Editing Skills
Editing and Writing Texts with Heterogeneous Language
By Patricia Mae M. Estenoso Some publications from all over the world are publishing texts that mix their native language with a foreign one, specially to cater to younger generations. In this article, we’ll look at how we can edit or write these texts better. What is a text with heterogeneous language? Heterogeneous means something…
Read More5 pairs of uncommon confusable words
By Andy Hollandbeck “Commonly confused words” lists exist in excess online, and professional editors make a point of internalizing those common word problems as a matter of professional development. No, what trips us up are the confusable words that are uncommon, like the ten words listed below. Good editors with any doubt about the spelling…
Read MoreGetting paid by the project
By Marcella Fecteau Weiner If you look at freelance job listings, you’ll see that many clients pay by the hour. University presses and smaller publishing houses, however, tend to pay by the project, which can be daunting for a freelancer. How do you know how much time to spend? How do you use your editing skills efficiently? As a freelance editor who works primarily with clients…
Read MoreConnecting writing to architecture, design and building
By Ar. Apurva Bose Dutta The disciplines of writing and architectural design share an inherent bond. Both have narratives created by familiar elements of function, form, and style, interpreted as per the disciplines. Every writing is a story in itself, as every design is one too. Through unique narratives, both fields communicate their stories. This…
Read MoreAvoiding anachronisms in fiction
By Elizabeth Frazier Halfway through a manuscript, the main character remarks that her hobby of refinishing furniture saves material from going to landfills. The proofreader points out that landfills weren’t a thing yet in this setting—at least not formally. It’s a small detail, but an important one. Anachronisms can easily slip into manuscripts—especially fiction and historical fiction. Every reader could probably tell you of a moment they…
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