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Iva Cheung

View of a man at his typewriter from over his left shoulder. The man is 30ish, has buzz-cut hair and black-rimmed glasses.

Going Out of Style

It’s house style. I don’t think I fully appreciated the power of that sentence until I could no longer use it. As editors we’re constantly striving to balance the needs of the publisher, author and reader, but with the growth of self- and custom publishing, the needs of the publisher …

This image is a head shot of designer Naomi MacDougall, taken outside against a background of leafy trees. She wears shoulder-length brunette hair and is smiling slightly at the camera.

What does your markup say about you?

A friend of mine was venting to me about his old boss, who used to look over his reports. Whenever his boss found an error, he’d not only circle it but also emphasize his discovery with an exclamation point—a practice that drove my buddy nuts. Encoded within this tiny mark …