Editing
Reference Books for Copyeditors
In: Copyediting/Grammar & Style
By: Lisa Rufle
Are you new to the profession of copyediting? Make sure that you keep these reference books in easy reach for guaranteed success. more...
Submitting, freelancing and publishing advice and suggestions for new writers and authors. more...
One of the most overlooked yet vital skills for a writer is the ability to receive advice for improvement - and follow it, without losing the soul of his or her writing. more...
How to Give Constructive Criticism
Are you a great editor? Consider this. How you give feedback on a writer's work can have more impact than what you say. Three tricks to giving helpful ConCrit. more...
In: Copyediting/Grammar & Style
By: Karen Reiser
Understanding the differences between coordinating and subordinating conjunctions and how to punctuate them. more...
Before or After Quotation Marks
In: Copyediting/Grammar & Style
By: Karen Reiser
This article details which punctuation marks go before the quotation marks and which ones go after. more...
More Freelance Editorial Services
In: Editing
By: Karen Reiser
This article discusses editorial services that go beyond copyediting or line editing to look a manuscript's structure and/or plot. more...
In: Editing
By: Karen Reiser
Interested in freelance writing or editing? Do you have editorial experience? Consider offering these services on a freelance basis. more...
In: Copyediting/Grammar & Style
By: Karen Reiser
This article discusses the relative pronouns "that" and "who" as well as the situations where each is appropriate. more...
In: Copyediting/Grammar & Style
By: Karen Reiser
This article discusses when "that" or "which" should be used as relative pronouns to introduce adjective clauses. more...
Progressive Versus Simple Tense
In: Copyediting/Grammar & Style
By: Karen Reiser
This article explains and demonstrates why simple past or present tense verbs are usually preferable to progressive tense verbs. more...
In: Copyediting/Grammar & Style
By: Karen Reiser
The article gives a few general guidelines regarding when to use numerals and when to spell them out as words. more...
To Hyphenate or Not to Hyphenate
In: Copyediting/Grammar & Style
By: Karen Reiser
This articles provides a few rules regarding the hyphenation of compound words. more...
In: Copyediting/Grammar & Style
By: Karen Reiser
This article will tell what a comma splice is, correct it and when this error is not necessarily an error. more...
