So in response to my previous blog post wondering whether we need editors in this technology-infused world... YES, WE DO. (As you can also tell from the title of this blog post...) But why do we need editors when Word has spell-check and most modern phones have auto-correct? The answer is: thisĀ and this. As we …
On yet another side note…
If you guys were wondering (I may just be overly excited) ā here's where I'm currently doing my Masters degree (in Publishing and Communications, if you were wondering)... The beautiful University of Melbourne. A few days before the semester began, I decided to wander around on campus, just to get a feel of the school …
My philosophy, with regard to my work at The Eloquent Orifice
If youāre ever wondering where I stand with regard to publishing, especially with the publication ofĀ The Eloquent Orifice that I co-founded and currently manageā¦Ā Here you go.
What does it mean to be an editor?
Recently I've been thinking more and more about what it means to be an editor in today's spell-check/self-published world. Are editors (copyeditors, developmental editors, commissioning editors) no longer in any demand, since (with minimalĀ technological know-how, i.e. knowing how to simply press the F7 key on your keyboard when in Microsoft Word) almostĀ anyone can "edit" and …
