Does editing matter?
Do typos hurt sales? Are the potential losses worth the cost of editing? A colleague recently called for a defensible
Links OTW, Aug 30–Sept 5
The interwebs don’t stop. Here’s this week’s awesome: Resources for building your computer skills for editing, three-tier pricing, doubling your
Three reasons editors and proofreaders need to buy a PDF editor, and only three
There are a few things that the free Adobe Reader XI PDF software cannot do. But only a few. For
Professional Associations for Canadian Editors
Want to join a professional organization of editors in Canada? You’ve got options. See the list today, in my Canadian, Eh?
Links OTW, Aug 23–29
I don’t know how you all maintain the fabulousness, week after week. But here we are again with yet another
Checklist for Editing, Canadian Style
The Canadian Style says a checklist “will help you to cover all pertinent facets of the writing process and to
How to Handle a Crying Author
I say, “There is a reader for every writer.” And it’s true. That reader might be your mom, but
Links OTW, August 16–22
A plethora of interweb awesome this week: diversity in publishing, how words become real, two spaces (again), street view for
Think of an Editor
The national association of editors* started rolling out the results of their rebranding exercise with a new logo and look
There’s a mistake in my copy!
Perfection is not the realm of humans. How to help your clients understand this, today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com.