There’s more than one calendar in use in this world. Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com I talk about some of them.
Tag: fact checking
Correct Facts without Insult
There’s a factual flub in the copy. Today, find tips on how to query factual errors without insulting the writer, in my How To column at Copyediting.com.
Checklist for Editing Captions
Captions are a weak link in the quality assurance chain, being something most people skim or skip while reviewing a document. This makes checking captions
Verifying Canadian Plant Names
Today on the Copyediting.com blog, I look at a resource for checking Canadian plant names. Whether you’re checking facts in an article or in a novel,
Romance Editing
Romance editing is the topic of this episode — a very large market, if not the most lucrative, individually. Despite some breathlessness, it is entirely
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 herself to see if the