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Edit Faster! Triage for the Eight-minute Editor
Sometimes there just isn’t time (or budget, or even commitment) to fix everything. Here are the edits (in order) that will help them avoid embarrassment and move the piece in the direction of perfection even if it can’t go all the way.
The Art of the Author Memo
Summarize next steps for the manuscript and get the writer to do their part, with an author memo.
Plain Language Checklist for Clear (Not Simplistic) Communication
Funny enough, plain language editing is barely about word choice, and is never about “dumbing down.”
Checklist for Editing Figures: Graphs
More checklists! Today’s is for editing graphs, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. Now available in the ebook, Getting the Numbers
Checklist for Editing Figures: Diagrams
Another 29-point checklist in today’s How To column at Copyediting.com. This one for editing diagrams.
Checklist for Editing Tables
A 29-point checklist for making sure that the tables in your manuscript are edited consistently and to style, in Getting
8 Flubs to Watch for in eBook Conversion
Ebook conversion is rife with errors of automation. Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, I highlight 8 common snafus, from a
Strategies for Leaving No Check Behind
Strategies to note and track copyediting tasks — today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. Related to in this piece:
Editing Visual Components
Updated correlation to professional standards, 6 May 2024 Visuals aren’t just those pretty things that push the words aside. Graphs,