Cac The Proofreader back for yet another Word War tip! Homophones: Words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have totally different meanings. We all get tripped up at one point or another. And here’s one that is CONSTANTLY being misused–yes, even by very accomplished writers! THERE denotes a place or a specific moment…
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FIVERR and those who offer Formatting, also known as Interior Book Design, through this platform can be awesome and then not so much. Authors, especially new ones, need to know how to research and get the best. It’s time for those questions again. All Authors need to know what questions to ask to find a…
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“WORD WAR” time with Cac The Proofreader! The is a BIG one for so many people, and I’m here to clarify it for you. Let’s just dive right in, shall we? WHO vs. WHOM. WHO is used as the subject of a sentence. Here’s a great trick: if you can replace the words “he” or…
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I’d like to welcome Cathy Stiner to my blog with her WORD WAR. Cathy is a proofreader and has her own business called Hawk Eyes Proofreading. I will be blogging Cathy’s WORD WAR items every week and they will go out on a Monday. What I liked most about Cathy’s posts are the simple and…
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FIVERR… The place many people go to get cheap work done, especially new authors and those who don’t understand the ropes of how to get the best out of FIVERR. This post is to help you find your way, researching who to trust and when to run. It’s a bit like people using Vanity Publishing,…
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Many new authors use Fiverr as a cheap place to go and get work done on their books, be it a book cover, images inside a book, editing or formatting. All I can say is please check and research anyone you use, especially from Fiverr and similar sites. Yes, there are some great people on…
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Who needs an Alarm clock when you have…NERO THE CAT… OMG, he is such a darling until he wakes you at 4 am on a Saturday morning. That is two weeks in a row and I’ve discovered why this happens. Partly my own fault to say the least, however, this Friday, I won’t get it…
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HATE it with a vengeance… It’s bloody awful. I’m in my fifties…I’m a designer and like having control of my blogging. You lose it big time with BLOCK EDITOR… I also work with visually impaired bloggers, this mean’s my work now takes twice as long… ANNOYING… In fact, I’ve not posted since it was forced…
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I hate the block editing and may have to find another way to have a website. WIX anyone…
Your words or your editors, by Jim Dempsey
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