During the hiring or onboarding process, your editor mentioned that they would send you an annotated copy of your document, or a Track Changes file.
Sometimes, writers are nervous about sharing their work with editors. If an author hasn’t worked with an editor before, or if they had a bad
You spent time writing and revising—now you’re looking for an editor. But where are you looking? Are you ready to interview candidates? Editing is an
If you’ve shopped around for an editor, you may have received several quotes for your project, and they were probably all different. Have you ever
Not everyone is familiar with style sheets, but if you come from a communications or small-business background, you may have used a branding guide. Businesses
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Sometimes potential clients email me a section of their project and ask what kind of changes I would make if I were their editor. When
As the holidays approach, I hear many people say, “I wish I had more time.” Although we tend to stay busy all year long, at
Do you know when to hyphenate a compound? Recently, one of my clients sent me a follow-up email asking a few questions after I returned
Dashes are unsung heroes of punctuation, but many writers are often unsure when to use em dashes, en dashes, or hyphens in different situations. Last
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