You want a business name that accurately reflects what you do and is easy for clients to remember. 3 steps to finding your right business name.
What’s in a (Business) Name?
How do you choose a name for your new editing business? 3 approaches to identifying your business.
An Editor Makes Peace with Google Docs
Many editors struggle with using Google Docs in their work. It doesn’t have to be all bad. What I’ve learned from using it.
It’s OK to Take a Mental Shore Leave
Your creativity and energy have taken a hike. Your patience has faded away, and all you want to do is nap. It’s time for a mental shore leave.
Why You Can’t Have Fast, Good, and Cheap
When you have to choose two options from “fast, good, and cheap,” what do you get?
In Order to Trim the Deadwood
“In order to” is a phrase copyeditors love to delete. But should we?
Learning to Manage Your Work Tasks
Learn to manage your tasks instead of letting them manage you.
When Your Work Tasks Manage You
No matter how carefully you plan your day, sometimes the universe just takes over.
Work Smarter: Tools for Copyeditors
InDesign for editing? Chronodexes for planning your day? Some unusual tools editors are using to manage their work and lives. Which will work for you?
Rewriting the Zombies: Split Infinitives
Boldly go where grammar peevers don’t want you to go! Splitting verb phrases and infinite verbs is perfectly grammatical in English.
