No news from the interwebs this week, sorry. Whole world must be in the grips of snowdrifts. Therefore, here are
Year: 2014
How to Raise Your Rates —archived
This post has mooooved. See the new post. “My advice to anyone starting out freelancing?” says freelance editor Barb Adamski.
LOTW 49, 2014
Picks from the interwebs this week, for my word- and tech-nerd peeps: first pages of the literary standards, reset in
8 Ways a Ruler Rocks Editing
How do you use a ruler when editing? I list 8 uses for rulers at (not of) the editing desk, today
4 Steps for Collecting on Overdue Accounts
First of the month seems like a good day to talk about getting paid. How many invoices of yours are
LOTW Nov 22–28
The interwebs must have been preoccupied this week: only 3 finds this week for word and science geeks: what good
Canadian Capitalization Conundrums
Capitalization is probably second only to spelling as a source of confusion and ambivalence for Canadian editors. — Editing Canadian English
Inglorious Credits
Sometimes you’d rather not be credited as the editor of a work. Contract terms and a reality check here, to get you through.
LOTW Nov 15–21
This week’s roundup of internet stuff and things for publications and science types (with some nothing-but-fun thrown in for balance):
QA Trick for File Names
I just discovered something so simple and effective that my jaw literally dropped. To proof file names (or create a