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?
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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),
Treating Plagiarism
What to do when you discover someone else’s content used without credit.
The Art of the Author Memo
Summarize next steps for the manuscript and get the writer to do their part, with an author memo.
Do I Have to Spell It Out for You? Acronyms & Initialisms
Got acronyms? Here’s how to style them in your work, plus when to explain them and how.
25 Project Red Flags
Learn to see the bad clients (and bad projects from good clients) coming.
Plain Language Checklist for Clear (Not Simplistic) Communication
Funny enough, plain language editing is barely about word choice, and is never about “dumbing down.”