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What does it mean when an editor raises a query?

Editing is not just someone correcting mistakes in something you’ve written. It’s a dialogue, in which the writer has a vital part to play…

It’s easy to be lulled into a sense that the words you are editing are as they should be. But the good editor’s motto is to take nothing for granted.

If your experience of editing is having a teacher put a red line through your composition, know that it is a lot more complicated than that.

It’s the bane of every self-employed person’s life – how to charge for your services. Some tips for editors starting out on their journey….

There’s a stereotype that copy editors are detail-driven and (perhaps) a bit boring. An editor’s conference in South Africa proved that wrong.

It’s surprising how often timelines go out of whack in written texts. It’s an editor’s job to straighten it all out – here’s how to do that.

The book publishing process can be mysterious to outsiders. Here, I look at the different roles of proofreaders and editors.