Editing in Desktop Publishing
Editing involves re-writing, fixing mistakes, and making changes requested by a supervisor or a customer. Learn how to edit your work and the work of others.
Editing Checklist
Grammar & Composition Guide Richard Nordquist offers 12 items to check when editing an essay. These editing steps are applicable to all types of writing projects.
Grammar & Composition Guide Richard Nordquist offers 12 items to check when editing an essay. These editing steps are applicable to all types of writing projects.
How to Copy Edit a Story
About.com Journalism: Even if you aren't a professional journalist you can apply this copy editing process to your own work.
About.com Journalism: Even if you aren't a professional journalist you can apply this copy editing process to your own work.
Self-edit and Revise
Not everyone has an editor to help them spiff up their writing and even when you do, they shouldn't have to do all the editing. Guide Jessica Ramirez teaches how to edit your own writing.
Not everyone has an editor to help them spiff up their writing and even when you do, they shouldn't have to do all the editing. Guide Jessica Ramirez teaches how to edit your own writing.
Self-edit
From About Grammar and Composition, describes how to not waste words in your writing with 5 Tips to Cut the Clutter in Your Writing.
From About Grammar and Composition, describes how to not waste words in your writing with 5 Tips to Cut the Clutter in Your Writing.
Spelling Rules
Guide Richard Nordquist tells us that "the only fool-proof rule is that all spelling rules in English have exceptions." But he also offers these four spelling rules that can help writers remember how to spell certain types of words.
Guide Richard Nordquist tells us that "the only fool-proof rule is that all spelling rules in English have exceptions." But he also offers these four spelling rules that can help writers remember how to spell certain types of words.
Undoing Copy Errors
About.com Journalism: Even the best editing and proofreading can let factual errors slip through. Get tips on handling these issues.
About.com Journalism: Even the best editing and proofreading can let factual errors slip through. Get tips on handling these issues.
Writing Mistakes to Avoid
At About Freelance Writers discover some common writing mistakes and how to avoid them.
At About Freelance Writers discover some common writing mistakes and how to avoid them.