Favourite finds this week… My editor pal @BarbAdamski created this handy decision tree at work this week, and said I could share it. Now you’ll be able
Month: May 2014
How to Get a Word Count from a Live Multi-page Website
Sometimes the cart is pushing the horse, and a client wants a quote on copy editing a live (or about to go live) website. Getting
Eagles are out to get us, favourite numbers, horses frozen in a lake, movie scripts wannabes must read, and a cure for writer’s block
Eagles are out to get us, favourite numbers, horses frozen in a lake, movie scripts that wannabe script writers/editors must read, the copyeditor’s oath, and
Social Media Readings for Freelance Editors
When I moved, I threw out 350 of the 500 business cards that I printed when I first set out as a freelancer, 14 years
4 Reasons to Work for Less
Is it ever okay to work for less than your normal rate? Absolutely; within reason. You still need to pay the bills. Certain criteria must be
Short List for Canadian Editing Award
A quick look at the short list for Canada’s award for editorial excellence, today, on the Copyediting.com blog. This year marks the 30th annual Tom Fairley
Three Steps to Stating Your Rate with Confidence
These three tips will help you “fake it ’til you make it” when it comes to stating your editing fee with confidence: practice, pose, and
Correlation causation, interview with a science journalist, and spring
Spurious correlations I am concerned by rising number of Americans who die by becoming tangled in their bedsheets: 717. All of the correlations in this hilarious
Social Media Strategies for Freelance Editors
It has been three years since I wrote about social media for freelance editors; forgive me. Not much of my opinion has changed about social media
Podcast between-isode: another peek behind the editing curtain
A sort of between-isode update of what’s been going on at my desk, to keep you satisfied while I do more research for an in-depth piece on editing