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Transmittal Notes

When you submit an edited file, include a transmittal note. What to say in that note is the topic of

Check out the newer version of this post. The terms figure and visual are often used interchangeably. For each visual

How do you deal with a writer who can’t stop writing, even when the manuscript has moved on in the

“Really, again?” “How is this even possible?” “Huh?” Reblogged at ACES, we look at wording editors can use to soften their exasperation and

“Is that you?” Maggie Secara often gets asked. “Yeah, that’s me,” she says. “What can I say? I’ve never been

Check out the newer version of this post. When an editor spots words that her writer didn’t write, she needs

Editors are in the solution business. When the boss or client complains that there are errors in the manuscript, how

There’s a factual flub in the copy. Today, find tips on how to query factual errors without insulting the writer,

Having to answer to an untrained critic is one of the most ire-inducing things an editor can be asked to

Open multiple views into a single document. I show you how today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. Works in Word,