writing: It's Copy Edit Time!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80474598328296818952020-01-25T16:38:42.237-05:002020-01-25T16:38:42.237-05:00Doesn't punctuation depend on which stylebook ...Doesn't punctuation depend on which stylebook (and which version of said stylebook) you are charged with using? Ellen M. Kozakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342774310814059158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13297694370228987812020-01-25T11:41:47.066-05:002020-01-25T11:41:47.066-05:00This is just another test by Amanda Le R to see if...This is just another test by Amanda Le R to see if I can post with my name as a commenter. Google and Gmail are flummoxing me at every turn... Amanda Le Rougetelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224867941931236302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7601203801694587062020-01-24T00:02:09.681-05:002020-01-24T00:02:09.681-05:00Congrats on the nominations and finishing the copy...Congrats on the nominations and finishing the copy edits.<br /><br />I'm finding that I start way too many sentences with Of course, and However. However, I don't seem able to stop.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21206867673932282392020-01-23T22:18:37.282-05:002020-01-23T22:18:37.282-05:00Yes! XxYes! XxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18377658435956285752020-01-23T19:39:30.792-05:002020-01-23T19:39:30.792-05:00Test comment to see if it publishes via Google Chr...Test comment to see if it publishes via Google Chrome. Amanda Le Rougetelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41944674255909472152020-01-23T18:30:19.916-05:002020-01-23T18:30:19.916-05:00I’m a hyphen fan, too.I’m a hyphen fan, too.Cindy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196306055833459983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-418403786367169142020-01-23T18:23:51.259-05:002020-01-23T18:23:51.259-05:00Ohhhhhhhhh I bow to your greater intellect and bra...Ohhhhhhhhh I bow to your greater intellect and bravery... xxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25698640236678500792020-01-23T18:23:31.595-05:002020-01-23T18:23:31.595-05:00Oh, thank you so much! xoxooo And Rhys says thanks...Oh, thank you so much! xoxooo And Rhys says thanks, too!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62311299199341497232020-01-23T18:23:11.973-05:002020-01-23T18:23:11.973-05:00I hate those double s things! SO silly! It look r...I hate those double s things! SO silly! It look ridiculous. I do it your way. xooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49235736342375594002020-01-23T18:18:44.182-05:002020-01-23T18:18:44.182-05:00Congratulations Hank and Rhys!
That's why I w...Congratulations Hank and Rhys!<br /><br />That's why I was a math major. Dru Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13719942166754224376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7352308123338916212020-01-23T17:31:45.591-05:002020-01-23T17:31:45.591-05:00Congrats on your nominations!!!Congrats on your nominations!!!Kim Heniadishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435782150506131908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49275456071071069552020-01-23T17:14:35.537-05:002020-01-23T17:14:35.537-05:00It was Rhys, and it was more like a coma by the la...It was Rhys, and it was more like a coma by the last round — for me anyway. I can’t speak for Julie, Melinda, or Rhys. Fintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087809450585073206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2610715676393462362020-01-23T16:40:46.176-05:002020-01-23T16:40:46.176-05:00Shalom Reds and fans. When I was a typographer, I ...Shalom Reds and fans. When I was a typographer, I purchased a copy of the Chicago Manual of Style and a book called Words into Type. I still have them in my possession, according to my Library Thing index, which I compiled in 2012. I would be hard-pressed to find them if you asked me now. The copyright date on the former was 1969 and the latter was 1974. I haven’t used them in over 30 years and I am sure much about usage has changed in that time. The one thing I can’t get used to is the possessive apostrophe after a noun that ends in s. I still resist adding another s whether in writing or in speech. Squires’ rule.David Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144607647071920674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84141020128338352002020-01-23T16:40:37.505-05:002020-01-23T16:40:37.505-05:00Oh, you are so right! And if I hear one more silly...Oh, you are so right! And if I hear one more silly alliteration.....:-) Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52163002216896011172020-01-23T16:29:31.763-05:002020-01-23T16:29:31.763-05:00Hank, congratulations on your nominations. Congrat...Hank, congratulations on your nominations. Congrats to Rhys and to Edith, too. I am very excited for all of you. <br />Yeah, you can have my semi-colons, but keep your mitts off of my commas! <br />Your attack on frivolous words and phrases is positively inspirational. Too bad some news reporters love certain words so much, you have to change the channel. Not that I can watch the news very much these days anyway.<br />When you are editing your book, I think that reading the book out loud is practical because chances are, it will be read aloud by someone and become part of an audible library. <br />Loved the peak at your story. Thank you.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128026892155650398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74909175593991116612020-01-23T15:40:42.125-05:002020-01-23T15:40:42.125-05:00I agree--some people think it's annoying, but ...I agree--some people think it's annoying, but I love to see my book emerging from the clutter! Yeah, I am hanging on to that comma...xoxooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59664649379598078062020-01-23T15:39:30.899-05:002020-01-23T15:39:30.899-05:00SO agree! And what is the deal on shrugging? But...SO agree! And what is the deal on shrugging? But can anyone tell me how to describe the face someone makes when they are thinking: how the heck do i know? Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12729957479234118712020-01-23T15:35:18.285-05:002020-01-23T15:35:18.285-05:00Hank, I am so happy for you and Rhys and your nomi...Hank, I am so happy for you and Rhys and your nominations! So well-deserved (hyphen noted, hahaha). And, Julia being Guest of Honor at Malice is indeed the icing on the cake. Congratulations all!<br /><br />I have to tell you, Hank, that I love the copy edit talk. I always said I should have been an editor. When I worked with students on their writing portfolios, I loved the point where the piece was written and we were dealing with those items that could make it better. "Very" is a word that I still use some, but I try to avoid it, and if I do use it, I feel guilty. My writing teacher in high school was adamant about avoid that word. I will have to argue against eradicating the comma before "too" when it means also. I would have a hard time giving that comma up. And, the hyphens. I'm sure that I would get called on using those too often. Counting up the number of time you use pet words must be a real eye-opener. I should try that sometime. Making a good piece of writing better is an exciting process. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60250695874950010872020-01-23T15:11:10.991-05:002020-01-23T15:11:10.991-05:00Me too? Never occurred to me to write me, too?Me too? Never occurred to me to write me, too?Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85357004013165886472020-01-23T13:55:00.849-05:002020-01-23T13:55:00.849-05:00Reds world domination, indeed! Brava to all. Looki...Reds world domination, indeed! Brava to all. Looking forward to applauding at Malice. I love to read about other authors copy editing.Nice to know I'm not the only person who struggles with deleting all those excessive "just" and "shrugged."And count me in on hyphens. If it, or any other symbol, clarifies meaning and tone, it belongs there. Right?Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39087619152823830712020-01-23T13:41:51.343-05:002020-01-23T13:41:51.343-05:00Thank you, Pat D! Well, they're putting toget...Thank you, Pat D! Well, they're putting together the ARCs right now..so maybe a month? ANd the book comes out in August. YIKES!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42633977636333432342020-01-23T13:14:25.209-05:002020-01-23T13:14:25.209-05:00The example the CMOS gave was "He didn’t know...The example the CMOS gave was "He didn’t know at first what hit him, but then, too, he hadn’t ever walked in a field strewn with garden rakes."<br /><br />Which is a stupid sentence, but that's another kettle of fish.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7993769287717768062020-01-23T12:57:59.821-05:002020-01-23T12:57:59.821-05:00Congratulations to all you nominated authors! I do...Congratulations to all you nominated authors! I don't really have a dog in this fight, grammar-wise. I notice that grammar and usage keep changing. I do what comes natural. I tend to punctuate the way I speak, so there may be a comma tossed in and there may not be one. My only inviolable rule is the Oxford comma. Hank, I love the excerpts! When do we get more?Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84394401471959034052020-01-23T12:53:30.526-05:002020-01-23T12:53:30.526-05:00Hank, I assume that's why you're a success...Hank, I assume that's why you're a successful author and most others are not. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283679668845997329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44536883277488145122020-01-23T12:46:33.126-05:002020-01-23T12:46:33.126-05:00Uh, everybody? Don't you know we are what we a...Uh, everybody? Don't you know we are what we are inside us. The Great Sioux said it best : "Seek your own being's center. Then become that! " Which they believed was in the navel.<br /><br />Rita J. 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