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5 Reasons You Should Read “Done!” by Don Aslett
By Jeremy Madsen – If you want to reach more of your goals, win the fight against your endless to-do lists, and make a greater impact on the world—I highly recommend Don Aslett’s book “Done!”
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A Quick Primer on Starting Your Own Home-Based Business
By Amy Collett – Entrepreneurship is a lofty goal, but one many aspiring business owners can easily reach by starting small with the home-based business. By getting your venture established in this manner, you can maximize flexibility and minimize overhead. But how do you get started? Is it really possible to market yourself and make money? Answers are found below.
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7 Steps for Hiring a Good Editor
By Victoria Passey – Getting a manuscript ready for publication is a collaborative effort based on a mutual love of books, respect, and creative effort. If you and your editor respect each other’s time, effort, expertise, and vision, the resulting product—and partnership—will amaze you!
10 Common Mistakes Your Editor Wants You to Fix
By Lessa Harding – I’ve always struggled with where to use commas, how to use modifiers, and how to properly cite sources. So, to help us all out, I asked Suzy Bills and Marianna Richardson, who teach editing and writing courses at BYU, to list some of the most common mistakes they see in university writing assignments and professional publications.
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Book Review: The Subversive Copy Editor
By Jonathon Owen – Whether you’re a seasoned editor or a novice just breaking into the field, “The Subversive Copy Editor” provides sage advice on just about every aspect of the job. It should be a part of every editor’s library.
The Different Faces of Editing
By Christopher Kugler – The term “editing” covers a wide variety of responsibilities. Proofreaders, copyeditors, and substantive editors each tackle different issues of a manuscript
Estimating Time for Editing
By Devan Jensen – You can estimate how long it will take to edit a manuscript by looking over all its parts. How many typos do you see on each page? How complete are the notes? Does it have an appendix? How many photos will be used? Are they scanned? Will you edit on hard copy or electronic copy?
The 3 Cs of Editing: Clarity, Consistency, and Correctness.
By Devan Jensen – As editors, we focus on three Cs: clarity, consistency, and correctness.
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The Art (and Professional Judgement) of Editing
By Devan Jensen – Editing is both an art and a science. The science part involves technical rules—grammar, punctuation, and so forth…But editing is an art too. It takes a careful eye and a discerning mind to decide how much to change, taking into account the reading audience, the publication’s purpose, and the author’s personality.
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