When you submit an edited file, include a transmittal note. What to say in that note is the topic of my How To post today
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Verify to Hone Your Editorial Sixth Sense
Every time you check content, you develop your editorial sixth sense. In my How To column at Copyediting.com today, I give four ways to verify information in
Copyeditors’ Sixth Sense — Build it Now
Get a life. Your ‘editorial sense’ depends on it. Those “editorial senses” can lead to unbelievable “saves,” but can you hone them or are you
5 Steps for Effective Outlining in Non-fiction
Not only can outlining help lubricate your writing, it can save you huge time and effort (by avoiding unnecessary writing and by helping you focus) and
Blog Hop: A Peek Behind the Writer’s Curtain
When Rachel Stuckey invited me to take part in this sort of blogging chain-letter, I felt honoured to be counted among some of the most
How to start writing a book
Happy New Year! Did you resolve to write a book? A few of my friends have, and I am answering their questions here on the