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The argument for making changes silently, not tracking them
I espouse making routine copy editing changes silently; that is, without tracking them in Word. From editors, I hear a few common concerns about this:
Software for Copy Editors and Proofreaders
A roundup of software for editorial pros appears today in my post for The Editors’ Weekly, the blog of the Editors’ Association of Canada. This
Social Media Reviews for Freelance Editors
When I moved, I threw out 350 of the 500 business cards that I printed when I first set out as a freelancer, 14 years
5 Tips for Editing Your Own Work
Five brain hacks for tricking yourself into seeing text with fresh eyes are covered in this episode, an adaptation of my post on the now-defunct
Create a Word file from a PDF
You might need to convert a PDF back to text to get a word count, to create the next addition when source files have been
Converting Measurements
This week’s Canadian, Eh? column on Copyediting.com focusses on making conversions between imperial and metric, also known as SI which is short for scientific units in French.
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 editing in the educational market,
Grade-level Science Vocabulary List for Science Writers and Editors
Or, How to write science at a level kids can understand. Science vocabulary, by provincial curriculum grade level Children’s writers turn to vocabulary lists to ensure
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 specific to a project or