Tag Archive for ‘(self)editing’
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Ludotronics: Coming Soon to a Bookstore Near You!
Long ago in 2019—some of yer olden folks might still remember—I published my book on game design methodologies.
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Editing Characters
“The Indecisive Novelist’s Characters”: Tom Gauld seems determined to draw brilliant cartoons that perfectly illustrate major topics from each of my categories.
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My Doctoral Thesis Template, or: How You Learn to Stop Worrying and Love OpenOffice.org
Two years late but here it is: my OpenOffice.org thesis template, up for grabs under a Creative Commons license.
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Textual Transparency, With Birds
After that awful, controversial German Spelling Reform, some of your readers will continuously be aware of your spelling, no matter which rules you choose.
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Dashes and Ellipses (American Style)
To consistently differentiate between pauses (ellipses) & interruptions (em dashes) is not only good orthographic behavior, but also increases narrative options.
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The Importance of Being One’s Editor
In times when more and more publishers don’t focus on professional editing anymore when it comes to publishing a book, it’s you who should be alarmed.