Happy Birthday Lady Knight Editing!
Lady Knight Editing is a year old! Join me in an exploration of my logo and mission to celebrate a year of being your editing knight.
Category: Book History
I did my Master’s in book history, which is the study of the production and consumption of text throughout history. When I come across cool things that relate to book history, I will share them here.
Editing the Copy, Reading the Proof: Copyediting vs. Proofreading
Though the terms are often used interchangeably, copyediting and proofreading are technically quite different. Join me on a mini etymological journey to clarify the difference and illustrate when you need each type of editing. And let me know if you spot any typos!
A Bit of Book History: Pocket Bibles
The time has come to make a bit of a change in my blog posting. While I really enjoy crafting my long posts about various aspects of writing, I worry that I will burn myself out if I continue at this same weekly pace. So I’m going to try a …
Robert Asprin’s Dialogue
While planning my post on said bookisms, I began reading a series by Robert Asprin called Myth Adventures. My husband convinced me to read the first book, Another Fine Myth, and it was pretty easy to get hooked. One of the first things that grabbed my attention—other than the clever …
The Man Who Invented Christmas, or When to Listen to Writing Advice
Back in January, my family took me to see The Man Who Invented Christmas at the cheap theater. I highly recommend this excellent movie. It was released last November and then unceremoniously booted from many theaters by The Last Jedi (which, let’s face it, was quite disappointing and really not …
Christine de Pizan, a Woman of Books
An illumination from one of Chrstine’s books, depicting herself in the act of writing (and possibly scribing!) During my Master’s program last year, I discovered an amazing person who quickly became one of my favorite historical women. Let me tell you a bit about Christine de Pizan, one of the …