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Category Archives: editing
tightening up your sentences – cut the bloat
We all know what bloat is. If something is bloated it is swollen, puffed up, flabby, distended, enlarged. Right now, we probably associate bloat with eating too much over the festive season. But bloat also happens in academic writing. A … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, bloat, editing, tightening up
Tagged bloat, editing, Pat Thomson, tightening up
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#co-editing – a manuscript to publication checklist
Your book/special issue proposal is accepted. A brief party. YAY. Now to get the manuscript together. Now for the Really Hard Work. Questions about who does what, when and how, escalates as the actual book or journal issue is being … Continue reading
Posted in book proposal, co-editing, editing, editing a journal
Tagged co-editing, edited book, journal, Pat Thomson, special issue
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#co-editing – getting the proposal together
I’ve had a look. it’s true. There is actually very little written about co-editing. So it’s not surprising that I’ve been asked to write something about it. Here goes. It might be helpful to begin with a few important basics … Continue reading
Posted in book proposal, co-editing, editing, editing a journal, publisher, special issue
Tagged book proposal, co-editing, edited books, journal, Pat Thomson, special issue
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revision – it’s not just about cutting words
We’re all told that the essence of revision is rewriting. Write and then write again. Rewrite. And rewriting means cutting, getting rid of the excess verbage we poured onto the page as a ‘brain dump’. We’re also told that the … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, editing, revision, rewriting, William Zinsser
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good academic writing – it’s about revision not editing
Creative writers are accustomed to the idea that their writing must go through several drafts. However, much of the advice on offer to academic writers proceeds as if all they have to do is produce a draft which is then … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Lamott, drafting, editing, Pat Thomson, revising
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two big hassles in editing a book, and what you can do about them
My first post last week suggested that there were three good reasons to consider editing a book. This post focuses on the necessities of book editing. I’m writing about two big problems, not because I think that they should be … Continue reading
Posted in authors, chapter, editing, emotional labour
Tagged edited books, editing problems and solutions, Pat Thomson
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