Editors are in the solution business. When the boss or client complains that there are errors in the manuscript, how
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How to Handle (Stage) Print Fright
Print fright is a sister to both imposter syndrome and stage fright. Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com I look
How to Escape the Pause
How to use a pause clause in your work agreement to get out of a project sitting in limbo, today
How to Steer Writers Back on Topic
Since you can’t say “Seriously, $266 an hour” when a client gets off topic: advice for keeping writers on task,
How to Get the Right Images from Artists
How word people can communicate with visual people to reduce costs and aggravation and get better results — in my latest How
How to Cushion Author Queries
Professional writers develop a thick skin; they learn not to take suggestions or criticisms as attacks on their self-worth. Today,
“No” Your Way to Ideal Assignments
‘No’ is your passport to the next level. —That guy… Who was in that thing (an actual movie title) How
Would You Work With an Objectionable Author?
Objectionable personalities sometimes hire editors. Would you work with one? Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com.
T&C for Disturbing Subjects
Read the updated post. Right to refuse: set terms and conditions (T&C in your contract or letter of agreement) to
How to Recover from an Editing Mistake
I have talked before about how to overcome the worry of not being good enough (and here) and I have