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Hot on the heels of my last post (appropriately as we are currently experiencing a heatwave in the UK), here are some editing-related terms that begin with G, H and I. From the obvious grammar, to the less obvious 'It de...

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Editing and feedback, fiction and fact-checking, and em and en dashes. The fifth post in my A to Z series looks at terms beginning with E and F. I think this is a list I will add to as time goes on, but for now there are...

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Continuing my A to Z series, this time I'm looking at some terms related to editing that begin with D. So, here goes ...

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Continuing my A to Z of freelance editing, I've turned my attention to terms that begin with the letter C. It turns out there are quite a few (and this isn't all of them). So, why not grab a cup of coffee (or tea if you...

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In the second post of my A to Z series on editing terminology I'm looking at terms that begin with B. So here goes.

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I thought it would be fun to put together an A to Z of editing terms and topics that I find relevant as a freelance non-fiction editor. This will by no means be a complete list and I'm sure over time I will add and chang...

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Much like any tradesperson, there are certain tools I need to use in order to do my job well. These vary slightly, depending on the type of editing I am doing, but I thought it might be nice to share with you the tools t...

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One essential tool that I use when I'm editing a document in Microsoft Word (I use Word 2016) is Track Changes. This allows the client (publisher or author, depending on who I am working with) to see exactly what changes...

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A couple of my clients publish puzzle books and sometimes I get to proofread them. It can be quite a fun job but requires a lot of focus on the visual elements of the content. And, despite lower word count, these books c...

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Gone are the days when proofreaders would routinely mark up corrections on hard copy, using the traditional proofreading marks. These days most proofreading is done onscreen, usually on a PDF document. So what are the be...

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As a writer, you may be nervous about the editing process. It can be daunting to let a complete stranger see your work, especially if they are one of the first people to read it. But fear not! A good editor is there to s...

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