The Desk of Karen Lee Field

Hater by David Moody

Full Circle by Pamela Freeman

As today's topic was extremely short, I decided to work through an extra topic. This topic covers the very basics of punctuation, however it has thrown my writing world upside down. I'll write a separate post telling you why later.

Becoming an editor and/or proofreader means you must have an excellent understanding of grammar, spelling, punctuation, style, formatting and layout.

When we talk about publishing, most people think of printed books. However, that is only one sector of the publishing world. There is also newspapers, magazines, the education sector and business.

Today's topic was long! This topic is where the learning really begins. It took a lot longer than usual, but it was more exciting as there were a lot of practical exercises included. I am not going to share the practical exercises. I am only sharing a summary of the theory notes. Some of the notes below are reiterating things already discussed in previous topics, which is good because I don't take everything in the first time it's said.

Today, I had to go out and didn't think I would be able to study at all. We arrived home earlier than expected, so I decided to grab the opportunity to go over the next topic as I really don't want to fall behind this early in the course.

Fire in the Mist by Holly Lisle

Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb

Heidi by Johanna Spyri