Brittany Dowdle and Linda Ruggeri (Insightful Editor, 2021) 174pp, $29.99 paperback, $12.99 ebook from the authors (also available in Spanish), £25.79 hardback, £17.65 paperback on… Read More »Book review: Networking for Freelance Editors Workbook: Practical Strategies for Networking Success
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
It’s safe to say that all proofreaders and copyeditors did something before they started out. Here are some of the things I learned that I… Read More »1 copyeditor, 60 invaluable life lessons
Most editors have heard of PerfectIt, Intelligent Editing’s Word add-on consistency checker; many of us wouldn’t be without it. From the same stable, headed by… Read More »Draftsmith: a new targeted AI tool for writers and editors
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…
Generative AI is being touted as a cure for all ills, or a harbinger of doom. I think it’s more a promoter of toxically flawed text and misinformation unless people learn a lot more about its limitations.
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
I’m back for a new season of blog posts, and very happy about it! So let’s get stuck in with a look at the raison… Read More »7 ways copyediting improves the quality of writing
Let’s start in the time-honoured way by defining terms. Price is what you hand over – the money. Value is what you get for your… Read More »Value versus price: why the cheapest probably isn’t the best
I’ve written before about proofediting, the smooshing together of editing and proofreading into a single stage when preparing text for publication. This time, I want… Read More »Why I think editing and proofreading should be done by different people: one big reason and two cautionary tales
