Making of an editor | Editor's Essentials Blog

Can the Internet Impede the Skills of Copy Editors?

by Saravanakumar Muthu | Aug 14, 2019 | Making of an editor | 9 |

Slow and steady changes are not recognized but can result in a compromise in the core skills

Feedback: giving gracefully and receiving gratefully

by Murugaraj Shanmugam | Jul 23, 2019 | Making of an editor | 7 |

Feedback in the workplace is an essential component. The openness of a disciple and the grace of a guru will make this process an excellent experience.

Feedback, the most dreaded word

by Murugaraj Shanmugam | Jul 21, 2019 | Making of an editor | 8 |

Feedback hurts, brings the morale down, and even humiliates. But feedback is a mechanism that will put us on the right path and help us bring out the best in each of us.

Did you know these are editing myths?

by Saravanakumar Muthu | Jul 7, 2019 | Grammar, Making of an editor | 0 |

Rules might change, myths might vanish, and only the minds which are open to learning will survive.

A Copyeditor’s Guide Through Stephen King’s Tool Box

by Sanjana Keerthi | Jun 24, 2019 | Making of an editor | 0 |

Author Stephen King’s uncle had insisted on carrying a large and heavy tool box yet the only tool that was needed to fix the problem was a screwdriver. Can you guess why? Read on!

Books I love: Eats, Shoots & Leaves

by Sanjana Keerthi | Apr 23, 2019 | Book Reviews, Making of an editor, Punctuation | 1 |

Punctuation can get tricky especially when it comes to deciphering what the author intends to say and what strokes or dots need to be used to enhance the structure and meaning of a sentence. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, by Lynne Truss, we discover how even the slightest of punctuation slipups can turn fatal!

The Psychology of Editing

by Sanjana Keerthi | Feb 9, 2019 | Making of an editor | 2 |

Not many would link editing and psychology. Of course, it is nearly impossible to evaluate the psychology of editors since the person sitting behind every keyboard or holding red pen can be very diverse. So, contrary to the general opinion, putting editors in a box labeled ‘nerd’ may be difficult.

Continuous Learning for Copyeditors

by Sanjana Keerthi | Jan 26, 2019 | Making of an editor | 3 |

Without the external stimuli – which is nothing but continuous learning – the potential editor only remains that way – a potential editor, not realizing their great editing skills.

Phantasmagorically experiencing editing

by Murugaraj Shanmugam | Apr 17, 2016 | Making of an editor | 0 |

Not every editor is gifted with the most important learning in his first ever project. Here I am, the gifted.

The making of a copy editor – III

by Murugaraj Shanmugam | Oct 17, 2015 | Making of an editor | 3 |

Now, we are at the end of a series of posts. A quick recap: in my last post, The making of a copy editor – II, I discussed a good understanding of English grammar and the flair for reading as two of the four traits of a copy...