From “do nothing” to “do whatever it takes”: how to handle an manuscript that needs a lot more work than was thought. Today, in my How
Month: June 2015
Canadianizing Texts
This post has been fixed now. A glitch in the system caused it to disappear from the host site. Canadianization is a common cost-saving measure
How to Ask for Testimonials
Client testimonials: need ’em, get ‘em, got ‘em, put ‘em. Testimonials are the main currency in today’s online economy. Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, I explore
Post-Con in Canada, Eh?
Seventy hours of word-related hilarity and high fashion. Not what you’d expect from a correction of editors? Staid nitpickers of obscura these editors are not.
Use Word’s Outline View to Check Document Flow
Do you follow that editing principle of “parading your topic sentences”? Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, learn about Word’s Outline View and how it
Global Editors Converge on Toronto, Canada, Eh?
Packing for the editing conference in Toronto today, which I anticipate in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. You can share in the fun and learning online
Word Tool to Check Document Structure
Visualize the structure of a complex document and navigate it too, using Word’s Document Map Pane. I explain how, today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com.
Word Count Comparison
Different word processing software will give you a different word count in the very same document. I look at some of the variations today, in