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Long Live Sherlock Holmes

Long Live Sherlock Holmes

Anita Lovett

Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most famous literary detective in history. In recent years, we’ve seen a smorgasbord of reincarnations from the dramatic Team Downey productions of Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows to the BBC’s Sherlock. And let’s not forget the newest face set to grace the extraordinary detective in 2015, Ian McKellen. Recently, the legendary character and his adventures came under fire in a copyright dispute, which has left the ingenious literary masterpiece mostly in the public domain. Continue reading “Long Live Sherlock Holmes”

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Properly Capitalized Titles

Properly Capitalized Titles

Anita Lovett

What’s up with properly capitalized titles? Think you know the rules?

As writers — and especially editors — we are tasked with knowing the “what’s what” of the English language. In our industry, we cannot afford to be the writer that constantly makes grammatical mistakes. Likewise, we cannot be the editor that makes improper changes.

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