I espouse making routine copy editing changes silently; that is, without tracking them in Word. From editors, I hear a
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How to Get a Word Count from a Live Multi-page Website
Sometimes the cart is pushing the horse, and a client wants a quote on copy editing a live (or about
Social Media Strategies for Freelance Editors
It has been three years since I wrote about social media for freelance editors; forgive me. Not much of my opinion
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
10 Ways to Navigate a Word Document
Still scrolling through a long document using the arrow key? Flying right past what it is you are looking for,
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,
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
HTML for copy editors (and XML too)
As digital products take over the publishing field, copy editors and other publishing pros will find that adding basic HTML
What to do with an edited Word file
So you got the manuscript back from the copy editor or proofreader. Now what? Well, it’s time to check the