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Category: Editing

Editing, Tips and Tricks

Unpacking CMOS: Possessives

March 12, 2022March 5, 2022 Rachel Sandell

Is it James' or James's? 🤔 Here are the answers, according to an article I published with The Scribe Source.

Editing, Tips and Tricks

Unpacking CMOS: Commas

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 Rachel Sandell

Having trouble with commas? Here's another, more technical article that I originally published with The Scribe Source.

Editing, Tips and Tricks

Unpacking CMOS: Dialogue

February 6, 2022May 12, 2024 Rachel Sandell

If you need more technical advice on writing/editing dialogue, here's a starter pack from the CMOS (originally written by yours truly for The Scribe Source blog).

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