by Tweed Editing | Nov 4, 2011 | Ask TWEED
Copyediting.com (the current incarnation of the longstanding industry newsletter Copyediting) invited me to introduce the world of scholarly and dissertation editing. Of course, I agreed. Today, the interview was posted, and the phrase “behind the tweed...
by Tweed Editing | Sep 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’ve always wanted to name a crayon. Well, UNICEF’s new charitable promotion lets donors own colors (within the domain of the ownacolour.com website only). I chose #ff3300, recognizable as the glowing vermilion used throughout the Tweed Editing website. I...
by Tweed Editing | Sep 19, 2011 | services
If you have a minute, come visit me on Facebook, where I post links and tips related to scholarly writing. You can also contact me through the Tweed Facebook page, or just email me. See you there!
by Tweed Editing | Aug 12, 2011 | frivolity, writing tools
A couple weeks ago, I drove to the Oregon coast with my sweetie, who is a Paul Krugman devotee. (Krugman is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton and writes an op-ed column and a blog for the New York Times.) As we wound through the forest,...
by Tweed Editing | Jul 26, 2011 | guides, writing tools
My filing cabinets had been bursting with grad-school materials for years. This weekend, I finally got around to addressing the problem. I’m calling the solution my unfiling system. Recognize That Past Research Projects Take Up Precious Space Something...