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Managing Risks as a Writer or Editor

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When to Worry About an NDA

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Ethical Issues in Editing: What the Professional Standards Say

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Editor Vs AI: Is editing a dead career?

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Professional Standards: Style Sheets

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Editor [and] AI: The Ethics of Using AI

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Managing Risks as a Writer or Editor

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When to Worry About an NDA

a drably dressed person with a lit light bulb head sits thinking on a misty moody forest floor

Ethical Issues in Editing: What the Professional Standards Say

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12 Steps toward Diversity in Publishing

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Treating Plagiarism

Editor [and] AI: Wildcard Searches

Editor Vs AI: ChatGPT-4 Tries a Chicago Style Workout

When to Use the TM and R Symbols

When to Use the TM and R Symbols

Q:Should the TM or R symbol follow a protected name? A:Only the trademark owner or their licensee uses the ™ or ®. Full stop. That

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Editor Vs AI: Is editing a dead career?

Editor Vs AI: Is editing a dead career?

Editing students have started asking if there’s even a point in pursuing this career, now that AI is on the scene. Yes! And maybe, one

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New Proofreading Courses

New Proofreading Courses

Start your editing career with the knowhow you need. Proofreading is about more than finding typos. Enrol now!

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Editor Vs AI: NYT Copy Edit

Editor Vs AI: NYT Copy Edit

Can AI match the skill of a NYT copy editor? See the results!

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Editor Vs AI: Common Grammar Mistakes

Editor Vs AI: Common Grammar Mistakes

Does a live editor make a difference? We pitted one against three software giants. See how it panned out!

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Attach Files to “Combine” PDFs

Attach Files to “Combine” PDFs

A handy hack to combining PDF and other files in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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Chunk Editing Tasks for Maximum Efficacy and Efficiency

Chunk Editing Tasks for Maximum Efficacy and Efficiency

By chunking the editorial tasks, we focus our attention and our decisions, resulting in maximum speed and efficacy.

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“Plain Language” Editing Isn’t about Using Simple Words

“Plain Language” Editing Isn’t about Using Simple Words

Easy reading is the goal of most editors. Plain Language is a popular and respected set of principles that focus on structure as well as

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Magic Eight-Ball, Is This a Proofread or a Copyedit?

Magic Eight-Ball, Is This a Proofread or a Copyedit?

When your magic eight-ball isn’t handy, follow these steps to figure out what is wanted when you’re asked to “look this over”: proofread, copyedit, line edit, or something more substantive. 

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Edit Faster! Triage for the Eight-minute Editor

Edit Faster! Triage for the Eight-minute Editor

Sometimes there just isn’t time (or budget, or even commitment) to fix everything. Here are the edits (in order) that will help them avoid embarrassment and move the piece in the direction of perfection even if it can’t go all the way.

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