
Let’s wrap-up this crazy year and bring on a better 2021!
Continue reading “Goodbye 2020 and a happy New Year 2021!”Clear & simple scholarly English for multi-language authors.
Let’s wrap-up this crazy year and bring on a better 2021!
Continue reading “Goodbye 2020 and a happy New Year 2021!”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.
Continue reading “Webinar on approaches to editing for an international audience”I am going to say “multi-language author” instead of “non-native English speaker” from now on.
Continue reading “The power of words: Multi-language authors”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.
Continue reading “Reviewing the first half of a whirlwind 2020”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:
Continue reading “Don’t let the marked-up text distract you”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.
Continue reading “TIP: Find & replace extra carriage returns (newlines) in Google Docs”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.
Continue reading “Working in changing times: 5-point checklist for wellbeing”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.
Continue reading “Resources to help you concentrate when working from home”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!
Continue reading “RESOURCE: “Writing in the Sciences” online course”Academic writers are often told to “write succinctly”…but what makes your writing succinct? Use short, concise words, and short sentences, says Columbia University.
Continue reading “3 tips to write succinctly”