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Posted on 28 December 202030 December 2020

Goodbye 2020 and a happy New Year 2021!

Happy New Year from the Clarity Editor! Wishing you a healthy & joyful 2021. Image of Thai lanterns in the sky, by Viramsinh Thakor from Pixabay.

Let’s wrap-up this crazy year and bring on a better 2021!

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Posted on 16 December 202016 December 2020

Webinar on approaches to editing for an international audience

Cover slide: Editing - Structures & Plain Language; 20 June 2020, BAMBI News team

On 20 June 2020, I held my first webinar on editing! The participants were a small group of volunteer editors who help publish BAMBI News, a monthly English-language parenting magazine.

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Posted on 14 September 202028 December 2020

The power of words: Multi-language authors

Hello written in many languages

I am going to say “multi-language author” instead of “non-native English speaker” from now on.

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Posted on 14 August 202028 December 2020

Reviewing the first half of a whirlwind 2020

decorative image of an august calendar with mobile phones and pens scattered on top

It’s already August and what a mad year 2020 has been so far! Despite some personal upheavals, professionally, it’s been an engaging few months. It’s time for a little taking stock.

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Posted on 10 July 202020 August 2020

Don’t let the marked-up text distract you

The amount of mark-up you get back from the editor doesn’t signal how good or bad the writing is. But it can be disconcerting to see your work heavily marred in red. Here are two ways you can try to minimize the distraction of tracked changes.

When you get your edited file back, you might be shocked to see it look like this:

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Posted on 2 June 202011 August 2020

TIP: Find & replace extra carriage returns (newlines) in Google Docs

Decorative image of old-fashioned typewriter.

Google Docs is handy to use especially for collaborations, but its inability to find and replace extra carriage returns or newlines is a pain. Here’s a workaround.

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Posted on 26 May 202011 August 2020

Working in changing times: 5-point checklist for wellbeing

Decorative image: person lying in grass, reading a book

If you’re finding it difficult to concentrate on your scholarly writing in these times of uncertainty, here’s a very simple checklist that might help you ground yourself.

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Posted on 11 May 202011 August 2020

Resources to help you concentrate when working from home

As more people are working from home, some of us are missing the unobtrusive noises or the presence of strangers that usually help us concentrate. If that’s you, here are some online resources you might check out.

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Posted on 8 April 202028 December 2020

RESOURCE: “Writing in the Sciences” online course

If you’re looking for a great (and free) course on academic writing, especially in the sciences, Stanford University’s “Writing in the Sciences” on Coursera is an excellent choice!

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Posted on 11 March 202028 December 2020

3 tips to write succinctly

Academic writers are often told to “write succinctly”…but what makes your writing succinct? Use short, concise words, and short sentences, says Columbia University.

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