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Changing formatting, signs you need a beta reader, infodump with style, and a peek at the writer’s process — Links Roundup

This week some particularly good blog posts came my way.

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

Editing CAN be taught, like any art. In this episode, I present my rebuttal to Rich Adin’s assertion that editing

Webster set out to simplify spelling when he wrote his American dictionary. Why do Canadians cling to complicated rules and

Today, Rich Adin (An American Editor) asserted that editing is an art and cannot be taught. Well, Rich, I heartily

Fair dealing exemptions to copyright law in Canada, a free online tool to tell if your use needs permission, and

Many editors are happy to share advice about starting out. Louise has written out advice on how to ask a

Next time you hear “‘think outside the box,’ remember it’s not just a way to feel special & smart. Then

Think that errors in printed books is a new problem? Read about Melville’s lamentous experience with Moby-Dick. Or was it