Advice for Editors: Starting Out or Upping Your Game
August 20, 2021
Editors have a long tradition of mentoring and sharing advice among colleagues, including those starting out (a.k.a. “newbies”). I suggest the following for editors who are starting out or those wanting to improve their skills or business. (For other advice by subject, such as for editing visuals, please see my other blogs.) Join a professional […]
Read MorePlain Language & Clear Communications Resources—Updated 2021
August 12, 2021
In 2015, I wrote about re-energizing my interest in and focus on plain language & clear communications. This is still true: I love this work. For fellow writers and editors, here are some of the resources I find useful. I will add to this list and tweak it regularly. And if you have any suggestions, please contact me with them. […]
Read MoreThe “What to Do and When” Steps to Publication Series—Write in English, Publish in Second Language
May 6, 2017
As I wrote in my lead blog for this series, publishing involves a series of steps. Whatever the publication, the steps follow a general process of defining, creating, refining, refining more, and publishing. Every step in the process adds to the original and transforms it; at each stage, a publishing team looks to ensure that all the old […]
Read MoreThe “What to Do and When” Steps to Publication Series—Introduction and Single-Author Self-Publishing
April 24, 2016
A series of blog posts about the publishing process adapted to various scenarios.
Read MorePlain Language & Clear Communications Resources
September 16, 2015
Attending the June 2015 Editing Goes Global conference in Toronto re-energized my interest in and focus on plain language & clear communications. As well, it confirmed for me that using the underlying principles—whether we call the outcome plain language, clear communication, or reader-focused writing and editing—has been a substantial part of my work over the last […]
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