How mentoring prepares you for editing in the real world

How mentoring prepares you for editing in the real world

You love words. You love reading. You know how to spell and whether to put an apostrophe in ‘its’. You check CVs for friends, proofread your neighbourhood newsletter and use full words and punctuation in WhatsApp messages. You consider editing as a full-time career, a...
My editing process

My editing process

I’m always trying to find ways to be more efficient – not necessarily faster, but more adept at balancing speed and quality. Having recently discovered that I can use ChatGPT in the same way others use PerfectIt, I have achieved a little win in both. But there are...
Am I scared of AI?

Am I scared of AI?

‘… most of the criticism is valid, and if we can edit the right way [my emphasis] and make it a really good read, I will be eternally grateful …’, said an author to me after putting a section of their carefully and diligently copy-edited manuscript through ChatGPT for...