'How many reference books do you have on your desk? A couple of dictionaries, several grammar books, two or three style guides? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have just one go-to book for all your editing needs? Well, now you can! Freelance editor Kathy Ide highlights the most common mistakes writers make in the areas of Punctuation, Usage, Grammar, and Spelling: PUGS. With punctuation rules from The Chicago Manual of Style (the industry-standard reference for books) and The Associated Press Stylebook (for newspaper articles), spelling and usage from the dictionaries recommended by both style guides, plus grammar tips from A Dictionary of Modern American Usage and The Wordwatcher’s Guide to Good Grammar &amp; Word Usage, this book has it all. There are even guidelines from The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style for those who write for the inspirational market. This 2nd edition incorporates the changes made in The Chicago Manual of Style’s 16th edition (© 2010). It’s also been expanded to include issues that writers have mentioned they’d like to see addressed in the new Polishing the PUGS. If what you’re looking for isn’t in this book, and you have to look up a rule or a spelling, you can jot down what you find in the spaces provided throughout Polishing the PUGS. That way you’ll have it at your fingertips the next time you need it. No matter what kind of writing you do, this book will help you polish your work in record time, leaving you more hours—and more desk space—to write.

Polishing the PUGS: Punctuation, Usage, Grammar, and Spelling

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Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Upwrite Books

21 Days of Grace is the first book in the Fiction Lover's Devotional series--collections of shortfictional stories followed by brief Life Applications, each chapterwritten by a different author. Love fiction? Looking for a devotional? This book is for you! Don't you just love reading fictional stories about characters you can relate to, who experience situations similar to your own, and learn from those examples how to live out your faith? Don't you find that life lessons are more easily absorbed that way? But when you have your quiet time with the Lord, you want something with a bit more depth ... and a little bit shorter, right? 21 Days of Grace fits that need. This first book in the Fiction Lover's Devotional series is a collection of engaging, inspirational short fiction stories written by new, intermediate, and well-known authors including Angela Hunt, Deborah Raney, Cindy Woodsmall, Tracy Higley, Cecil Murphey, DiAnn Mills, Robin Bayne, and more. Like Jesus' parables, these stories deal with important life issues in a subtle, unpressured manner. And, as Jesus did, the authors follow up with life applications based on the stories, suggesting how the inherent lessons can be applied to the reader's daily life. You can take this purse-sized devotional with you wherever you go, to read when you have a few minutes of down time ... on vacation, while you're waiting for the kids, sitting in a doctor's office, anytime you want some "inspiration on the go."Or read these stories over breakfast, at lunch break, before bed, or curled up in your favorite chair with a cup of coffee or tea. They are sure to provide insight, encouragement, and refreshment for your soul.

21 Days of Grace: Stories That Celebrate God's Unconditional Love

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

Broadstreet Pub Group Llc

21 Days of Christmas is book 2 in the Fiction Lover's Devotional series--collections of short fictional stories followed by brief Life Applications, each chapter written by a different author. Christmas is more than just a holiday. It is a time to recapture the joy and wonder of God s greatest gift: His Son, Jesus. This book offers engaging, inspirationalshort fiction stories written by new, intermediate, and well-knownauthors including Lena Nelson Dooley, Joanne Bischof, Jan Cline, Lynn Kinnaman, and more. 21 Days of Christmas will warm your heart with stories about giving, loving, and family. These engaging tales celebrate the hope and joy that make this blessed season unique. At the end of each story you ll find an insightful message that will help you discover anew the true meaning of this special time of year. So grab a cup of hot apple cider with a cinnamon stick, curl up in your favorite chair beside a picture window overlooking a serene spot, and savor the true meaning of Christmas through these inspirational and encouraging stories."

21 Days of Christmas: Stories That Celebrate God's Greatest Gift

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

21 Days of Love is book 3 in the Fiction Lover's Devotional series--collections of short fictional stories followed by brief Life Applications, each chapter written by a different author. Love can be found in many treasured relationships: boyfriend-girlfriend, husband-wife, parent-child ... with a special friend, teacher, or pet ... in the kindness of a stranger. We even have a national holiday to celebrate love. The greatest love ever known is God's abundant love for us, His children. And He often demonstrates that perfect love through imperfect people. This book offers engaging, inspirational short fiction stories written by new, intermediate, and well-know nauthors including Cindy Woodsmall, Susan May Warren, Sherry Kyle, Renae Brumbaugh, and more. These stories represent all kinds of love. Woven through each story is the sustaining hand of our loving heavenly Father. On Valentine's Day and every day--whether your life is chocolates and flowers or loneliness and pain--let these stories fill your heart with hope, peace, and most important, love.

21 Days of Love: Stories That Celebrate Treasured Relationships (A Fiction Lover's Devotional)

Rachel Landis

21 Days of Joy: Stories that Celebrate Mom, book four in the Fiction Lover's Devotional series, honors mothers of all varieties. Biological moms. Adoptive moms. Stepmothers. Grandmothers. Godmothers. "Second moms." Even men who "mother" children when circumstances put them in that position. Whether you are a mother, have one, or know one, these heartwarming fictional stories will touch your soul, warm your heart, and help you see that you are not alone.

21 Days of Joy: Stories That Celebrate Mom (A Fiction Lover's Devotional)

"Do I capitalize north or not? When should church be capitalized and when should it be lowercased? What about earth? Or master's degree?" If you often find yourself asking such questions while proofreading your manuscript or someone else's, you'll find the answers right here.Kathy Ide's Capitalization Dictionary is an alphabetical list of words that writers and editors often wonder about when it comes to capitalization rules. Different reference books sometimes have different guidelines, so the Capitalization Dictionary identifies whether a word is capitalized or lowercased according to these industry-standard reference books: - The Chicago Manual of Style - Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary - The Associated Press Stylebook - Webster's New World College Dictionary - The Christian Writer's Manual of Style

Capitalization Dictionary

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Successful writers spend a lot more time editing than they do writing. They know that first drafts need extensive revisions to ensure their stories or messages come across clearly and effectively.
In this book you'll find a wealth of suggestions from best-selling authors who have studied editing techniques and implemented them in their books, which have touched the hearts and lives of readers around the world. 
If you're an aspiring, beginning, or intermediate writer, this book will help you polish your manuscript and get it ready for publication. If you're an established author, these tips can help you edit other writers' manuscripts, either in a critique group setting or as an editorial freelancer.

Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors

Words, Language & Grammar

"Do I capitalize north or not? When should church be capitalized and when should it be lowercased? What about earth? Or master's degree?"If you often find yourself asking such questions while proofreading your manuscript or someone else's, you'll find the answers right here. Kathy Ide's Capitalization Dictionary is an alphabetical list of words that writers and editors often wonder about when it comes to capitalization rules.Different reference books sometimes have different guidelines, so the Capitalization Dictionary identifies whether a word is capitalized or lowercased according to these industry-standard reference books:?	The Chicago Manual of Style?	Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary?	The Associated Press Stylebook?	Webster's New World College Dictionary?	The Christian Writer's Manual of Style

Turret House Publishing

Learn how best-selling authors proofread their manuscripts to avoid typos, inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and errors in punctuation, usage, grammar, and spelling. Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors, by professional freelance author, editor, and proofreader Kathy Ide, is the essential go-to tool for aspiring and experienced writers and editors. This book includes all of the material from Ide’s popular Polishing the PUGS book (now out of print), with added PUGS guidelines and helpful tips from multi-published authors on how to catch typos and other common mistakes. In Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors, Kathy Ide identifies the industry-standard references for books, magazines, and newspapers (which are different from the guidelines for other types of writing, such as college term papers). Using these official references, she highlights the most common mistakes writers make in the areas of punctuation, usage, grammar, and spelling (for which she uses the acronym PUGS). She also includes guidelines from The Christian Writer's Manual of Style for authors and editors who work in the inspirational market.

Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors

Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas

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Polishing the PUGS: Punctuation, Usage, Grammar, and Spelling

21 Days of Grace: Stories That Celebrate God's Unconditional Love

21 Days of Christmas: Stories That Celebrate God's Greatest Gift

21 Days of Love: Stories That Celebrate Treasured Relationships (A Fiction Lover's Devotional)

21 Days of Joy: Stories That Celebrate Mom (A Fiction Lover's Devotional)

Capitalization Dictionary

Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors

Capitalization Dictionary

Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors