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An editor colleague of mine posted to an editing-related e-mail list that we both subscribe to, asking how to avoid overwork and burnout. My advice for her, which I'm sharing with you now, consisted of steps to take in both the work and personal arenas. Like my colleague, I'm in the overload zone right now, through no fault of my own.

I bring to you an "ick" moment in the life of a freelance copyeditor: I got up from my desk to get something. I happened to glance at the floor, and I spotted a plop of something there. If I hadn't immediately recalled that my teenage son had recently walked through the area while eating peanut butter

A Saving Hurricane Purchase at http://www.booklocker.com/books/3527.html and on Amazon.com. Synopsis. From one storm to another. It was the worst decision she ever made but it was for the best. Where do you go to hide from an abusive husband? Where can you disappear completely?

This is how an STM (scientific, technical, medical) editor might approach the Declaration of Independence as a manuscript: July 10, 1776 Mr. Thomas Jefferson c/o The Continental Congress Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dear Mr. Jefferson: We have read your "Declaration of Independence" with great interest.

Don't you just hate it when people with no clue about your profession think that the work you do is so easy that anyone can do it without much training at all? That scenario is why my cabinetmaker husband and I added this special page to his business web site late last night.

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Admit it—you have your favorite fonts. You love your fonts so much that you can see their individual personalities just oozing from their ascenders and descenders. If I've just described you, this video's for you. font typeface geek copyeditor copyediting editor editing publishing EditorMom

About the author Cherry-Ann Carew is the former sports editor of Blaqsport Journal and former freelance sports journalist for The Voice Newspaper in England. She currently lives in the USA and works as copyeditor and writing coach. See http://writercacarew.com for more info Share This

Why yes, I am still alive, and no, I have not given up blogging. Thanks for asking. I've just been working a lot. And here's a sneak-peak at what I've been working on getting ready for prime time—the spouse's business web site: That's my favorite page of the site, the Projects page.

Coming soon (no, this time, I mean it) a couple of reviews: the new AP stylebook and my long-lost, recently found, very worn copy of the Solid Gold Copy Editor.