top of page
![Line and Copy Editor Logo for The Werd Nerd Edits](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cb715e_fe47e37564df460d8dd0fed681424afb~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_210,h_113,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/TWN%20Logo%20with%20transparent%20background%20Final%20May%202023.png)
Making Writers' Lives Easier One Word at a Time
The Werd Nerd Blog
Search
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cb715e_2a302ad21ce34345973e9ca2e8ca3f4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/cb715e_2a302ad21ce34345973e9ca2e8ca3f4c~mv2.webp)
![Benefits of Hiring an All-in-One Line and Copyeditor](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cb715e_2a302ad21ce34345973e9ca2e8ca3f4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/cb715e_2a302ad21ce34345973e9ca2e8ca3f4c~mv2.webp)
Erika M. Weinert
Apr 7, 20233 min read
Benefits of Hiring an All-in-One Line and Copyeditor
Line editing and copyediting are equally important. Wouldn't it be great if you could hire just one editor for both and save money doing it?
![The Controversial Exclamation Point!!!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cb715e_18912f8949c148209acedf1f91de3efe~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/cb715e_18912f8949c148209acedf1f91de3efe~mv2.webp)
Erika M. Weinert
Jun 8, 20213 min read
The Controversial Exclamation Point!!!
Exclamation points are one of the most controversial punctuation marks in the literary world.
![Commas Surrounding Names or Titles: A Requirement or Not?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cb715e_05c16b0cb2c441dfaaae7e05064a683b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/cb715e_05c16b0cb2c441dfaaae7e05064a683b~mv2.webp)
Garima Nabh
Mar 11, 20213 min read
Commas Surrounding Names or Titles: A Requirement or Not?
Placement of the comma in regard to names is one of the misunderstood ones.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cb715e_154dcaeef26a4473aaba128c57dbd58e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/cb715e_154dcaeef26a4473aaba128c57dbd58e~mv2.webp)
![What If Punctuation Marks Didn't Exist](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cb715e_154dcaeef26a4473aaba128c57dbd58e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/cb715e_154dcaeef26a4473aaba128c57dbd58e~mv2.webp)
Erika M. Weinert
Mar 4, 20213 min read
What If Punctuation Marks Didn't Exist
"Punctuation isn’t dead and who knows how much more it will evolve in the future." —Garima Nabh
![The Em Dash — How and When to Use It](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cb715e_4b7130b35a6f4e1f854d77626a2ada25~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/cb715e_4b7130b35a6f4e1f854d77626a2ada25~mv2.webp)
Erika M. Weinert
Dec 24, 20202 min read
The Em Dash — How and When to Use It
Em dashes are often used during an abrupt break in thought. If you read books — pretty much any books — you’ve seen them before.
bottom of page