Both U.S. banks and U.S. local government agencies are still operating in the previous century, which can cause small businesses like mine t...

Today on one of the profession-related e-mail lists I subscribe to, I mentioned LibraryThing as a tool that I use in marketing my business....

Dear journal authors, both those who are native speakers of English and those who are non-native speakers of English: Sometimes after I ha...

Finally! Now I can tell everyone about a wonderful book I was honored to copyedit: Medicine's Michelangelo: The Life & Art of Fran...

Many editors choose self-employment because they want to have more time with their families. But how can you as a freelancer enjoy some qual...

Every morning, I make the rounds to keep up with editorial news. These are my sources, in the order I consult them: Copyediting newslett...

Breaking news! A Dream of Daring , the most recent novel by my longtime author, all-around good person and excellent storyteller Gen LaGrec...

Being a medical editor, I edit a lot of medical-journal manuscripts. Even the book manuscripts that I edit are mostly written for health-c...

Hurray! The count of biomedical journals in which my ESL (English as a second language) authors have gone on to have their manuscripts publ...

This week I'm reconfirming that I am not an early morning person. My husband is usually the one who is up early enough to ensure tha...

Why make your résumé or work samples available through your LinkedIn profile, especially if they're already available on your business...

In my first contribution for Copyediting newsletter's Business of Editing column (April–May issue), I talk about the need for editors...

My friend and colleague Amy Schneider posted this to her Facebook profile and gave me permission to share it here. Her criterion is one I u...

Hurray! It's here— Journey of a Konkani Family ! In addition to editing the book, I wrote the about-the-book and about-the-author bl...

What a lovely surprise! These exotically scented teas just arrived, along with a sweet handwritten letter, from a grat...

Several books that I have edited within the last couple of years are now being published. The latest one is Journey of a Konkani Family . If...

Since 1991, I've been editing articles written for biomedical journals. I've done it as an employee of journal publishers, as a fr...

When we have plenty of work to do, why would we freelance editorial professionals take an hour or so off to chat? Because it's vital to ...

First, let me say there's no universally accepted schedule for engaging properly in social media. This is my own, and by following this...