Category: Editing
01
Aug
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 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
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
Unmasking the Nature of Technical Editing
by Staff
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If you feel you don’t have the necessary skills for technical editing—if the mere idea of it bores you or intimidates you—know that there is...
17
Jun
Verb Type and Noun Phrase Direct Object Shift: What an Editor Must Know
by Staff
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Editors can learn how to place a direct object noun phrase within a sentence based on noun-phrase length and verb type. When you are editing...
17
Jun
“Repair Processes Initiated”: Why Editors Should Choose Gender-Neutral Job Titles
by Staff
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The brain interprets gendered job titles paired with the wrong gender as a discrepancy, making the reader fumble, fixate, and reread. You are an editor....
16
Jun
3 Editing Problems that Technology Can Fix
by Staff
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In editing, author-editor communication can go wrong in many ways. But editing digitally can minimize the risk. Authors can always find something wrong with their...
16
Jun
Collaborating with Authors as Technical Editors
by Staff
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“The more collaborative and complex the project (such as a proposal, a brochure, or an annual report), the earlier the editor should participate.” —Carol Gerich...
16
Jun
When Newsrooms Cut Copy Editors
by Staff
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Copy editors are a valuable resource to prevent the risk and cost of reprinting due to errors. Between 2002 and 2012, the workforce of copy...
15
Jun
How to Use Corpora to Edit Technical Articles Effectively and Accurately
by Staff
6 Comments
Corpora are quickly becoming mainstream in the field of linguistics. But can they help us become better technical editors as well? A corpus is a...
