Expanded and retold from its first appearance at Copyediting.com, this episode explores market rates. Specifically, what to do when other editors
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Error Rates in Editing: What’s Your Save Percentage? (podcast)
In this 5 min podcast I explore scientific evidence for what kind of error correction rate is humanly feasible. We’ll look
How to sign and initial a PDF realty contract and print it out
How to add a signature to a PDF and print it out. Also how to add text and initials too.
Listen now: podcast version of “How many errors trigger a book reprint?”
Rewritten for the audio format, and with a new quote or two: here is my first foray into podcasting in
Survey: slide editing pace
Click through to complete the survey of 6 questions.
Does editing become a lifestyle?
A dentist asked me if I live my work. “Dentistry is very routine,” he said. “There is no room for
Typography for Copyeditors and Proofreaders
Butterick’s Practical Typography Though the designer creates the page templates and overall product design, it is the copy editor who
What is an acceptable error rate for a copyeditor or proofreader?
Let me clarify: How many errors can an editor let stand? 5% Pulled that number out of the air. (Serious
Reading List: Starter kit for freelance editors
This blog now has dozens of posts that will help the new starter. Click the Starter Kit for Editors category
There is a cat font
It’s the name of the app I’m working on. It has nothing to do with cats, but everything to do