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Writers and editors: symptoms of vicarious trauma
Writers and editors who work with traumatic material (i.e. stories involving descriptions of traumatic events) can suffer 'vicarious trauma'. That is, although they are not the victim of the trauma...
Writers and editors: rules for managing vicarious trauma
If you are about to launch into an activity or project that involves working or dealing with people who have suffered or are suffering from violence or abuse, you are at risk of suffering vicarious...
Recovering from vicarious trauma: an editor’s case study
Recently, I woke up to discover I was falling slowly into a pit. I have been there before, several times, many years ago. The difference now is that I know its name: vicarious trauma. And I k...
Workshop: how to edit your own poetry
This 2 to 2.5 hour workshop is for poets who have written, or are writing, a collection of poems. The presenter is Sally-Anne Watson Kane. She will teach you the steps of reviewing, self-editing an...
What’s the difference between beta reading and a manuscript assessment?
The differences between beta reading and manuscript assessment are... Beta reading Beta readers come from all walks of life and industries. They need to be well-read but are not usually editors. ...
The skills you need to be an accurate minute-taker (scribe)
What is a scribe or minute-taker Minute-takers scribe what people are saying (or a summary of what they're saying) while they say it, at a meeting, interview or workshop then edit that draft to pr...
How is editing poetry different to editing prose?
Poetry is different to prose (if you want to know exactly how it's different, click here). And editing poetry needs a different approach to editing prose. Different level of collaboration When li...
The final copy edit
The "final copy edit" of a report, resume, article, minutes etc. is the final stage of correcting the document prior to it being submitted or distributed to the end-user. The "final copy edit" o...
Proofreading hard copy publications
A manuscript intended to be self-published in hardcopy needs to be edited, designed, proofread, sent to the printer, then the final 'proof' checked or proofread, before the print run commences. ...
Proofreading the printer’s final ‘proof’
Once you have submitted your proofread manuscript to the printer, there is one proofreading task left to do. The final 'proof' When your manuscript is in the printer's system and ready for printi...