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The word “editing” encompasses many different kinds of work. If you’re looking to hire an editor, it’s helpful to know what each service entails and where it usually comes in the writing process. When...
AI invites us to craft new metaphors. Here’s one from Sidney Dobrin’s short book AI and Writing (2023): when faced with the task of summiting the mountain, you can climb it, or you can take a...
Part of the work of a coach or editor is to be an anti-gatekeeper. Academia has its own codes for writing, which are bound to be opaque to all beginners. Academese can be...
My favorite quarterly project is copy editing CSA Journal. The Society of Certified Senior Advisors (SCSA®), based in Denver, describes CSA Journal as “the leading professional publication in the...
I’m drawn to books that demystify writing and publishing, so I was excited to check out last year’s The Dissertation-to-Book Workbook: Exercises for Developing and Revising Your Book Manuscript by...
There are plenty of reasons to be wary of the AI tidal wave: the ethical use of copyrighted information, bias in search results and generated text, and false information are a few of them. The...
Starting a new writing project is hard, and it makes a difference to remember that the process is inherently valuable. Writing as a Way of Healing by Louise DeSalvo demonstrates, with compassion and...
This fall, I had the joy of copy editing Through a Glass Darkly: The Social History of Stained Glass in Baltimore by anthropologist and author Linda Rabben. In the book, Linda takes readers along as...