zigzackly’s omnium-gatherum

'Stet' is Latin for 'let it stand.' In publishing, when an editor, writer or proofreader uses it on a copy sheet, it refers ...

Got this as a tip-off for a writers' listings newsletter I run (Caferati Listings, here and here ). Here's the key bit (the whole t...

This refers to this listing , and this one , both on Caferati Listings (free sign-up needed to view). Via our friend, the novelist Venita Co...

By the powers vested in my by, erm, myself, I hereby declare that on the tenth October, 2010, at ten minutes and ten seconds past ten a.m., ...

Godawful Poetry Fortnight made its, erm debut in 2008 and came back in 2009 . And now it's time for the the third in the series. Hopefu...

1. Don't bother to remember their beats. That's irrelevant. No matter what they cover, they will be interested in the product or pe...

You've heard of the Bulwer-Lytton Prize , right? (If you haven't, get thee hence immediately. Come back when you're done!) I th...

#IrregularConjugations on Twitter I am firm; you are stubborn; they are thick-headed bigots I am a bit out of condition; you are plump; they...

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