What is an acceptable error rate for a copyeditor or proofreader?
Let me clarify: How many errors can an editor let stand? 5% Pulled that number out of the air. (Serious
Reading List: Starter kit for freelance editors
This blog now has dozens of posts that will help the new starter. Click the Starter Kit for Editors category
Meshing summer child care and the word-at-home parent
More time with your family is one of the great things about working from home. But, it can be hard
There is a cat font
It’s the name of the app I’m working on. It has nothing to do with cats, but everything to do
When Fact Checking Gets Gory
You might see a textbook editor testing activities in the kitchen, or on her kids; a fiction editor might contort
How to become an editor
My first paid clip was likely for Wavelength Magazine back in 1996 (a sea-kayak rag that I still adore) or
Best of the Winter, Links Roundup
This is a collection of my most favourite finds (online) this winter, originally shared via Twitter. Grouped as editing or,
Get rid of the annoying formatting pop-up when you paste in Word
That tiny icon that pops up whenever you paste something into a Word file can get pretty annoying for an
5 Essential Tools for Editorial Freelancers
These are the five tools that an editor of words cannot work without. (Film and broadcast editors, this is not
Writing for investors? Avoid these five phrases
guest post by Danielle Arbuckle Every industry has its own language, and finance is no exception. Some people may