How to Assess a Potential Client
These ten questions will help you figure out if a potential client (or assignment) is a good fit for you.
Labelling Notes in Tables
Does your data table need notes to make sense of it? Here’s how to choose between symbols, letters, and numbers
How to Edit Boilerplate Content
Fact checking the boilerplate content, a checklist in my latest How To column at Copyediting.com.
How to Fact Check
What facts to check and how to check them, today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com.
Backup Systems
How much, how often, and how to back up your files are covered in my Technically Speaking column in the
Transmittal Notes
When you submit an edited file, include a transmittal note. What to say in that note is the topic of
How to Make a Figures Manuscript
Check out the newer version of this post. The terms figure and visual are often used interchangeably. For each visual
How to Limit Author’s Alterations
How do you deal with a writer who can’t stop writing, even when the manuscript has moved on in the
10 Ways to Word a Sensitive Query
“Really, again?” “How is this even possible?” “Huh?” Reblogged at ACES, we look at wording editors can use to soften their exasperation and
Why We “Maggie” a Doc(x) to Rescue It
“Is that you?” Maggie Secara often gets asked. “Yeah, that’s me,” she says. “What can I say? I’ve never been