In addition to following the preferences of a style guide such as CMOS, CP or APA (or a dozen others), it is professional practice to
Tag: copyediting
Treating Plagiarism
What to do when you discover someone else’s content used without credit.
Word Tips Now Have Their Own Blog
Word-Wrangling Wednesday tips now have their own blog.
Thesaurus Magic in MS Word
Can’t figure out the writer’s intent? Thesaurus to the rescue! Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com I show you the ins and outs of MS
Tricks to Get Your House Style Used
In my final conversation with Carol Harrison in my How To column at Copyediting.com, we talk about how she went about getting FRAS staff to actually use
Foundations of House Style
I continue my conversation today with Carol Harrison, about her experience creating and implementing a house style guide at Financial Reporting & Assurance Standards (FRAS) Canada—the
How & Why to Create a House Style
There are over 1570 pages of style points combined between CMOS, AP, and APA.* And there are at least a half-dozen other well-respected and much
Creativity: Getting It and Using It
Creativity isn’t for sale on Amazon, but you can get it. Find out how from a session at the IABC conference in Montreal, today in
Your Plan for Earning Credibility
How to earn a longer leash at work—republished Jan 1, 2019 at ACES (originally in my How To column at Copyediting.com).
Conference Report: IABC
A summary of the June 2018 IABC conference in Montreal, today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com.