The Creative Penn

APRIL 14, 2023

Show Notes The key benefits of ProWritingAid The evolution of grammar tools as technology accelerates Skepticism about using AI tools in your writing and how to overcome it AI tools as a creative companion Can using AI tools lead to plagiarism? So yeah, for me, it's an amazing creative companion. The inexhaustible creative companion.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Creative License. You can see that even without a defined grammatical function, interjections are as useful as any other part of speech and especially useful to creative writers. This strengthens my impression that  in creative writing exclamation points are best used sparsely and with care. Punctuating Interjections.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

APRIL 13, 2021

37  work well for any kind of writing, there are times when creative writers prefer to ignore them. a nice, big check  or  a nice big check? Although the guidelines for deciding at  CMOS  5.91  and  CMOS  6.36–37 The Chicago Way.

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Publishing Trends

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Jennifer Browne joins Holiday House as Creative Director of Neal Porter Books and Senior Art Director of Margaret Ferguson Books and Peachtree. Debra DeFord Minerva moves up to Senior Copy Editor. Erin Fitzsimmons joins Sourcebooks as Senior Art Director for Fiction. Lucy Ricketts joins Peachtree as Designer.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 24, 2023

Seema Mahanian joins Pamela Dorman Books as senior editor and reports to Dorman. After three decades at Random House , Benjamin Dreyer , VP, executive managing editor and copy chief, will retire in December. SVP and creative director John Fontana will retire after 23 years as part of the company’s VSO offer.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They could use someone to do their research, proofreading, copy editing jobs, etc. You can also try: Getting an introduction from someone who knows them; Connecting with them on social and building a relationship; Creating a piece of content (perhaps copy for a landing page?) But most would prefer to have someone do it for free.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

MAY 11, 2021

To see how these intentional grammar “goofs” work in creative writing, let’s look at a few issues commonly faced by writers. That’s where a good dictionary and style guide come in. They help us determine what’s “grammatical” so we can choose when to reject it for the best effect. Less/fewer.

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Constant Content

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I first heard about Constant Content in 2017 from a friend of mine who was working as the lead copy editor at a large online retailer. At the time, they were hiring internal copywriters and copy editors, and I passed their copywriter test. I’m still working on projects for Constant Content, all these years later.

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Smart Blogger

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Fashion writing is a multi-faceted career that requires creativity, versatility, and initiative. Drop-down menu categories include Fashion, Beauty, Editing, Creative , and more. Previous job postings include: Style News Editor Assistant to Editor-in-Chief Fashion Magazine Women’s Lifestyle Commerce Writer.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

Use the Two-Hour Rule to Make Progress on Your Creative Projects Author: Charlie Gilkey Source: Productive Flourishing In this post, Charlie explains why it’s difficult to get into creative projects in very small chunks of time — and why a two hour block of time works better. You want to work in longer bursts.

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Publishing Trends

AUGUST 5, 2024

At Penguin Random House , Gillian Arthur has joined Crown as proofreader and copy editor. Martin’s Publishing Creative Studio as manager for audience experience. Mia Gelb has joined Random House Children’s Books as marketing assistant for licensed and proprietary brands. At Macmillan Publishers, Alexis Neuville is joining St.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 29, 2023

I'm talking about basically all copy editors and proofreaders being put out of work because AI is going to do your copy editing and proofreading. It's great at copy editing, it's not so great at line editing. While it's really good at following the rules, which is why it's amazing at copy editing. In three years?

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The Creative Penn

JULY 31, 2023

How can you write fast but also make your creative process sustainable for the long term? Dan Willcocks talks about his creative and business approach. There's a section for authorship , which is how creative do you feel? How can you collaborate effectively with other authors in your genre? How's your publishing? That was great.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 18, 2022

There are times when writers want to label a work in progress as a draft or make their pages harder to copy. Agents, editors, and publishers are no fun when it comes to manuscript formatting (they seem stuck on 12 pt black type), but creative writers are creative! For Fun: Format Painter. So here’s some formatting fun.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

And so, a lot of us will land in marketing comms, but it wasn't as creative for me as I wanted it to be. It's that really fun, creative marketing that I would have never thought to do, or would have been able to afford to do. In Huntsville, Alabama, which is where I live, we have a lot of aerospace and defense. And it was my book.

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The Creative Penn

JULY 8, 2024

Joanna: I say I'm a multi-passionate creative, so don't put me in a one-genre box! Is it a matter of developing creative confidence over time? I feel like the word editor is so difficult because it can mean so many things. I took a copy editing class through the University of Chicago, and that was very not for me.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Narrators and characters in novels and other creative writing can talk about whatever they want. Many writers don’t know that the default guidelines for styling the titles of works in fiction and other kinds of creative writing are the same as for works of nonfiction, as laid out in  CMOS  8.156–201. Creative License.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JUNE 13, 2022

Creative writers and their editors will benefit from understanding the formal use of the subjunctive (that is, the usage traditionally considered correct in English grammar guides) in order to make the right choice. Creative License. creative grammar]. indicative in place of subjunctive]. conventional subjunctive].

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The Subversive Copy Editor

OCTOBER 22, 2021

A piece of bossy advice often given to creative writers is to sweep through your manuscripts before you submit them and delete certain words. Creative writers especially must ask, Is this character or narration meant to be vigorous? What’s wrong with “that”? Nothing is wrong with the word “that.” But is vigorous always better?

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The Subversive Copy Editor

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Writers of historical fiction, memoir, creative nonfiction, and books for children often handle source materials that provide background and authenticity to their stories. TIP: Political or journalistic creative nonfiction writers or novelists who quote real people may be protected by free-speech laws if the quotations are accurate.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JANUARY 1, 2022

Creative writers sometimes mangle grammar on purpose or get creative with punctuation. The right grammar in creative writing is a slippery fish. Good editors ask questions before answering. At the drafting stage, we keep a dictionary and style manual at hand. Same online.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Some writers take advantage of the opportunity to be creative with titles in a bid to intrigue or charm potential readers (i.e., While chapter numbers are also a perfectly respectable choice for fiction writers, titles make navigating a book easier and offer creative opportunities for inspired writers.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

APRIL 7, 2022

When chapter titles are a creative plus. Considered case by case, a contents page may be another opportunity to aid navigation, showcase creativity, and even sell a book. The copyright page acknowledges which chapters were previously published elsewhere. Above, we saw Diana Gabaldon making the most of her table of contents.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

AUGUST 9, 2021

Nonetheless, McBride’s very long sentence stands out as an elegant reminder to novice writers that disregarding a rule can be highly effective in creative writing. .  Whole books  have been written as a single sentence, for crying out loud, although I’m not promoting that idea. Probably the opposite.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Smaller type is the traditional scam for getting more words per page, but creative cheats find other ways. .    it might cross your mind that if you just make the type a little smaller, you can fit more words per page. They might go for more  lines  per page by squishing the line spacing.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

APRIL 12, 2021

When you write a book to send to an agent or editor, you are preparing a  manuscript. And even if your ideas, characters, and plot twists are colorful and creative, your manuscript format should not be. Many agents and editors post the format they prefer (or demand) on a “Submissions” page at their website.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

MAY 10, 2022

Creative License. The disadvantage—not insignificant in creative writing—is that it inevitably lends stress to an unimportant word in the middle of a sentence (e.g., In the second example, the lowercase “we” encourages us to assume that the sentence “Here’s the scheme: we meet at Josephina’s” expresses the entire scheme. Find the cash.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JANUARY 16, 2023

They know when to enforce strict writing rules and when to fudge in a creative context. Experienced copyeditors know how to handle issues like these. They know there’s more than one right answer and which one is right for your book. It stood near the corner of 55th and Lake Park, and emitted an irresistible cinnamon-bun smell. Delete comma?).

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 24, 2024

She has people who are professional developmental editors, copy editors, formatters, everything you could think of under the sun that could really get the book to a professional level that a traditional publisher would provide. In their company, Julie Broad is the owner, and I've become friends with her. That was great.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 6, 2025

So they'll write a draft just as they have always done, they'll do this reverse outline, and then they'll do their own revision round , and then be able to come to me and go straight into copy editing because they just built that in. Again, these models, they're geared not towards creativity and uniqueness and all of that.

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Publishing Trends

JANUARY 16, 2024

PROMOTIONS At Penguin Random House Children’s , Annie Kelley has been promoted to executive editor. Rebecca Vitkus has been promoted to senior managing editor. Emily Hoffman has been promoted to associate managing editor. Stephanie Bay has been promoted to senior copy editor.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

JUNE 29, 2021

Plenty of creative writers use “they/them” pronouns (among others) for nonbinary characters. Some aren’t sure about the grammar (“They are” or “They is”?). Overcoming entrenched speech habits to use the right pronoun consistently takes practice. But in writing, it’s easier. The Chicago Way.

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The Subversive Copy Editor

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Creative use of chapter length. You can get examples of word counts of chapters in actual published novels here and here and here. According to at least one study, the average book length is shrinking , so perhaps in time the average chapter length will shrink as well.

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Jane Friedman

MAY 23, 2023

I imagined my new release displayed in the creative-writing section of my daughter’s college bookstore. Almost every other step of the publishing process, however, invites two-way feedback as you work with your developmental editor, your copy editor, and the marketing team.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

I've sold over 380,000 copies of that first little book, and for a self-published book that is only available in paperback through Amazon I feel pretty good about that. One of which is used copies, and then people would accidentally end up with the used copy of the first edition, and I didn't want them to read the first edition anymore.

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