The Official Publication of the STC Technical Editing SIG
Marcy Pack
Whether you are a full-time editor or simply someone who believes in the importance of editorial vigilance, you have a lot to gain by becoming a visible leader. Even if you’re not in a supervisory position, taking an active role in stressing the value of high-quality editing can improve your company’s products, boost the reputation of the editing profession, and often provide some payoffs in your career as well.
Melanie Flanders
If you are writing documentation, there is also a need for a style guide, especially when documents have multiple authors. A style guide fosters consistency among writers and across documents and provides editors with a written set of guidelines by which they can instill consistency. The style guide can end disputes among writers, editors, and subject matter experts that arise over consistency issues in documentation.
Geoff Hart
Q: Are there any good online discussion resources for editors other than copyediting-l?
A: A colleague recently pointed me towards “EDline”, a discussion group run by the “Electric Editors”. I haven’t had the time to monitor the group and form a personal opinion, but I’ve heard good things about this group over the years from colleagues whose opinions I respect. EDline deals with editorial matters, covering everything from spelling and hyphenation queries to business issues of relevance to freelances.
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John Jaillet
“Corrigo” Editor’s Corner
I am amazed at just how quickly a Year can slip by? It seems like yesterday when we received info on the 47th Annual STC Conference in Orlando, Florida and now, I find we are just months away from the 48th Annual STC Conference in Chicago.