Book review: Networking for Freelance Editors | Apt Words Review of Dowdle and Ruggeri's Networking for Freelance Editors Workbook: Practical Strategies for Networking Success. Did I like it? Read on...!

More bloggy goodness - the last of this season. I'll be back in September. The CIEP has retired this review I wrote of Dowdle and Ruggeri's 'Networking for Freelance Editors' so I updated it and popped it on my blog: aptwords.co.uk/networking-b... #AptWords #amediting #freelancing #bookreview

How do copyeditors work? 4 key principles | Apt Words What are the key principles that good copyeditors work to? #1 Do No Harm, #2 If you’re not sure, check, #3...

New blog post! I introduce four principles that good copyeditors apply in how they work (rather than the technicalities of what we do to the text). #AptWords #blog #amediting #amproofreading aptwords.co.uk/4-key-princi...

6 tips for writing your first scholarly book | Apt Words Your first scholarly book is rather different from an article, not least in scale! Here's some help in 6 handy tips.

New bloggy goodness! My new post is aimed at scholarly authors switching up a gear from articles to their first book. I give my top six tips to help them make that transition.
aptwords.co.uk/6-tips-for-w... #AptWords #authors #amwriting #amediting #firstbook

Copyedited for the first time - what should I expect? If it's your first time being copyedited, it can feel scary. Here's what to expect...

My new blog post is specifically for scholarly authors new to being copyedited (even more specifically, those in the humanities and social sciences). Lots of resources to help you orient yourself, too! #AptWords #amwriting #amediting aptwords.co.uk/copyedited-f...

Why is copyediting important? | Apt Words Copyediting is important in producing accurate, reliable text that the reader can trust. Read on…

I'm back with a new blog post, looking at why copyediting is important when getting text ready to publish: aptwords.co.uk/why-is-copye... #AptWords #blog #emediting

Customer service for freelancers - and for their clients Both freelancers and clients have responsibilities for customer service to produce thriving relationships. Here are three things you can do. #1…

Bloggy time! Great customer service isn't just for freelancers - it's for our clients, too! No, I don't think this is controversial! aptwords.co.uk/customer-ser... #amediting #blogging #AptWords

1 copyeditor, 60 life lessons | Apt Words I'm a copyeditor. Here are 60(ish) life lessons I've brought with me into my editing life - we all have experience we bring with us. Here's a glimpse into mine

What experiences from your life do you bring to your current work? Here's mine: aptwords.co.uk/copyeditor-6... #AptWords #lifeexperience #amediting

Image of certificate of completion for Sue Littleford, Non-fiction Development Editing course.

I said a month ago I'd been to the first in the webinar Non-fiction Developmental Editing course with the CIEP. Today, we had the last webinar! Really good course and if you can get on the next delivery (April, I believe), do! (Well, only if you're interested in the subject 😉) #amediting #AptWords

Handling comments in Word | Apt Words If your Word documents get clogged up with comments and you can't see what's what, this will help you.

The final part of my mini-series of blog posts for authors who have to work with tracked changes is out - and I'm looking at handling comments. #AptWords #authors #Word #comments aptwords.co.uk/handling-com...

Working with a tracked changes file | Apt Words Find out how to approach working with a file full of tracked changes, when you need to accept or reject changes, or make further changes. Plus a handy trick!

New blog post! The third in my series on working with tracked changes is now out. I'm looking at how an author might tackle the job when sent a file full of tracked changes, & instructed to work through them. aptwords.co.uk/working-with... #authors #trackedchanges #amediting #AptWords