I’m a Formatting Nerd, and I’m Okay Admitting It
I have a confession to make: I love formatting. I love the rules of formatting. I love the intricate details of a footnote, making sure I get every part correct—the order, the abbreviations, the commas and colons. It’s a beautiful thing, and I truly feel God’s pleasure when doing it!
I know there are software programs out there that can do these things for you now, but why rob yourself of the joy of learning how to do it yourself?!
In my book, I manually formatted all 1,400 (approximately) source footnotes and the 500+ bibliographic entries. It was a labour of love!
If you’re an academic or more technical/scholarly writer,
this is the blog category for you! Here I’ll occasionally give tips for formatting, preparing manuscripts, putting together an index, let you know the latest changes to the
Chicago Manual of Style, and more. It's a nerd paradise. I know you can’t wait, and neither can I, so check back regularly or subscribe below
to geek out on style!
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ABOUT JOSEPH
Pastor, Author, and sometimes pretends to be a scholar
Joseph (PhD, University of Birmingham) is the author of The Pentecostal Gender Paradox: Eschatology and the Search for Equality.
Since 2015, he and his wife have together pastored Oceanside Community Church on Vancouver Island, where they live with their four children.
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