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The loneliness of the long-distance editor

The loneliness of the long-distance editor

by Alexis Grewan | 3 February, 2025 | Editing and proofreading, PEGblog

Shortly after I started editing seriously, I told a friend what I was doing and he asked, ‘Don’t you find it lonely?’ I was surprised by the question, because that hadn’t occurred to me, and he was surprised by my answer: ‘No.’ In this article, I share my personal...
Hell, yes, I’m sensitive!

Hell, yes, I’m sensitive!

by Alexis Grewan | 17 December, 2024 | Editing and proofreading, Inclusive language, PEGblog

At the last quarterly gathering of the PEG Gauteng group, the topic of discussion was ‘Conscious and inclusive language’. One member offered a novel solution to the problem of language that excludes – try to not be so sensitive. In response, I owned that I’m...
Disability is not an inability

Disability is not an inability

by Alexis Grewan | 5 November, 2024 | Inclusive language, PEGblog, Professional development

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 with disabilities. Frequently used when...
Finding work: The real stats

Finding work: The real stats

by Alexis Grewan | 8 October, 2024 | Business advice, Editing and proofreading, PEGblog

Nothing happens until something moves (Albert Einstein) Work slumps happen. But sometimes they go on a little longer than we’d like. This happened to me recently and I had to make something move. Armed with determination and the need to survive, I embarked on an...
10 tips for freelance copy editors

10 tips for freelance copy editors

by Anne Denniston | 27 October, 2023 | Freelancing tips, PEGblog, Professional development

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 three additional points to consider with two quick...
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