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Best First Editor for Your Book
You've written the first draft of your book! Congratulations! This is an accomplishment many aspire to but never reach. Are you now wonder if you need to hire an editor? And if so, which one? (If you didn’t know there is more than one kind of editor,...
Four Different Kinds of Book Editing
Did you know that there are different kinds of editing? Well, there are four different kinds of editing related to publishing your book that I’ll describe below: developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading. Developmental Editing...
The Top 10 Proofing Mistakes Found on Your Website
Check out these 10 things on your website to make sure it looks professional.
Macro of the Month: DocAlyse
Macros for Word are great for writers, authors, and editors. The Macro of the Month for February is DocAlyse from Paul Beverly. You can find it in his free book Macros for Editors. If you’d like to learn more about Macros, you can check out my Starting with...
How to Change Straight Quotes to Curly Quotes
Did you know that there are two different styles of quotes? That’s right: straight quotes and curly—also known as smart—quotes. Straight quotes originated with typewriters. Before them, all quotation marks were curly. As space was a premium for typewriters, by...
Why All Copywriters Need Good Editors
Have you ever heard of symbiosis? It is when two organisms work together in a mutually beneficial relationship. Copywriters and editors are a great example of this. Put the two of them together, and they can produce written content that anyone would want to read....
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