best practices – Right Angels and Polo Bears

Emergency Absence Planning: Essential Prep for Freelancers

Whether you work alone in a home office or at a site filled with coworkers, chances are that few other

Does an acronym have to spell a word?

TL;DR no. But technically, an acronymn is made up of the initials that make up a term and turns out

Learn to Edit Less Using the “Mittens Method”

The goal is to offer minimal interventions to bring a piece of writing to the next stage. But how can you learn to edit with a lighter hand?

When There’s No Time to Read It All before Editing

The Typographic Oath was suggested by senior editor Erin Brenner as a guiding principle of editing ethics.* Her second point

Editor [and] AI: The Ethics of Using AI

You would be incensed if spellcheck weren’t used as part of quality control, so why is using AI any different? Some questions, viewpoints and policies to consider are rounded up here.

Working with a Table of Contents in MS Word

Word is not a layout tool, though it often gets used that way, especially in a business environment. In those

Backup Systems

How much, how often, and how to back up your files are covered in my Technically Speaking column in the

Editing in a Digital Environment — ACES2015

Slide Set and Handout Download the two-page PDF handout of best practices for digital workflow.

Publishing Project Checklist & Timeline

Use this printable checklist, scheduler, and glossary to plan your publishing project and keep it on track. No matter whether