More About Capitalizing Job Titles from Thomas Hauck, Ghostwriter and Book Editor
I’ve written often about the capitalization of job titles. This is because writers seem to have a wide range of opinions about the subject, and approach the question on an ad hoc basis, without having a clear concept to guide … Continue reading
How Much Editing Is Necessary Before You Publish Your Book?
For first-time authors, publishing a book can seem like a mysterious and risky process. You want your book to be the very best that it can be, but once you reach a certain point in its development it’s hard to … Continue reading
Thomas Hauck, Editor: Capitalization of Job Titles and the “Janitor Rule”
I subscribe to the New Yorker. It’s a great magazine and I look forward to every issue. I’ve noticed, though, that they have a odd approach to capitalizing job titles, specifically that of the president of the United States. Let’s … Continue reading
Ellyn Enisman on Monster.com! Congratulations fron Thomas Hauck, Ghostwriter and Book Editor
Recently I had the pleasure to edit “Job Interview Skills 101: The Course You Forgot to Take” for author and job search guru Ellyn Enisman. The book has been a huge success – it landed her on CNN – and … Continue reading
“RecruitCONSULT! Leadership” by Jeremy M. Eskenazi, edited by Thomas Hauck
Edited by Thomas Hauck, and now available on Amazon, “RecruitCONSULT! Leadership” by Jeremy M. Eskenazi is an indispensable field guide for corporate talent acquisition leaders. It gives you all the tools you need for identifying, planning, developing, and executing a … Continue reading
Quotes, Italics, Boldface, and Capitals – Advice from Thomas Hauck, Book Editor and Ghostwriter
Every writer wants his or her words to leap off the page. We all experience the anxiety that the reader will lose interest or will fail to grasp a particularly important point or word. And so many writers resort to … Continue reading
Thomas Hauck, Editor: Notes on Capitalization
The rules of capitalization – when to capitalize words and when to write them in lower case – are complex and can seem baffling. Inconsistencies abound, even in professional publications and major media sources. In business writing, though, there is a general tendency to … Continue reading
Thomas Hauck, Editor: Ghostwriting, Editing, and Proofreading
This post is a reprint of a short guide to hiring a ghostwriter, editor, or proofreader that I send to many of my clients. Your Guide to Ghostwriting, Editing, and Proofreading Since the days when monks wrote on parchment, people … Continue reading