April Michelle Davis – Page 29 – NAIWE Executive Director

Getting Level: Evaluating the Manuscript and Editing at Different Levels

July 2, 2012

Editorial Inspirations Editing/Indexing/Proofreading. www.EditorialInspirations.com

Getting Level: Evaluating the Manuscript and Editing at Different Levels

October 18, 2012 at 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Editors are often challenged to edit at different levels, with some manuscripts requiring a developmental edit, some requiring a heavy copyedit, and others requiring a light copyedit. In this audio conference, April Michelle Davis of Editorial Inspirations will discuss the differences between the various levels of editing and how to easily transition between them when working on more than one project in a single day.

Here’s a sample of what you’ll learn:

* An editing process, which includes how to work with the client

* A list of tasks for each level of edit

* A checklist for use throughout the entire project

* Necessary resources

Editorial Conference

June 1, 2012

October 12 and 13 is 2012 Communication Central, a conference for freelance writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, and others at the Courtyard Baltimore Downtown/Inner Harbor Marriott in Baltimore, Maryland! This year’s theme is “Build Your Business.” On October 13, the Editing Summit will take place, and–yours truly!–April Michelle Davis will be speaking, along with Erin Brenner, Janice Campbell, Laura Poole, John McIntyre, Carol Fisher Saller, and Barbara Hart.

Want to Learn to Edit?

May 1, 2012

Are you a freelance editor starting your own business, or are you searching for ways to make your editing business more successful? This May, Editorial Inspirations and April Michelle Davis bring you Editing 101 and Editing 102. Find out more and register today.

EDITING 101

Editorial Inspirations will be hosting and providing this specialized class designed for those who are in the editing industry (or who want to become freelance editors). This hands-on, interactive, one-day class will provide detailed discussions about the field, editing skills, and the business and IT requirements necessary to succeed. Add the course to your résumé, strengthen your skills, and learn how to run your editing business like a professional. Read More.

For those who cannot make it to Richmond, Virginia, on May 19, Editing 101 is also offered as a correspondence course.

Course Topics

• Publishing Industry Overview
• Editing Resources
• Marking Copy
• Spelling
• Grammar Review
• Punctuation
• Freelancing

EDITING 102

A continuation of Editing 101, this class provides advanced discussions about the editing field, query processes, and running a successful business. Add the course to your résumé, strengthen your skills, and learn more techniques for how to run your editing business like a professional. You do not have to take Editing 101 to take Editing 102. Read More.

Elected Chair-Elect for MSA Chapter of ASI

April 3, 2012

Last month, April Michelle Davis ran for the office of chair-elect for the Mid- and South-Atlantic chapter of the American Society for Indexing. She has won this office and will begin her term May 1, 2012.

Words Matter: Day 5

March 9, 2012

If you had to eliminate one word or phrase from the English language, what would it be? Why?

I don’t think there is a word or phrase that I would eliminate. As it is, the English language has over 200,000 words, but the average English speaker only knows and uses less than 20,000. If anything, we should be frantically adding words to our own vocabularies. I would, however, appreciate it if people started using the words and phrases English already has correctly. Take, for example, the expression “I could not care less.” This is correct. “I could care less” does not make any sense, although this is what many people end up saying instead.

See other comments on the Editorial Inspirations Facebook page.

Getting Level: Evaluating the Manuscript and Editing at Different Levels

Editorial Conference

Want to Learn to Edit?

EDITING 101

EDITING 102

Elected Chair-Elect for MSA Chapter of ASI

Words Matter: Day 5

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