tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141313224798481619.post2527264147492028236..comments2024-01-11T15:14:09.152-05:00Comments on Romance Writers Behaving Badly: Common Sense, New Rules, and Grammar DivasCailin Bristehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210469124316577849noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141313224798481619.post-12073559666135969432011-06-23T08:24:02.138-04:002011-06-23T08:24:02.138-04:00It's like porn. Everyone knows it when they se...<i>It's like porn. Everyone knows it when they see it but can't define it.</i><br /><br />LOLVivien Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483278884631021887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141313224798481619.post-63759255387959111782011-06-23T01:06:47.445-04:002011-06-23T01:06:47.445-04:00Savanna - so true. Always changing, and so fast th...Savanna - so true. Always changing, and so fast that when a book is first being edited a phrase is fine, but by the end, it's not. >_<<br /><br />Vivien - D'oh! *facepalm* My current publisher actually writes it as CMOS. I forgot that.<br /><br />Cara - you said it. It's like porn. Everyone knows it when they see it but can't define it. LOLKayelle Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833531229634787728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141313224798481619.post-49617428569436721532011-06-22T18:38:31.949-04:002011-06-22T18:38:31.949-04:00Funny (not) that although everyone agrees there ar...Funny (not) that although everyone agrees there are grammar rules, no one agrees what the rules are.Cara Bristolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787980548582603649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141313224798481619.post-73638844369620567092011-06-22T17:58:21.395-04:002011-06-22T17:58:21.395-04:00Is Chicago House of Style something different from...Is <i>Chicago House of Style</i> something different from <i>Chicago Manual of Style</i> (often abbreviated CMS)? I've heard of the latter but not the former.<br /><br />I think that style is mostly a way for publishers to distinguish themselves. For instance, I worked for a publisher once who preferred the term <i>copyeditor</i> (all one word), as opposed to <i>copy editor</i>, because it looked better in sentences that also included the word <i>proofreader</i>, and their catalogue included quite a few instances of those terms appearing together. Probably not a whole bunch of other publishers contend with that issue, so that spelling preference is probably not something you'd see elsewhere. And while it might seem arbitrary and noodle-bakingly silly to a writer, it makes a lot of sense in terms of their catalogue overall.<br /><br />Having written house styles before, I can say that folks don't develop them m<i>just</i> to muck with writers' heads, though that seems to be one of the more obvious results. :)Vivien Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483278884631021887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141313224798481619.post-27959261406650111842011-06-22T14:31:04.841-04:002011-06-22T14:31:04.841-04:00Kayelle, excellent blog on the current state of gr...Kayelle, excellent blog on the current state of grammar usage. For me, it's been somewhat of a minefield. Comma usage has become the bane of my writing existence to some degree. I never know what's wanted because different editors expect different usage. <br /><br />And, it kinda takes some of the joy out of writing because the 'comma thing' is always lurking in the back of my writerly brain. <br /><br />What gets me, too... or too... whatever!!! Is that if I want to be innovative in my style, ogosh! watch out! However, if 'they' want to change the grammar rules, well hell, that's just ducky keen. <br /><br />For the most part, everything works out in the end with my editors... but, sheesh! Why all this trial and effort over something that should be second nature by now? <br /><br />And, honestly, grammar should change, be innovative with the times. But, of course, there's always a balance point.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.com