I have been doing proofreading for people for free for a while now, with the aim of building up some business doing it paid in addition to my (fairly undemanding) day job. I am in the UK and it is really hard to work out what to charge / quote. More variables inside. [more inside]
posted by LyzzyBee on Aug 2, 2009 - 7 answers

What is the absolute best text-to-speech (TTS) option? Oh yeah, must be free... [more inside]
posted by jluce50 on Jul 29, 2009 - 4 answers

Calling all editors, proofreaders, and style mavens! I need help with (not) italicizing court cases in a non-legal document. [more inside]
posted by JoanArkham on Jul 29, 2009 - 16 answers

How did you get your first freelance editing/proofreading job? [more inside]
posted by thesmallmachine on May 11, 2009 - 13 answers

Does anyone still use Words into Type? [more inside]
posted by scratch on Feb 18, 2009 - 6 answers

Does anyone know of a proofreading service that offers high end proofreading for professionals? [more inside]
posted by bucksox on Oct 26, 2008 - 9 answers

What sort of courses, experiences, certifications, degrees, etc. should I pursue to tailor me for a career in editorial publishing? [more inside]
posted by Baethan on Sep 29, 2008 - 8 answers

How much should you charge for proofreading and editing? [more inside]
posted by phaedrus441 on Aug 24, 2008 - 15 answers

Anyone ever worked as an editor/proofreader for science and mathematics articles not written by native English speakers? [more inside]
posted by number9dream on Jul 20, 2008 - 8 answers

WannabeEditorFilter: I hated my first year of grad school, with its accompanying anxiety attacks, no free time, surly students, and pages of really boring reading. I'm halfway through my Master's and I am dreading going back. [more inside]
posted by fiercecupcake on Feb 12, 2007 - 12 answers

How do I improve my self editing/proofreading skills when it comes to the writing I produce for work? [more inside]
posted by suasponte on Feb 9, 2007 - 27 answers

Does anyone have any experience with online proofreading services? [more inside]
posted by 517 on Sep 23, 2005 - 2 answers

I am editing a technical document that contains figures. One of these figures is referred to twice (on pages 13 and 33). What is the accepted way of dealing with this?

I want to show the figure twice, with different figure numbers. I think this will make it easy for the reader to see what's being referenced in both places. It doesn't bother me if the same picture has different figure numbers associated with it on different pages. It does, however, bother my boss, who wants to either show the figure only once and refer back to it in the second reference, or show it twice and use the same figure number in both places. (Have I explained that clearly enough?) (Chicago Manual of Style doesn't seem to address this.)
posted by booth on Jan 4, 2005 - 16 answers

I'm going to be taking a proofreading test on Thursday, for a job. Does anyone have any advice about this? I've never had a proofreading job before, but my own writing is usually very typo-free, and I notice spelling and grammatical errors in books all the time. [more inside]
posted by interrobang on Aug 3, 2004 - 24 answers

Why do the most professional news web sites so often - and increasingly often - include bad or wrong links? I'm talking NYT, WP, Daily Telegraph and Google News et al. (For a recent example, click on the Researching the New Joy of Sex highlight in today's Observer and you get this.)
posted by MiguelCardoso on Apr 10, 2004 - 7 answers