Many PEGgers think CPD is not worthwhile because: they don't have time for it they know it all already they can't afford it it's boring This article by Louise Harnby has some interesting ideas about how CPD is a...
CPD – Is it worthwhile?
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Cadman Training Courses – How do I get the PEG discount?
Cadman Training Courses Professional Editors Guild members now receive a 25% discount on all courses and webinars from Cadman Training. Simply use the code GUILD-25 at checkout to obtain your discount. Go to the...
How editors can navigate hurt and respond with kindness
I remember the first time I received cruel feedback from a client. I’d been freelancing for a few months. Although I could see the client was belittling me because they were confused by the tracked changes, their...
Disability is not an inability
Cripple, dumb, spaz, spastic, midget, crazy, invalid, handicapped, moron, idiot, retarded, deaf-mute, deaf and dumb, stupid, Mongol … these are only some hurtful terms that inconsiderate people use to refer to people...
PEG’s Directory of Services – How do I get an entry?
You can be listed in the Directory of Members’ Services on the Find an expert page: if * you have been a member for at least the last calendar year and * you have paid your subscription for the current year and ...
Formatting before editing 3: Figure and table captions
(The instructions are intended as guidelines and apply to Microsoft® Word for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2403 Build 16.0.17425.20124 64-bit) for Windows 11. Details may differ slightly for other versions.) In...
CPD – What’s the difference between CPD hours for regional and national events?
Regional events (whether in-person or online) are equally weighted with national ones. National and regional information-sharing or learning sessions earn formal CPD hours equal to the actual length of the event but...
CPD – When is the Accreditation Test?
The Accreditation Test is always held in September and members who wish to take it are given a window period of eight or nine days in which to take it. From the time you receive the test script by email, you have...
CPD – Must every PEG member take the accreditation test?
Short answer: No. It is not mandatory, although every member should aspire to passing PEG’s accreditation test: With PEG’s membership levels limited to associate and full members, we feel that individuals should attain...
CPD – How many hours can I claim for webinar participation?
If you attend a webinar or listen to a recording of it, you earn the number of hours equivalent to the length of the webinar, eg if the webinar takes two hours, they earn two hours. Your certificate of attendance or...
CPD – Does PEG keep track of member CPD hours?
Our webinar administrator keeps a record of all members (including ATEs) for whom a certificate is issued. This helps members to calculate their CPD hours garnered during a membership year for a variety of activities...
Should a preposition end a sentence?
Then: 2007 We found this in an edition of Pegboard from as far back as 2007. These were deliberations of editors about prepositions at the end of sentences: Do your hackles rise when you spot a preposition at the end...
Renkema’s CCC model: Why is it useful?
Renkema’s CCC model facilitates and evaluates the text-editing process in a systematic, standardised and accountable way. This blog briefly describes the origin, composition and usefulness of this model. (The blog was...
Renkema se K3-model: Hoekom is dit nuttig?
Renkema’s K3/CCC-model facilitates and evaluates the text-editing process in a systematic, standardised and accountable way. The first of our blogs written in Afrikaans, this blog briefly describes the origin,...
10 tips for freelance copy editors
If you are a freelance editor or are considering editing in a freelance capacity, this is for you. These 10 tips guide you through different aspects of your work as a freelancer. Before we get to the 10 tips, here are...
The accreditation debate
Debating accreditation: This was the title of a contribution by the PEG newsletter editor at the time, André Snyders, in the edition dated November 2007. How far we have come. And how long it has taken! Sixteen years...
Editing for conscious and inclusive language
In support of the efforts of Alexis Grewan, our national chairperson, to work towards greater diversity and inclusion in PEG, I offer my thoughts on what this means for PEG and its members and what it requires of all...
The ‘P’ in ‘PEG’
I recently came across Alexis Grewan’s four-part series, which was posted between November 2021 and January 2022. This post will add my contribution as a follow-on to Alexis’ excellent series. For those who missed her...
Technology for editors – made nice and simple 1: The basics
In a recent coffee conversation with PEG members, we discussed technology and how it could be used better to help us get our work done more efficiently. A number of questions were raised which prompted me to put...
Formatting before editing 2: Headings
Formatting makes it much easier for me to work with the document, it looks professional, and it is much easier for the examiners to navigate (Richard Steele, 2023). In my last blog, I shared my 14-step formatting...