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Listen now: podcast version of “How many errors trigger a book reprint?”

Listen now: podcast version of “How many errors trigger a book reprint?”

Rewritten for the audio format, and with a new quote or two: here is my first foray into podcasting in

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What is an acceptable error rate for a copyeditor or proofreader?

Let me clarify: How many errors can an editor let stand? 5% Pulled that number out of the air. (Serious

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Reading List: Starter kit for freelance editors

Reading List: Starter kit for freelance editors

This blog now has dozens of posts that will help the new starter. Click the Starter Kit for Editors category

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On-screen editing course starts Oct 30th, online

In fall 2012, I taught teaching 3 classes related to editing: marketing for the freelance editor, half-day seminar in Ottawa

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Thinking of a Career in Editing?

Thinking of a Career in Editing?

Updated October 2024 Curious about editing? A conference is a great way to find out about the people who edit,

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Editing Strategies: Checklists

Every now and then, someone asks me if there is a method to my editing. Do I go from “big

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How to Start a Style Sheet

A style sheet is a record of style choices made as the editor works on a document. They are usually

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Using the PDF Markup Comments List: One User’s Experience

I am very pleased to release the first guest post on this blog, by my colleague Dawn Hunter, a freelance editor and

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Productivity Rates in Editing

How long will it take to edit this? The question of how long an edit will take comes up a

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Create a Checklist of Your PDF Mark-up in 2 Clicks

In my previous post of this series, I showed you how to use the “text edits” tool to mark up

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