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Month: May 2016
10 Ways to Word a Sensitive Query
“Really, again?” “How is this even possible?” “Huh?” Reblogged at ACES, we look at wording editors can use to soften their exasperation and phrase a query with the
Why We “Maggie” a Doc(x) to Rescue It
“Is that you?” Maggie Secara often gets asked. “Yeah, that’s me,” she says. “What can I say? I’ve never been a verb before.” Find out
How to Query Plagiarism
When an editor spots words that her writer didn’t write, she needs to flag them so that they get attributed to the right writer, and possibly seek
The Do-Over Edit
Editors are in the solution business. When the boss or client complains that there are errors in the manuscript, how can an editor turn failure