A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

Chicago style

Pizza or editing?

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Robb Grindstaff
Feb 10, 2025
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Introduction

A few years ago, if someone said “Chicago style” to me, I would have thought pizza. Deep dish, thick crust, lots of cheese. So much cheese.

pizza on white ceramic plate beside clear drinking glass
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If someone had said “editorial style guide,” the Associated Press Stylebook would have popped into my head. AP is the editing bible used by the vast majority of newspapers and n…

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