Microsoft Word is a handy tool, but even those who use it for writing research reports or books aren't necessarily familiar with all of ...

The blog Language Log has a wonderful post on that discusses a major distinction in the mind-set of writers with different native language...

Confession: I haven't read all of Perfect Bound: How to Navigate the Book Publishing Process Like a Pro yet. My paperback copy of it is...

On the email list of the Editorial Freelancers Association , my colleague Martha Carlson-Bradley shared an excellent self-teaching and memo...

Often when we editors work directly with authors instead of through publishers or other intermediaries, part of our job is hand-holding nerv...

So far I am liking Edifix , a subscription cloud-based service that edits reference-list entries to match specified styles and provides digi...

I like this advice on coping at work when your personal life is falling apart. Though I've been self-employed for 20 years now, I'v...

For editors who are new to self-employment and who have difficulty with setting their fees, here is a list of resources that I culled from t...

Shhh! Here are my secret lists of news sources on Twitter: editorial-professionals_1 editorial-professionals_2 freelancing_resources he...

A few newly self-employed editors and soon-to-be self-employed editors kept me awake the other night. No, they weren't partying noisil...

Want a chance to ask experienced freelance editors all the questions you can think of? Vegas, baby! This year's national conference (...

This chart is an excellent tool, prepared by the Editors' Association of Canada (EAC)/Association canadienne des réviseurs so that i...

I'm excited to say that I have been chosen as one of the co-owners of my favorite email list, Copyediting-L (aka CE-L), and its offshoo...

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...