When footnotes are a formatting nightmare, Note Stripper saves the day. End notes too. Also, Adrienne sings “soft edit” to help
Category: copy editing
That With Which I Will Put Up
Thou shalt smitest those who wouldst alter thine language most sacred. Or, move on to something more consequential; you’re standing
Editing the Erotic
That’s right, I take all the fun out of the naughty stuff by discussing word choice. Contains advice from two
Do Quotes Deserve Clean-up?
In my Canadian, Eh? post this week on Copyediting.com, I argue that we editors should clean up quotes at least
Society for the preservation of Canadian spelling
My guest post today appears on the Editors’ Weekly, the blog of the Editors’ Association of Canada. In “This Book
Romance Editing
Romance editing is the topic of this episode — a very large market, if not the most lucrative, individually. Despite
Styling Decisions — word choice and punctuation
Some people argue that using American spelling will open up a whole new market for their book. I don’t know
Converting Measurements
This week’s Canadian, Eh? column on Copyediting.com focusses on making conversions between imperial and metric, also known as SI which is short
Grammar Less — Editing without a gavel
Grammar sophistication is the focus of this episode, in which I argue for loosening the reins on the grammar rules and
Checklists: saving your bacon and bringing it home too (podcast)
Checklists are the focus of this episode, in which I expand on one of my posts from the now-defunct Copyediting: explaining how checklists