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Month: April 2015
Graph Guidelines
Graphs can quickly convey relationships and trends between and among data in ways that a data table or text narrative struggles to achieve. Each type
How to Become the Next Big Thing
To become the next big thing, begin at home, then go there, then over there, then way over there. Today, I show that this can apply
Editing Multi-contributor Collections
When editing writing compiled from dozens of people, an editor needs to play the role of choir conductor, bringing the voices together for a consistent
Editing Visual Components
Visuals aren’t just those pretty things that push the words aside. Graphs, charts, diagrams, photos, and other illustrations help readers make sense of complex ideas.
Edit Disturbing Stories Without Trauma
“Sometimes you have to edit disturbing topics, and they can get to you.” Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com I share tips journalists use to mitigate
LOTW 16, 2015
My pick of the web for the week ending April 17, 2015. [View the story “LOTW 16, 2015” on Storify]
Writers to Honour Canadian Editors
Best Editor is an award given annually by the Professional Writers’ Association of Canada. Learn more in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com today. Nominations close April
How to Ask a Client to Fill in for Delays
Today I talk about squeezing more work from a delayed client without sounding whiny, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. Thanks to Amy Schneider — freelance editor
Rites of Canadian Spring (Vocabulary)
I explain a few rites of Canadian spring vocabulary today, in my special vocabulary post at Copyediting.com.