Short answer: carefully! Long answer? Here goes! How a copyeditor approaches their work depends on a great deal – how they were taught, their own… Read More »How do copyeditors work? 4 key principles of good editing
I was at lunch with some old friends from university when one of them decided to explain to me that my job is utterly unimportant,… Read More »Why is copyediting important?
True story: I once had to chase a client for payment. The due date was missed, so I emailed. I was told the same day… Read More »Customer service for freelancers – and for their clients
You’ve got a file chock full of tracked changes and need to work through them. How should you approach the job? Let me guide you through it…
Navigating Tracked Changes in Word demystified!
I take you through which buttons to press when you’re given a file full of tracked changes.
Taking a selective approach to tracking changes lets the author or other client see the wood for the trees, and improves editor efficiency.
What sets a good copyeditor apart from the crowd? Here are the eight qualities I think are needed.
Does line-editing exist in its own right? Or is it merely a subset of copyediting, that some people market separately. Here are the results of my investigations…
What school of thought do you subscribe to? The 3, 4, 5 or 6Cs? Yes, even whilst publishing ties itself and others up in knots… Read More »The principles of copyediting – how many Cs?
Shiny new copyeditors often ask what they’re meant to do with a style guide, and can get them muddled up with style sheets. So I’m… Read More »Style guides and the copyeditor
