Will artificial intelligence (AI) make people like me extinct?

By “people like me,” I mean editors. Those of us who make our living editing the work of authors and other writers. Copy, line, and developmental edi […]

Job creep is a phenomenon in which employers continually require increasing amounts of work relative to the normal requirements of their operations (Wikipedia)

Copy editors catch grammar and spelling errors, […]

Collaborating effectively with writers is essential to good editing. That may seem obvious, but it nonetheless needs to be said. When writers and editor are on the same page (pun intended), the editing […]

I got an email this week from an author whose work I admire and respect, Robin D.G. Kelley. A historian and academic, Kelley is the author of numerous books, including a […]

Copy editing catches grammar and spelling errors, standardizes style, and improves clarity and flow. Good copy editing enhances a writer’s work, helping them to say what they want to say as clearly and ef […]

Do editors need to be certified?

That’s a question that keeps popping up in online editors and writers groups. As you can imagine, there’s no consensus on this matter. Some argue that obtaining certification […]

INEQUALITY, CLASS AND ECONOMICS
Editing this book, which has just been published,  was one of my favorite projects last year. Written by economist Eric Schutz, Inequality, Class and Economics is an accessible […]

Writing and editing, that’s what I do. As do so many other members of the NAIWE. But what’s the relationship between the two activities? Is one more enjoyable or rewarding than the other? I began my professional […]

2021, though not as epically terrible as 2020, is not a year I will look back on fondly. It was for me a year of great personal loss, as well as yet another year of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. Vaccines and […]

As the summer of 2021 winds down, writers, editors, and publishers return from vacations (assuming they were able to take them), ready and eager (one hopes!) to get back to work. I’m no exception. I cut back my w […]