copy editing – Page 18 – Right Angels and Polo Bears

Tackling paralysis with soft edit and Note Stripper

When footnotes are a formatting nightmare, Note Stripper saves the day. End notes too. Also, Adrienne sings “soft edit” to help

Thou shalt smitest those who wouldst alter thine language most sacred. Or, move on to something more consequential; you’re standing

That’s right, I take all the fun out of the naughty stuff by discussing word choice. Contains advice from two

In my Canadian, Eh? post this week on Copyediting.com, I argue that we editors should clean up quotes at least

My guest post today appears on the Editors’ Weekly, the blog of the Editors’ Association of Canada. In “This Book

Romance editing is the topic of this episode — a very large market, if not the most lucrative, individually. Despite

Some people argue that using American spelling will open up a whole new market for their book. I don’t know

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 sophistication is the focus of this episode, in which I argue for loosening the reins on the grammar rules and

Checklists are the focus of this episode, in which I expand on one of my posts from the now-defunct Copyediting: explaining how checklists