adventures in editing
Working through every page of Schneider’s book with your manuscript in hand would be a most excellent step. It might save you a ton of money in the editorial process and would definitely make your book “more ready” for publication.
As professional editors, we follow so many more standards than those of grammar and clear communication. And it’s not just publishing law, either. Here’s a roundup of worldwide ethical standards that editors follow.
This revision of Editors Canada’s Professional Editorial Standards was a major overhaul. Get the summary and links to more in-depth analysis here.
Can you see that? Designs continue to lower their contrast, use smaller fonts, and are designed to be pretty but
Getting on board with the “we’re X, of course we…” trend on social media, the Quad collabed on a series about editing and freelancing.
Is “that” needed? A roundup of advice from various style guides on the use of “that” in sentences.
I’ve been editing for 27 years now, so Editors Canada asked me their 5 Ws. Here are my alt answers.
You’ve got style, but how do you get all the content creators to follow the guide!?
Bigger than a style sheet, and specific to your business or organization, a house style is what you need!
With $3.39 billion in US sales in 2023 and worldwide revenue at $15.1 billion (growing well over the rate of inflation—at 16%) the board game market is that one editors are silly to ignore.
