Joely Taylor 9/18/26 Joely Taylor 9/18/26

My editing bookshelf

Every editor’s bookshelf is unique, a reflection of their experience, interests and expertise. A science editor’s bookshelf will be vastly different from a fiction editor’s bookshelf, but they will still share some common resources. Here is a short summary of the books I keep close to hand, both in the physical sense with print editions, and virtually, with electronic resources.

Corporate entities: singular or plural?

Many authors run into trouble when using the names of corporate entities because they are unsure of whether the entity should be treated as singular or plural.

Reference wrangling

One of the more time-consuming issues to correct in a document is referencing. Authors can save money, and time, by doing a few checks themselves before editing begins.