Karen Reiser

Contributor

Karen Reiser is a freelance writer and editor living in Akron, Ohio. She discovered her love for the written word at an early age and never turned back. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in English, she worked for a local trade/technical magazine for five years. She now does what she loves best, writing and editing, on a freelance basis. She is an avid reader with interests that cross into the fields of history, science and technology, and much more.

Latest Articles

Conjunction Classes
Understanding the differences between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions and how to punctuate them.
Sep 3, 2007 - Karen Reiser
Return to Zandria
Three years after her first adventure, Zandria needs Ivy Peterson again. Christine Norris's book is just as exciting as the first.
Aug 14, 2007 - Karen Reiser
Before or After Quotation Marks
This article details which punctuation marks go before the quotation marks and which ones go after.
Aug 6, 2007 - Karen Reiser
More Freelance Editorial Services
This article discusses editorial services that go beyond copyediting or line editing to look a manuscript's structure and/or plot.
Jul 10, 2007 - Karen Reiser
Beginning Editorial Services
Interested in freelance writing or editing? Do you have editorial experience? Consider offering these services on a freelance basis.
Jul 5, 2007 - Karen Reiser
That or Who?
This article discusses the relative pronouns "that" and "who" as well as the situations where each is appropriate.
Jun 29, 2007 - Karen Reiser
That or Which?
This article discusses when "that" or "which" should be used as relative pronouns to introduce adjective clauses.
Jun 10, 2007 - Karen Reiser
Progressive Versus Simple Tense
This article explains and demonstrates why simple past or present tense verbs are usually preferable to progressive tense verbs.
Jun 5, 2007 - Karen Reiser
Numerals or Words
The article gives a few general guidelines regarding when to use numerals and when to spell them out as words.
May 23, 2007 - Karen Reiser
To Hyphenate or Not to Hyphenate
This articles provides a few rules regarding the hyphenation of compound words.
May 11, 2007 - Karen Reiser