Today’s AP Stylebook adventure takes us to the land of screen saver, which the AP Style manual assures us is two words. That’s just great. Too bad I came here looking for information about ‘screenshot’ versus ‘screen shot’. Oh well, to the dictionary…
A professional freelance writer chronicals his various encounters with the AP Stylebook and AP Style.
Why, do so many job postings or Requests For Proposal demand an ability to use AP Style? Most often, it is short hand for, “You have to be able to write better than the average non-professional writer.” I once heard someone say that photography and writing are the two professions that everyone thinks they can [...]
Everyone talks about AP Style, but does anyone know what it is? Here is the rundown on the ubiquitous AP Style and The Associated Press Stylebook.
As a small business owner or as a manager, you may eventually come across a reason to hire a freelance writer. Most of the time, freelancers are hired by businesses who don’t have the time or expertise to create the documents they are looking for. For example, a busy web entrepreneur knows that in order [...]
