Resources

By Adrienne Montgomerie Early risers are pretty smug about their schedule, but truth is, I don’t really get grooving until about three in the afternoon. When I wake up with the birds (Quiet down, out there!), I am a wreck by two, passing out at my desk. Before I had a child, 3–10 pm was…

By Erin Brenner Editors spend a lot of time looking things up, even—no, especially—when we think we know the rule. It’s not that we aren’t well trained but that we know it’s a very human trait to misremember a rule or advice. No one can know every grammar rule, every nuance of usage, every style…

By Molly McCowan Sometimes I need to turn down projects that come my way. In these cases, I like to provide the potential client with a few referrals to editors who may be interested in the work. I try to refer projects to editors I know personally, because I trust them to do good work.…

By Lori De Milto Lots of companies today are using LinkedIn to look for freelance and full-time editors and writers. If you want them to find you, you need to be near the top of their search results. There’s an easy way to do this. Step 1: Write a compelling headline Your headline—up to 120…

By Aileen Brenner Houston and Rebecca Pieken When it comes to plagiarism, crime and punishment is a misplaced focus. This might sound surprising coming from a duo who dubs themselves the plagiarism police, but during our ACES 2019 session in Providence, we revealed our role as double agents: We’re not the plagiarism police but rather…

By Christine Ma Working from home sounds like an ideal situation: no commute, no need to change out of your pajamas, nobody popping into your cubicle to “pick your brain.” But many editors who have recently started working remotely for the first time might be finding that it’s not what you expected. Your home is…

By Gerri Berendzen For an editor doing fact checking, research isn’t what it used to be. The days of needing a shelf full of almanacs, encyclopedias, manuals, and reference books in your office are gone, replaced by plugging in to the vast amount of information on the internet. But just because there’s lots of information…

By Ashley Bischoff I first noticed the precursor symptoms to repetitive strain injury when I was in college. And since it could be quite the boat anchor to my career if I weren’t able to type, I dove into researching ergonomic options as soon as I got that diagnosis at the campus health center. More…

By Dilane Mitchell Editing is a satisfying job. But sometimes even dedicated word nerds want—or need—to do something different. If you’re considering a career change, here are a few ways to position your editing skills as valuable assets. Most editors have extremely advanced communication skills, as well as the desire and the ability to notice…

By Avi Staiman and Dr. Tami Blumenfield To succeed in today’s globalized academy, many scholars are forced to publish their research in a language that’s not their own—and often, that’s English. For those who don’t write English at a native level, this lack of linguistic proficiency can be a serious detriment. Such scholars often face…