by Tweed Editing | May 27, 2010 | frivolity
I had a wonderful time at Ooligan Press’s Write to Publish conference this weekend. Hearing insider perspectives from the likes of Chuck Palahniuk was a bonus. I handed out TWEED swag and met with writers, editors, and general literary types. Many folks were...
by Tweed Editing | May 12, 2010 | frivolity
Portlanders, mark your calendars! TWEED will have a table at PSU Ooligan Press’s Write to Publish conference, Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23. Come for the exciting array of workshops for aspiring writers navigating the publishing process. Stay for informal...
by Tweed Editing | May 6, 2010 | Ask TWEED, documentation
Dear TWEED Editing: I have a question for you, Mistress Tweed. My students informed me recently that MLA requires that bibliographic citations obtained through a database require that the database be included in the citation. So their citations end up looking like...
by Tweed Editing | Apr 28, 2010 | style, tone
How far would you go to avoid using a cliché? The second half of this NYT post has useful perspective on the perils—and merits—of oft-used phrases. The moral of the story: If there is thought behind the cliché, why avoid it? As long as you are keeping the focus on...
by Tweed Editing | Apr 20, 2010 | Ask TWEED, documentation
Dear TWEED Editing: My roommate is doing a paper on a film and wants to quote the director from the director’s commentary. Do you have a website recommendation that would explain how one could properly format that in their ‘Works Cited’ section?...
#SSP2023 and #AUPresses2023 are supercharging my understanding of OA and AI. (I want to make some kind of vowel pun… https://t.co/PJP5N6WFLE