Plain Language Checklist for Clear (Not Simplistic) Communication
Funny enough, plain language editing is barely about word choice, and is never about “dumbing down.”
adventures in editing
Funny enough, plain language editing is barely about word choice, and is never about “dumbing down.”
More checklists! Today’s is for editing graphs, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. Now available in the ebook, Getting the Numbers Right. Check out the whole
Another 29-point checklist in today’s How To column at Copyediting.com. This one for editing diagrams.
A 29-point checklist for making sure that the tables in your manuscript are edited consistently and to style, in Getting the Numbers Right, now available
Get a handy checklist today for checking, in-text citations and reference lists, today in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. Do you love citations or loathe
Finding the right editor is about more than credentials, cost, and schedule. Here’s a printable list of 15 points you can use when interviewing candidates.
Use this printable checklist, scheduler, and glossary to plan your publishing project and keep it on track. No matter whether you’re producing a brochure, book,
The Canadian Style says a checklist “will help you to cover all pertinent facets of the writing process and to meet your deadlines.” More about
Captions are a weak link in the quality assurance chain, being something most people skim or skip while reviewing a document. This makes checking captions
Checklists are the focus of this episode, in which I expand on one of my posts from the now-defunct Copyediting: explaining how checklists save your life every day,