Category: Editing
19
Jun
ChatGPT, Editing, and You
by Parker Cook
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As ChatGPT becomes more prevalent and developed, editors may be able to utilize it to make their lives easier. ChatGPT is a hot topic these...
18
Jun
Peer Editing to the Rescue!
by Hope Jones
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With teachers feeling overstretched and overworked, peer editing became a vital tool used in the development of EFL students in Bogotá, Colombia. But just what...
18
Jun
Can “Eye” Get Some Feedback?
by Marie Lefler
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Can eye tracking and keystroke logging tell us more about how we write and how we can write better? Writing is a difficult task for...
18
Jun
Word Salad: When Machines Mess with Meaning
by MJ Christensen
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Technology is becoming more involved in the writing and editing processes. Are we prepared to stop it when it oversteps its boundaries? Computer-originating translation errors...
18
Jun
Help in Self-Publishing
by Morgan Heath
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Writers and readers all want the same thing: to hear a story be told. But it can be extremely challenging to get new stories out...
17
Jun
Punctuation by Genre: A Corpus Linguistics Study
by Sariah Roulstone
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Punctuation may seem like a purely technical part of writing, but recent studies suggest that genres use punctuation differently. Of the various stylistic choices that...
17
Jun
The Linguistics of Punctuation—An Editor’s Guide
by Josh Stevenson
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Editing punctuation can be hard. One corpus-based approach to more effective editing involves tailoring your edits to the genre in which you’re working. As editors,...
02
May
Why Editors Matter
by Eliza Gutke
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As editors, we know the importance of editing—but do the people we edit for know its importance? In writing, as in life, some mistakes are...
19
Apr
How to Be Every Readers’ Type(face)
by Cala Taylor
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When authors and editors understand the purpose of different typefaces and sizes, they can better attune their style choices to their goals and audience. Editing...
15
Apr
What English Language Learners Can Teach Us About Editing
by Scout McMillan
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Students learning English show a rapid increase in academic writing skills when using Google Docs as an editing medium. What does this mean for editors?...
