About Me
With a BA and an MA in English, Erin has been an editing professional for over 15 years and is sought after for her expertise in language mechanics. She works on a variety of media in all levels of editing and has experience teaching editing and coaching writers.
You can find Erin's work on The Writing Resource, Copyediting.com, Examiner, and Visual Thesaurus.
You can find Erin's work on The Writing Resource, Copyediting.com, Examiner, and Visual Thesaurus.
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Favorite Quote:
"If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?"
- T. S. Elliot
Favorite Topics:
Blogs:
Ben Zimmer on How Technology is Shaping Language
October 8, 2013
- 2 Comments
On Slate, Lexicon Valley Launches a New Language Blog
September 10, 2013
Books:
"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
August 13, 2021
- 2 Comments
Highly Entertaining and Informative
August 3, 2021
Creativity:
Of Time, Happiness, Creativity and Writing Accomplishments....
December 23, 2021
December 23, 2021
How to Find More Time to Write
April 22, 2021
- 7 Comments
Dictionaries:
The Post-Dictionary World?
June 3, 2021
- 4 Comments
Finding (or Inventing) Euphemisms in the Latest OED Update
November 13, 2019
- 4 Comments
Grammar:
Seven Sentences You Should Stop Writing
November 23, 2020
- 8 Comments
How to Make Your Sentences Shorter
June 25, 2020
- 8 Comments
Language:
Brand Names of the Year for 2021
December 16, 2021
Reading:
How to Read More Books
November 19, 2018
- 5 Comments
Pride and Prejudice and Natural Language Processing
April 2, 2018
- 2 Comments
Self-publishing:
How to Protect the Important From the Urgent
March 25, 2021
- 3 Comments
How to Beat Imposter Syndrome
December 22, 2020
- 6 Comments
Usage:
Comparative Nonsense
November 1, 2019
- 5 Comments
Unexpected Cousins
April 1, 2019
- 8 Comments
Vocabulary:
The Post-Dictionary World?
June 3, 2021
- 4 Comments
A "Dumpster Fire" of a Year
January 11, 2017
Words:
"Nine Nasty Words": How and Why We Curse
August 13, 2021
- 2 Comments
Electrifying!
June 17, 2021
Writing:
Of Time, Happiness, Creativity and Writing Accomplishments....
December 23, 2021
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