‘… 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...
After a year spent running frantically on the hamster wheel of life (and with our gardener on leave), it was wonderful to take some time off in December to spend a few hours mindlessly pulling weeds from our garden. As I weeded, I had a few thoughts that might...
Are you part of an editorial team for an accredited academic journal, or do you want to become part of one? In this blog, I share how I used familiar guidelines to cope with the unfamiliar editorial demands of a double-blind peer review process, acting as guest editor...
Beginning in 1985, I was blessed with a grandchild every year for five years. How honoured I felt! Birthdays come around every year and there’s always a decision about what one can give as a memorable gift. When my first grandson turned four, I decided to share my...
The way things were For the first seventeen years of my editing career, my LinkedIn profile was as bare-bones as it could be. It included my name, the headline ‘Freelance editor’ and the most basic information about my education, qualifications and teaching experience...
