Q&A: Quotation marks and the term “Gypsy”
Today’s blog post answers these two questions: Can fiction and academic authors mix single and double quotation marks to mean different...
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A fiction editor's blog
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I'm Andrew Hodges, a fiction editor.
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Andrew Hodges
- Mar 15
- 2 min
The royal order of adjectives for fiction editors
Musings on how fiction editors can approach the royal order of adjectives
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Andrew Hodges
- Oct 30, 2022
- 4 min
Do you put a comma before ‘and’?
Takeaway: For commas before ‘and’, you must check to see which case applies. There is no simple yes or no answer to this question. If you...
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Andrew Hodges
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
Do I need to use a comma before ‘as’?
Is a comma before ‘as’ ever mandatory? Takeaway: A comma before ‘as’ hints at a break, which suggests ‘as’ is being used in the sense of...
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Andrew Hodges
- May 30, 2022
- 6 min
Are copyeditors prescriptivists? From patriotism to inclusive language
This post covers: Definitions of prescriptivism and prescriptivists Types of prescriptive language use Prescriptivism in Croatia...
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Andrew Hodges
- May 3, 2022
- 4 min
Exotic or not? When to use italics for non-English words
This post discusses: certain common situations when italics are used the debate over when to use italics for non-English words in fiction...
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Andrew Hodges
- Jul 26, 2021
- 5 min
Course Review – CIEP Copyediting 3: Progress
Phew! I made it to the end of the CIEP’s copyediting suite. This consists of three courses, the first of which is an introduction. The...
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Andrew Hodges
- Feb 26, 2021
- 4 min
Copyediting course review – CIEP Copyediting 2: Headway
Summary This course has fine-tuned my knowledge of a UK style guide (New Hart’s Rules), given me more confidence (as a pass means I know...
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Andrew Hodges
- Aug 20, 2020
- 4 min
The PTC Basic Proofreading Course – A Review
What this post on the PTC Basic Proofreading course covers: The topics in the PTC Basic Proofreading course My personal experience of the...
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