Category: Editing

08 Jan

How to Use Episode Structures to Make Readers Think

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Help your authors’ stories become more literary and engaging by studying episode structures in literary fiction. What makes something “literary”? This is a question...

05 Dec

Editing Writing

When to Follow Your Intuition Instead of Prescriptive Rules

by Staff

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“When prescriptive grammar violates organic grammar, bad things can happen during the reading process.” —Bradford R. Connatser (2004, 265) To editors, it can sometimes seem...

09 Nov

Editing

Back to the Basics: The Process of Professional Editing

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It’s time to come back to the basics: How do real-life, professional editors edit? In all of the research done on editing, surprisingly little has...

17 Sep

Editing Writing

Which Editing Mistakes Could Cost You a Job

by Staff

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Are you looking for an editing job? Do you want to know which editing mistakes will automatically disqualify you from the position? Then this is...

20 Aug

Editing Publishing

Creating Your Own Code of Editing Ethics

by Staff

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As editors, we will come across many ethical situations. How can we best be prepared to respond to them? When we receive a piece to...

01 Aug

Editing Writing

Unblock Editor’s Block

by Staff

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Receiving constructive criticism from others before you revise your work can help you find a better way to approach a subject. As editors, we can...

01 Jul

Editing Publishing

Editing and Research: Beware of Burning Out

by Staff

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Taking on more responsibility may not yield higher productivity. A heavy load might affect your career in the long run. Journal editors quickly learn how...

17 Jun

Editing

How Can an Editor Balance Directness and Politeness?

by Staff

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A diplomatic editor knows how to balance directness and politeness in order to effectively communicate with authors. As editors, we want to be diplomatic—we want...

17 Jun

Editing