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Editor Jobs For Wednesday September 16, 2009

September 16, 2009
By Joe Wallace
Editor Jobs For Wednesday September 16, 2009

Northrop Grumman is still looking for a technical editor for Army manuals and related content. Bachelor’s degree required. These types of gigs can be lucrative if you don’t mind working in the defense industry… EditorJobs.com advertises an opening at Beyond.com–they’re seeking an editor writer to handle newsletters and e-mail marketing campaigns. McGraw Hill seeks an editor...
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Editors Keep Us Writers From Looking Like Idiots

August 5, 2009
By Yolander Prinzel
Editors Keep Us Writers From Looking Like Idiots

I’m not going to lie to you, I can get frustrated with the changes editors make to my work. Sometimes, I get so lost in my own thoughts that I don’t realize my work doesn’t make sense to people who reside outside of my head. In reality, we writers need to be grateful to...
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TheSlot.com

July 25, 2009
By Joe Wallace
TheSlot.com

Since 1995, The Slot has provided advice and resources on the fine art of copy writing and editing. This site is packed full of information including a great especially-for-newcomers definition of what a copyeditor does (and does not do). The site is aimed at copyeditors, but anyone involved in freelance editing or freelance writing should...
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Dear Editor…

July 17, 2009
By Joe Wallace
Dear Editor…

“Dear Editor–can you be a freelance editor writer all in one?” I won’t try to fool you–this site is far too new to have people writing Dear Editor questions to it already. But this is one I get a lot from newcomers who want to give themselves as much of a chance as possible to...
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For Technical Writer Editors: Developing Quality Technical Information

July 17, 2009
By Joe Wallace
For Technical Writer Editors: Developing Quality Technical Information

Developing Quality Technical Information Second Edition is, as the name implies, aimed at technical writers and editors. Reviewers of this book on technical writing praise it for being exactly what it tells the writer editor to do. In other words, this book practices exactly what it preaches. This book actually illustrates techincal writing techniques....
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