Category Archives: Technical Editing

The value of edit summaries

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Michelle Corbin

After you complete an edit, do you take the time to review your edits as a whole and write an edit summary for the author? Or, is this (or some part of this) just part of your email that you … Continue reading →

Many hats…but one love of technical editing

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Michelle Corbin

About a year ago, I wrote a post about where I was taking my blog — I was widening the scope to include more than just technical editing topics as my very first post suggested. I did post on a … Continue reading →

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Concise, precise interface copy

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Michelle Corbin

Sometimes a tweet says all that needs to be said: Interface copy: Cut your word count in 1/2. Cut it in 1/2 agin. Repeat until it doesn't make sense. Use the 2nd to last version. — Luke Wroblewski (@LukeW) April … Continue reading →

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On being an effective editor…

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Michelle Corbin

I was going to just retweet this tweet from @ArrantPedantry about the latest blog post from @johnemcintyre: Incisive, insightful post by @johnemcintyre on the fetishization of stylebook rules: http://t.co/VfmnsRcsyK — Jonathon Owen (@ArrantPedantry) April 13, 2015 However, the conclusion of … Continue reading →

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Editors should focus on the content, not the grammar

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Michelle Corbin

Yes, you read that title correctly. Editors should not focus on the grammar. A copyeditor for The Daily Californian takes a hard look at copyediting and grammar’s role in the editing process. From the title of his article, I think … Continue reading →

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