Totally unprepared, unknown Sarah Palin, a heartbeat away from the presidency of the United States. That choice is the clearest sign yet tha...

Last night, Barack Obama gave the best damn speech he could've given. For all of those folks who constantly claim (falsely) that Obama ...

Hey, all of you American women watching the Democratic National Convention! Do you realize that we've had the right to vote for only 88 ...

You're never too old to do something stupid. I had recently set up a profile on Facebook . I've become addicted to playing the word ...

Oh, I love starting the workday out with a good typo-induced laugh. In this Associated Press story (or here ), scroll about halfway down an...

Got a partner with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) or think that your partner might have it? Then get yourself over to thes...

Bwahahaha! Here's a common fantasy of how publishing works: copyeditor copyediting editor editing publishing EditorMom

An editor colleague of mine posted to an editing-related e-mail list that we both subscribe to, asking how to avoid overwork and burnout. My...

I haven't been watching the Olympics on TV or reading online coverage of them because I'm unhappy about China's records on human...

I bring to you an "ick" moment in the life of a freelance copyeditor : I got up from my desk to get something. I happened to glanc...

I'm 49 and I'm feelin' fine. :-)) birthday EditorMom

Holy distraction antidote, am I ever pumped! I just received an advance copy of what looks to be a great new book, Is It You, Me, or Adult A...

This is how an STM (scientific, technical, medical) editor might approach the Declaration of Independence as a manuscript: July 10, 1776 Mr....

Don't you just hate it when people with no clue about your profession think that the work you do is so easy that anyone can do it withou...

Remember Goodnight Moon , that classic children's bedtime story? (It's more than 60 years old!) There's a new version out that p...

Admit it—you have your favorite fonts . You love your fonts so much that you can see their individual personalities just oozing from their...

Ahhhh. That's a sigh of relief that I will no longer go to sleep dreaming web-site-building dreams each night. Why? Because—yay!—I'v...

Why yes, I am still alive, and no, I have not given up blogging. Thanks for asking. I've just been working a lot. And here's a sneak...

It's summertime, the boys are home from school, work keeps on coming in, and I've been lazy about posting here lately. But here'...

Fifteen years ago today, I married my best friend and lover. Ed, you still make me feel weak in the knees, you still exasperate me, you stil...