— can command the opening of the drama. His arm is locked around Valeria, directly to his right; she touches him gladly, her head bowing toward him, the finger on her rightmost hand pointing toward him, her posture set entirely away from Silvio, her ineffectual husband, whose eyes are ei...
In the 2007 Platinum Edition release, the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo was silent and the original Buena Vista logo was restored. In the 2014 Diamond Edition and 2022 Walt Disney Signature Collection releases the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo was not used at all and the movie just opens ...
Wilkins offers a handy framework to do this, based around NUANCE (Notice – Underscore – Accept – Narrow – Consult – Empower). I won’t go into all the details because then I’ll just be parroting the book. If you’re an established editor used to working supportively with writers o...
It all looked a bit messy and unbalanced, so I made some of the posts diary entries and some of them articles. Nope, still looked wrong. This is where I realised that you can’t just turn a blog into a book without some serious editorial decisions. I moved stuff around, added an int...
Choosing a proofreader – student edition My terms and conditions Why has my proofreader not edited my bibliography? On (not) crossing the line When you work for yourself, especially when you’re starting out, it’s all too easy to say “Yes, please!” to every job that comes your way...
Find all the short cutshere… Burglary or robbery? This one is a bit delayed, as I remember all sorts of discussion about it around the time of the UK Riots in August 2011. But it’s an interesting one, as things don’t always mean exactly what you think they do. So, burglary, ro...
And they are thoroughly and thoughtfully answered with all-new chapters in the 2011 edition of What Color Is Your Parachute?, the best-selling job-hunting book in the world for more than three decades--in good times and bad. A longtime fixture on best-seller lists, What Color Is Your ...
Bagheera realizes that Mowgli is in danger, particularly from Shere Khan the tiger who hates all people. When Baloo finally comes around, Mowgli runs off into the jungle where he survives a second encounter with Kaa the snake and finally, with Shere Khan. It's the sight of a pretty girl,...
Quick update: the Kiva competition in now CLOSED. Alison Mead won the free loan and was sent a voucher. I started new loans toa man selling spare parts in Benin,a travelling salesman in Paraguayanda food stall in Bolivia. These were all people who friends of mine had already lent to. ...
You can alsolink the numbering to your chapter numbering– so you have Figures 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2 etc. (this is particularly useful in a long and complex document where you’re referring to lots of figures, as it saves the numbering going odd if you move figures around). To do...