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Technology for Editors – made nice and simple: Part 2

Technology for Editors – made nice and simple: Part 2

by Alexis Grewan | 19 September, 2023 | Business Advice, Editing and Proofreading, PEGblog

In our last article on technology for editors we looked at the basic components of a computer and the main differences between a desktop and a laptop computer. This article highlights some of the main problems you might experience with a laptop that indicate it may...
Book review: Improve your editor website. A comprehensive guide

Book review: Improve your editor website. A comprehensive guide

by Alexis Grewan | 8 August, 2023 | Book Reviews, Business Advice, Editing and Proofreading, PEGblog, Professionalism

Editors and websites This straightforward guide by Debbie Emmitt certainly helped me improve my editor website. Debbie is a copy editor and author with over 20 years of experience in web content. She brings together all of her skills in this tidy and easy-to-read...
Technology for editors – made nice and simple 1: The basics

Technology for editors – made nice and simple 1: The basics

by Alexis Grewan | 25 July, 2023 | Editing and Proofreading, PEGblog, Professional development

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 together a series of blog posts on this mysterious...
Formatting before editing 2: Headings

Formatting before editing 2: Headings

by Alexis Grewan | 11 July, 2023 | Editing and Proofreading, PEGblog, Professional development, Training

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 checklist and how to work through steps 1 to 6: Open...
Sentence structure

Sentence structure

by Alexis Grewan | 27 June, 2023 | Editing and Proofreading, Language, PEGblog, Plain Language

Why copy editors mull over sentence structure and composition  Subject, verb, object (subject + predicate) – may seem like an obvious order for many people, but recognising how words are strung together and in what order they should be placed adds depth and quality to...
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