A Step in the Write
Direction
July 8,
2013
Update: Not
much to write this Monday. Worked most of the week finishing the father/
grandfather anthology AND IT’S DONE and off to the publisher’s. Spent Saturday
sending more than 30 photographs writers submitted for the cover. I went through
all the publisher’s guidelines when preparing the final copy, but forgot that he
didn’t want paragraph indents. Thanks to a friend of mine, I learned how to do a
global delete so I could take out thousands of them in just seconds! Thanks,
Peggy!…Spent a lot of the week watching the tragic events of the 19 firefighters
who lost their lives a week ago yesterday in the Yarnell (Arizona) fire. So sad
to see all their families and learn all the details….Had a cat scan Wednesday to
see if they can figure out a different way to treat my COPD; it’s extra bad in
this weather. Will find out results today….Now I have to decide what book to
work on next. Still thinking seriously about the caregiver book as it seems so
many of you are in that position. In the meantime, I’m going through boxes of
books and trying to weed out the unread ones that I want to read, and the
already-read ones to give away.
Thought for the Day:
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not
for human masters (Colossians 3:23 niv).
Laugh for the
Day:
“Think of it—it took the wagon trains six months to get across the country.
Today they send rockets millions of miles into space and back in fifteen
minutes, but nobody is watching. They’re all home watching ‘Wagon Train’ on
television” (Bob Hope).
Question from
reader: I need advice. I prefer
capitalizing pronouns for Jesus. I see some theologians do it, but most do not.
Dr. Charles Stanley published his Life Principles Bible in NKJV and NAS and he
capitalizes the pronouns. Would you kindly advise me?
Answer: This mostly depends upon the publisher
and/or the writer. The publisher that I proofread about 50 books a year for
sends me an ABC style sheet with each book. (By the way, this is a great sheet
to use when you’re writing. As you look up a word in the dictionary, jot it down
on this sheet so the next time you use it, you’ll not only remember how it’s
spelled, but if it’s hyphenated or not. This will give you consistency in your
writing and make it easier for the editor of your manuscript. I use one of these
every time I edit someone’s material. I’ll send you one if you want one.)
This
style sheet tells me if the editor/writer wants pronouns for Deity lower or
upper case, if it’s a.m./ p.m., A.M./P.M., a.m./p.m.; if you spell out number under
10 or under 100, etc. Unfortunately, each editor at this particular publishing
house has their own particular style; that’s what this sheet is so
handy.
Now,
back to your question. I find that most editors and writers capitalize the
pronouns for Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit, i.e., He, Him, His, and Himself,
and that is also my preference. I find it makes it less confusing for the
reader, especially if you’re also writing about someone else who is a
“he.”
Answers to June 24
quiz:
1) How long did the Hundred
Years’ War last? 116
years
2) Which country makes Panama
hats? Ecuador
3) From which animal do we get
cat gut? Sheep and
horses
4) In which month do Russians
celebrate the October Revolution? November
5) What is a camel’s hairbrush
made of? Squirrel fur
Here are some
more:
1) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are
named after what animal?
2) What was King George VI’s first
name?
3) What color is a purple finch?
4) Where are Chinese gooseberries
from?
5) What is the color of the black box in a
commercial airplane?
Have a great week spreading
the gospel
through the printed
page!
Donna Clark Goodrich
dgood648@aol.com
www.thewritersfriend.net
http://donna-goodrich.blogspot.com
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