Can you proofread an article or an entire book on a Kindle? Why would anyone want to do that? I gave myself this exercise recently because I was tired of spending long hours sitting at my desk in front of a laptop screen as I scrolled from page to page searching for errors, missing words,Continue reading “Proofreading on a Kindle”
Author Archives: Absolute-Ink Editorial
Becoming a Subject Matter Expert
Should a copy editor be an expert on the subject matter they are editing? This is a question that frequently confronts both authors and copy editors, and it is a topic worth pausing over. I think that being an expert on the subject matter you are editing can be an asset, depending on what levelContinue reading “Becoming a Subject Matter Expert”
And Now, An Editing Podcast about Blogging
As if blogs and podcasts about editing were not enough to bring the digital age to your eyes and ears, here’s two for the price of one: an editing podcast about blogging, with none other than Carol Fisher Saller. Listen to her in conversation with Louise Harnby as she talks about her own blog, TheContinue reading “And Now, An Editing Podcast about Blogging”