Here are the most important principles of copy editing, from the copy editing process to what's expected in a copy editing job.

Great for proofreading academic papers and essays, this printable guide lists common copy-editing marks with examples of their use. Free to download and print

I find marks of authorship very compelling. Signatures, underlining, editing notations, doodles. Physical objects that say something in thought happened here. Tattoos. I wasn't interested in tattoos for a long time. I didn't object to them, I just wasn't really interested one way or the other. This may have had something to do with only seeing very boring ones - eagles and MOM. I started to get interested when my best friend was thinking about getting one - I think she had it narrowed down…

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Editing Marks

Here are 26 important items you should check when copy editing and proofreading your manuscript.

Freelance editing is a great way for organised, pedantic people to earn some extra income. I’ve been doing it for a couple of years now, and currently have a long-term editing contract with a company where I can set my own hours and work as much as I want each week. It’s kind of awesome, […]

What do these weird marks strewn all over my beautifully typed pages mean?

Did you know that you can earn a living fixing errors in content? In this post, we answer the most popular questions about proofreading.