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Liability and the Content Editor
Editors should look for and flag legal concerns in the content they edit, but should not—cannot, IMHO—be held ultimately responsible for it.
How to Learn Structural Editing
Reading list to develop skills in structural/developmental editing.
25 Project Red Flags
Learn to see the bad clients (and bad projects from good clients) coming.
How to Build a Waiting List
Everyone wants you at once. Can you get someone to move a deadline so you don’t have to turn down
Understanding Contract Terms: The Paper It’s Written On
Into every freelancer’s life, a few contracts must fall. If words like “indemnify”, “non-disclosure”, and “non-compete” strike fear into your
Ergonomics for Digital Nomads
Sure, you could work anywhere, but what toll do those makeshift offices take on your body? Today, in my How To column
Passing the Ball: Options for Editorial File-Sharing
I’ve got big FILES that I cannot send to my email they won’t append when a file comes in at
Have Edit, Will Travel: Hardware for the Mobile Office
Being tied to the desk is so last century. Get mobile with the hardware list in my premium article, now
Conference Report: IABC
A summary of the June 2018 IABC conference in Montreal, today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com.