Confessions of an editor (and writer)

• I can never remember if it is congradualations or congratulations. I look it up every time.


• Lay, lie, lying ... it's best to let cranky editors lie ... or is that lay ...


• I abuse semicolons.


• I am scared of colons.


• I leave words out ALL the time.


• I put the wrong word more often than I like to admit. ;-)


• When I need to edit, I procrastinate by writing.


• When I need to write, I procrastinate by editing.


• Spell check is my friend.


• Cut and Paste is my enemy (it is only in combo that I really get into trouble).


• Style? Isn't that a magazine.


• I still can't figure out when to use a dash to any good end (but I do hate them).