I espouse making routine copy editing changes silently; that is, without tracking them in Word. From editors, I hear a
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Verifying Canadian Plant Names
Today on the Copyediting.com blog, I look at a resource for checking Canadian plant names. Whether you’re checking facts in an
Social Media Reviews for Freelance Editors
When I moved, I threw out 350 of the 500 business cards that I printed when I first set out
Recipe Editing Tips
Over on the Copyediting.com “Canadian Eh?” blog today I continue my look at the only market in which you can
On-screen editing courses May and June
I am rushing to upload the course materials for the PDF mark-up course that starts Tuesday. Yesterday I posted the
Tasty Editing: Working in Nom-nom Markets
Best thing about editing food topics? Eating your training. That advice and more from two of Canada’s food writing experts,
How to column on Copyediting.com (keyboard shortcuts for selecting text)
Today I start writing another weekly column at Copyediting.com. It covers tech tips to make your editing more efficient, effective,
On-screen productivity tips—Best links for editors this week
This here very podcast was included in this week’s roundup from the Proofreader’s Parlour. Always a great source of content.
5 Tips for Editing Your Own Work
Five brain hacks for tricking yourself into seeing text with fresh eyes are covered in this episode, an adaptation of
Simperial volume
Simperial volume, today, on the Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. This is the second half of last week’s podcast, in print