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Tomatoes, tomatos
Wow, so this is what my blog looks like. Hello. I’m Katy, and I’m starting a blog about publishing and editing. Who am I writing for, and what am I talking about? Well, I think I’m writing mainly for...
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Curate your editorial world!
Content curation update! Jaimy Szymanski has just written the most detailed account I’ve seen of content curation + its uses. Check it out at the Altimeter Research Group site. For me, the most...
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Delivering exactly the words you want (and not a word more)
It is our opinion that, with regards to the efficiency of a business plan, the plan should be realistic and agreed by the team in advance of delivery, in view of the fact that, if it is not, it is...
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Book Review: An Editor’s Guide to Working with Authors by Barbara Sjoholm
If you want to be a successful editor, at some point you’ll be working with authors. There’s no getting around it. The ability to manage that creative but often highly complex relationship is one of...
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Saying No – Staying in Control of a Freelance Career
A guest post by Louise Harnby, a UK-based publishing professional with many years’ experience in proofreading and editing. Louise’s blog, The Proofreader’s Parlour, is a great spot for all sorts of...
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Giving editorial feedback: better in writing or in conversation (or both)?
Since I read Barbara Sjoholm’s An Editor’s Guide to Working with Authors recently (see what I said about the book here), I’ve been thinking about the relative benefits of written and verbal feedback....
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Editing prompt: I will do no harm
In a post last month, I promised regular editing prompts to use in your own practice. Here’s the first one for 2013 – enjoy! ‘Do no harm’ is the first rule of copy editing, just as it is for other...
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