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Associated Press Stylebook: A Worthwhile Investment

Associated Press Stylebook: A Worthwhile Investment

Posted by Admin | September 3, 2008 | Comments (4)

Demand Studios requires the use of AP Style in all articles. The Associated Press Stylebook will guide you in your writing with standardized rules for grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation and numeral usage. In addition, the AP Stylebook also contains guidelines for business and sports reporting and information on libel and copyright infringement.

Following the Demand Studios Editorial Guidelines and the AP Stylebook will reduce the number of rewrites and/or rejections you receive for articles and prepare you for writing assignments you might receive from others. If you don't already have one, the Styleguide can be purchased in hard copy or online form, and for a price of around $14 on sites like Amazon, this is a worthwhile investment that will guide you through your writing endeavors. You also don't necessarily have to invest in the newest version and can easily find a cheaper, older version on sites like Amazon or Ebay.

Of course, there is one other thing to point out in regards to the style Demand Studios style: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) style always trumps AP Style, as long as it is grammatically correct. For example, in AP Style, state names are usually abbreviated, however someone searching online on how to visit the best beaches in Southern California would type "California" and not "Calif."



-Liana

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Anonymous
Sep 3, 5:56 PM

I found that The Elements of Style by Strunk and White helped me to avoid a lot of mistakes I was making my entire life. I recommend that one too.

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Anonymous
Sep 3, 11:13 PM

I just bought the AP Stylebook, and I am looking forward to reading it. I am taking two on line classes right now and I keep getting the MLA and AP styles confused. One of my classes is called Magazine Article Writing, and the other class is English 102. I feel like I have a steep learning curve to go through. I know I have a lot to learn, but I wish I could get more specific feedback on how I can improve my writing. This blog will be very helpful to those of us who are new to demand studios. I would love to get my article limit increased in the up coming months :) I'm trying to be patient.

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Anonymous
Sep 6, 2:11 PM

I learned AP style years ago in my journalism classes. MLA is completely different from AP style. If you are in college your professors should be able to help you with questions you have about your writing (or find a tutur). Also, I highly recommend Strunk's Element of Style as well.

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Anonymous
Sep 14, 7:55 PM

For college buy "A Writer's Reference" by Diana Hacker. You will keep it forever. AP Stylebooks are also easy to find used for only a few dollars, just make sure you don't buy a really old one because the rules tend to change a bit over time, especially with web writing.

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