Deanna Hoak

Wow. My post “Understanding Your Copyedited Manuscript” is ranked second in Google for the search “manuscript marks.” No wonder I get so many hits for it. :-) Thanks, all.

Southerners say “sweet tea” like it ought to be one word, with the emphasis on the first syllable.

Knowing when to leave an author’s writing alone, even if it makes it look as though you haven’t done much, is a vital skill.

We had to put our sweet ridgeback, Cecil, down last month. He was eaten up with cancer, and we couldn’t cure him or alleviate his pain any further. He was the best dog I could honestly ever hope for, though, and I miss him terribly.
We’d gotten him as a puppy when my eldest, Blaine, was [...]