Editor Be Nimble. Editor Be Quick
Seven years ago, The Baltimore Sun, where I had worked on the copy desk for twenty-three years, let me go, along with sixty other...
One Editor’s Editing Process
Editing is a subjective process, especially because editors are individuals. Thus there is no one “right” editing process that all...
Crowdfunding for Writers and Editors
In 2011, I switched Iguana Books (which I helped start in 1992, but that’s a long and irrelevant-for-now anecdote) from a...
Proofread Like It’s 1976
Having traditional proofreading skills isn’t just a business asset when it comes to working for the mainstream publishing industry. It’s...
Macros and Wildcards: Essentials or Added Extras?
On certain editing forums, few topics are more likely to inspire passionate debate than the use of macros and wildcards. For many years...
