National Stress Awareness Month 2022
April is National Stress Awareness Month. This is at least a fifteen-minute read, but I make no apology for it. A few days ago, I… Read More »National Stress Awareness Month 2022
Inside copyediting & proofreading
Black-box editing, an argument for
Publishers need to save money. I get that, I do. We all need to save money, and that goes double these days, with runaway fuel… Read More »Black-box editing, an argument for
Proofediting: is it ever a good idea?
‘Proofediting’? Huh? ‘Proofediting’? That’s not in the dictionary. Sounds like a mashup of proofreading and editing! Surely not?! Proofediting is indeed doing both things –… Read More »Proofediting: is it ever a good idea?
7 golden rules for writing author queries
Author queries can become a battleground. There’s no need with my 7 golden rules to raise nonfiction queries for scholarly authors.
How to edit without peeving
Peeving about language usage is bigotry. Here’s why that makes for a bad editor and a bad proofreader.
15 lessons on editing and proofreading, from Benjamin Franklin
What can a long-dead American politician tell editors? Quite a lot! Here are 15 pieces of sound advice. #1…
How much does copyediting cost? And why can’t you give me a firm price?
Want to know what to expect to pay for a copyedit? Advice for people within and outside the publishing industry
#CIEP2021 (aka the 2021 Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading annual conference)
An overview of the CIEP conference for 2021 – CPD and community in abundance.
What should a good copyeditor do?
Just what are the qualities of a good copyeditor? What can they do for you? And a look at the problems a bad copyeditor will create.
Copyeditors: part human, part machine, all focus
Copyeditors now have access to a range of tools within Word, and as add-ons, that enable faster, more reliable work, but will never (please!) replace the vital human element that understands context and artistry.
