http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/23-british-publishing-euphemisms-decoded-by-industry-experts/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Sun, 26 May 2013 02:21:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/23-british-publishing-euphemisms-decoded-by-industry-experts/#comment-8723 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:52:36 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=22830#comment-8723 [...] Publisher-speak is notorious. When UK agent Jonny Geller created the hashtag #publishingeuphemisms earlier this year the Twitterverse generated an embarrassingly long list of expressions that try ever so politely to avoid telling a version of the truth. One-Minute Book Reviews blogger Janice Harayda has an amusing if slightly demoralising collection of them here. [...]

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/23-british-publishing-euphemisms-decoded-by-industry-experts/#comment-8654 Sun, 06 May 2012 21:01:25 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=22830#comment-8654 My pleasure, Col.

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/23-british-publishing-euphemisms-decoded-by-industry-experts/#comment-8651 Sat, 05 May 2012 11:24:54 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=22830#comment-8651 Reblogged this on The Missing Link and commented:
February, the greyest of all months, was brightened up for authors, agents and publishers this year when many got together on Twitter to take the mick out of popular publishing euphemisms. Enjoy!

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/23-british-publishing-euphemisms-decoded-by-industry-experts/#comment-8650 Sat, 05 May 2012 09:38:38 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=22830#comment-8650 Good stuff. Thanks for the heads up, Cath!

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/23-british-publishing-euphemisms-decoded-by-industry-experts/#comment-8649 Sat, 05 May 2012 09:23:09 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=22830#comment-8649 Being reminded of these is just brilliant! So funny…

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/23-british-publishing-euphemisms-decoded-by-industry-experts/#comment-8568 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:08:26 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=22830#comment-8568 My pleasure, Elizabeth. The euphemisms were fun to compile.

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/23-british-publishing-euphemisms-decoded-by-industry-experts/#comment-8567 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:46:11 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=22830#comment-8567 Those were a riot!!! Thanks for brightening up my Wednesday!

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/23-british-publishing-euphemisms-decoded-by-industry-experts/#comment-8565 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:00:29 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=22830#comment-8565 [...] and basic grammar” Phoenix Yard Books, an independent children’s publisherLink to the rest at One-Minute Book ReviewsClick to Tweet/Email/Share This Post wpa2a.script_load(); Big PublishingNo Comments to [...]

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/23-british-publishing-euphemisms-decoded-by-industry-experts/#comment-8552 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:21:51 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=22830#comment-8552 [...] British publishing euphemisms, decoded… Just a couple of tiny changes needed: “I’m about to send you 27 pages of [...]

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