Author Archives: Sandra Yeaman

Common Issues in Manuscripts Requiring Corrections: #6 Foreign Words

This is the sixth in a series of posts to address issues I have seen in the work of others with my suggestions for how writers can improve their manuscripts before turning them over to agents, editors, and the many other individuals involved in the process of turning a manuscript into a book. #6 ItalicizingContinue reading “Common Issues in Manuscripts Requiring Corrections: #6 Foreign Words”

Common Issues in Manuscripts Requiring Corrections: #5 Commas

This is the fifth in a series of posts to address common issues with my suggestions for how writers can improve their manuscripts before turning them over to agents, editors, and the many other individuals involved in the process of turning a manuscript into a book. #5 Removing commas from where they don’t belong andContinue reading “Common Issues in Manuscripts Requiring Corrections: #5 Commas”

Holidays Around the World: International Women’s Day

My first exposure to International Women’s Day (IWD), March 8, was in Romania in 1978. That was one year after the United Nations began observing it as a holiday, but Romanians had been celebrating the holiday for longer as the origins go back much further. International Women’s Day is one of two international celebrations thatContinue reading “Holidays Around the World: International Women’s Day”

Holidays Around the World: Purim

On February 25, 2021, (the Hebrew date Adar 14), Jews around the world will celebrate Purim to mark the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from planned annihilation. Purim isn’t one of the Jewish holidays I had heard of before I went to Iran for my first teaching position, in spite of havingContinue reading “Holidays Around the World: Purim”

Common Issues in Manuscripts Requiring Corrections: #4 Hyphens and Numbers

This is the fourth in a series of posts to address common issues I have found in manuscripts with my suggestions for how to improve them before turning them over to agents, editors, and the many other individuals involved in the process of turning a manuscript into a book. #4 Putting Hyphens and Numbers togetherContinue reading “Common Issues in Manuscripts Requiring Corrections: #4 Hyphens and Numbers”

Common Issues in Manuscripts Requiring Corrections: #3 Numbers

This is the third in a series of posts to address common issues I have found in manuscripts with my suggestions for how to improve manuscripts before turning them over to agents, editors, and the many other individuals involved in the process of turning a manuscript into a book. #3 Writing out numbers vs usingContinue reading “Common Issues in Manuscripts Requiring Corrections: #3 Numbers”

Common Issues in Manuscripts Requiring Corrections: #1 Hyphens

I have noticed a number of common issues with texts I’ve edited over the years. Merriam-webster.com online and my copy of The Chicago Manual of Style have been my most valuable tools to address them. This is the first in a series of posts to address issues with my suggestions for how all writers canContinue reading “Common Issues in Manuscripts Requiring Corrections: #1 Hyphens”