CONFESSIONS OF AN ACADEMIC EDITOR (PART 3 – REVIEWER 2)
An academic writes... The cruelties of ‘Reviewer 2’ and the vicissitudes of the academic peer review process in general are so well-known that ‘Reviewer 2’ is even its own meme. [...]
CONFESSIONS OF AN ACADEMIC EDITOR (PART 2)
An academic writes… Academia is a busy world, and alongside the continual slog to get material published, the average academic is working hard to teach, administrate and care for their students [...]
CONFESSIONS OF AN ACADEMIC EDITOR
An academic writes… Getting your work published in a (reputable, peer-reviewed) academic journal is the first step on the ladder of an academic career. But you’re more likely to get [...]
FEARLESS FREELANCERS
The Joys of Freelancing If you're anything like me, you've probably spent much of the last year reading about the so-called 'gig economy'. The theory goes that more and more [...]
CHESTER DRAWERS – ENGLISH LANGUAGE PORBELMS
A guest post from our friend Louise of the Chapter and Verse blog Living in Birmingham (though really it could be anywhere, couldn't it?), I am able to witness [...]
EDITOR’S CALL – IMPRACTICAL OR IMPRACTICABLE
Similar Words and Fine Distinctions Proofreading and editing dilemmas When you're learning to proofread and copy-edit you will increasingly become aware of similar words which have slightly different meanings. Impractical [...]
A PROOFREADER RUNS AMOK OR AMUCK
Editor's Note You don't have to be a copy-editor or proofreader to be obsessive about words. Nor vice versa, it goes without saying. But if you've no interest at all [...]
PLAYS – SOME EDITORIAL NOTES
Hedding in the Wrong Direction Think I just mentioned Hedda Gabler. Well, a number of editorial points occurred to me while watching the live transmission from the National Theatre. You [...]
HEDDA GABLER BURNING BOOKS
Hedda * ... incurring the severest and most tomato-y punishment allowable by this court... Just saw the National Theatre's Hedda Gabler at a live screening in Devon. These [...]
PROOFREADER’S PROCRASTINATION
Procrastination: Putting Things Off I had been going to pick a word to write about some time ago, but, you know how it is... life got in the way. What's [...]