An Editor's Cup of Tea

After finishing a project, every author has an important decision to make: traditional, self, or hybrid publishing? There are pros and cons to all three, and it’s important that writers make an informed decision. The Upsides of Self-Publishing Self-publishing is a solid option for a wide range of writers for many reasons. First of all, […]

Recently, my mother told me about a conversation she had with an author online. My mom had posted my business page in a Facebook group, and an author said that charging by the hour was probably holding my company back. Many people may feel similarly. Why charge by the hour when by-the-word pricing seems so […]

Over the course of this semester, I have delved into three separate books that explain different aspects of grammar, punctuation, and writing. Each of them had very different tones and described multitudes of topics. Because I enjoy sharing great texts with anyone who needs them, I have decided to write a small review for each […]

Words are ever-changing things. Their meanings rarely stay the same forever. Sometimes, this change is gradual and slow, but occasionally, words change meanings in the span of a few decades. In fact, some words have changed meaning over the short course of my lifetime. In this post, I will highlight words that have changed meanings, […]

Throughout this semester, I have been reading Emily Favilla’s book “A World Without ‘Whom,’” and I have found her advice to be somewhat inconsistent with my beliefs.  In chapter 5 of this book, Favilla describes some of the Buzzfeed-specific rules that appear in their style guide. These rules are “the stuff that kind-sorta matters” (29). […]