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When and Why to Limit Editing

Reining in perfectionism is a valuable practice for many reasons. Imagine hiring a professional to weed your garden. When they’re

Are you facing a Windows computer with panic? Not to fear, the quick tutorial below will set you in the

Tips and limits for taking an editing test: Reblogged at ACES from my How To column at the now-defunct Copyediting.com.

Did you know that punctuation “rules” for vertical lists vary according to which style guide is in use? Or that

Metadata means “data about data.” In the book sense, that means the data that describes the book. It exists in

“But you’re missing words!” “But everyone knows what they are.” It’s a legit grammatical structure. Why the grammatical ellipse works

Do you really need training? How to tell. When to get it. And where to get it. Today, in my How

I get a little crafty today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. Those of you who geek out on editing themed

More checklists! Today’s is for editing graphs, in [the now defunct] “How To” column at Copyediting.com. Now available in the ebook, Getting

Another 29-point checklist in today’s How To column at Copyediting.com. This one for editing diagrams.