by Pernickety Kate | Jan 2, 2023 | Editing, Proofreading
This blog is for editors who are new to using this feature. If you are unsure how to deal with ‘tracked changes’ sent to you by someone else, please see my other blog: How to use ‘Track Changes’ – a client’s guide. However, you will find useful information in both... by Pernickety Kate | Dec 9, 2022 | Editing, Proofreading
If a professional editor or proofreader has worked on your writing, you may well receive the finished work with the ‘Track Changes’ feature activated. That is, all the edits are available to see in a different colour. This is really useful for two main reasons: you... by Pernickety Kate | Mar 7, 2022 | Editing, Words, Writing skills
In earlier posts, I covered dialogue punctuation and layout in fiction and memoir. But what about the things the characters actually say? Sounding natural A mistake often made by fiction writers is to think that ‘natural dialogue’ means including everything a speaker... by Pernickety Kate | Jun 2, 2021 | Editing, Proofreading, Writing skills
Here, I continue my series on writing dialogue. In How to write dialogue: 1, I explained how to punctuate written speech. (The fact that it took a whole blog is a measure of how complex it can be.) You should be comfortable with most of those ideas before reading this... by Pernickety Kate | Sep 28, 2018 | Editing, Words, Writing skills
Everybody’s different. We can see people’s uniqueness in their clothes, their hairstyle, their accent, their hobbies or pets. And that individuality extends to their writing. I currently have an editing job involving lots of technical documents, destined to be part of... by Pernickety Kate | Sep 6, 2018 | Editing, Words, Writing skills
If you’re writing for your business – on your website, flyers, or other promotional material – there’s a harsh truth you need to know about your readers: they’re selfish. So are you; so am I. What we’re all thinking when reading business blurb is: “What’s in it for...