by amiemccracken | Aug 28, 2012 | editing, writing
I’m sure the idea of working with an editor on your baby is a bit daunting. You don’t want to hand your precious art to someone and let them rip it apart with their jagged teeth. But don’t worry, it’s not that bad. I promise.I’ll give you...
by amiemccracken | Apr 10, 2012 | about me, editing, reading, writing
All those movies, the ones about people pursuing their life’s dream, the one thing that makes their heart beat faster, those movies are a bit of a downer for everyone who doesn’t know what they crave.You can’t call someone a workaholic when they are...
by amiemccracken | Jul 7, 2011 | editing
I’m in editor heaven. This blog here:https://www.shadycharacters.co.uk/is about the history of punctuation. From the pilcrow to the ampersand and on. This guy writes essays detailing the history of little marks we make with the computer and that used to be made...
by amiemccracken | Jun 29, 2011 | editing
The Oxford Comma is my friend. I can’t live without it. But now I find out even Oxford has gotten rid of it. Nooooo! I completely agree with what everyone was saying on twitter.Here is the University of Oxford’s style guide web page with the entry for...
by amiemccracken | Jul 2, 2010 | editing, reading, writing
I posted my review of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer (click on Bree Tanner). Let me know what you think. I still don’t feel very confident reviewing books. I can’t seem to get out in writing how the book really made me feel. Which...
by amiemccracken | Feb 24, 2010 | about me, editing, etsy, Germany, i AM alive, photography, writing
I feel the way I did when I graduated college: completely lost. At that time I was looking for a job because I had gotten married the day after my graduation, and my husband was still in school. My parents were lovely and let us live in their mother-in-law suite. But...
