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Resolution: Raise Your Rates
“My advice to anyone starting out freelancing?” says editor Barb Adamski, “Double your rates at least once in your career.”
Editing: It’s about Meaning & Sense
Editing is about far more than finding typos. We already saw that spelling & grammar make up less than 0.1%
Editing: It’s more than typos
Of the ~150 Professional Editorial Standards, only about 6 have to do with spelling & grammar (in yellow). We can
How to Edit Topics You’re Clueless About
You don’t have to understand everything to edit it, but there are limits. Here’s now to proceed to be helpful and show respect the expert writer.
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
Acrobat 2023 PDF Orientation
Can’t find your tools in the new Acrobat 2023 layout? Whether you’re ready to adapt or just need the old look back, help is here!
PDF Markup Basics for Proofreaders
Learn to use the tools proofreaders (and other production pros like editors) need to mark up corrections on a PDF using the 2023 free Adobe Acrobat Reader (or Pro).
Professional Standards: Style Sheets
In addition to following the preferences of a style guide such as CMOS, CP or APA (or a dozen others),