Who is an editor? There are so many definitions. Journal, book and newspaper editors, copy editors, author’s editors, language editors, post-editors, not to mention the revisers and proofreaders. What do they need to know? A professional body might be a good place to find out. For British English, that’s the Chartered Institute of Editing andContinue reading “What do editors need to know?”
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Think globally, write locally – and save the planet?
I started facilitating writing retreats partly out of flight shame. Every year, I go to meet colleagues at several conferences all over Europe, which means a lot of flying. At METM19, we felt this had to change: translators and editors need to take more environmental responsibility. In 2020, I decided to invest most of myContinue reading “Think globally, write locally – and save the planet?”
First you write a sentence
When I started editing, I really needed help with the US style guides. Brits (except Scots) don’t learn the rules of our common language like Americans do. We are much more likely to make style choices because “it just feels right” and don’t really know why. The Chicago Manual of Style offers “workouts” to testContinue reading “First you write a sentence”
Writing about writing
As an academic translator and editor, I have a lot of books about writing. Here are just a few. I will be writing about some of my favourite books about writing here. Watch this space! And if you read or wrote a great book about writing, let me know.
Ridge Writing Retreats 