An object that should not yet exist when a story takes place can stop readers in their tracks. Here’s what editors can do to catch these factual errors.
In his book, John Russial explains that the job of an editor goes beyond just finding typos and grammar mistakes.
Conscious language needs to be taken into account across a wide variety of areas, from gender to age, to sexual orientation and socioeconomic status.
How do you know when you’re over diversifying punctuation? There are no hard and fast rules.
Unsure about your word choices? The AP Stylebook is here to show you the way . . . and the weigh . . . and the whey.
Global English is a family of varieties, mostly mutually comprehensible but loaded with traps and surprises.
When the audience and tone differ by channel, multiple style guides provide both consistency and nuance.
Nurturing relationships with authors makes the editor’s job easier.
Merrill Perlman discussed the importance of tone, including how to detect it and how it differs from an author’s voice.