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I've been watching the discussions in the ICF WhatsApp group in the last few days. You all know that I keep promoting learning all the time. And I know that when you ask serious questions, it is my responsibility to give you some helpful answers. But the questions now were deep—and very persistent t...

I had never thought of this as a year-end post. In fact, I'd prepared this as a draft by the end of October. But somehow things happened in such a way that I could fine-tune it as a blog only now—perhaps it was destined to be only a year-end post!

Who is a copyeditor?

The content in the two pictur...

The Indian Copyeditors Forum’s (ICF’s) second book Copyediting: A Closer Look has a blog of mine as one of its chapters. But my contribution as an author is quite minimal in comparison with my role as the copyeditor of the book.

Although I've been with individual copyeditors through entire books, a...

This is a basic exposition of a new method of teaching the English language, evolved over a period of at least 25 years. So there’s a personal story behind this, which I’m presenting first (Part 1), to give you the gist of it. But then, there’s also the technical side to it, which is what makes this...

I received a complimentary copy of Vivek Kumar's Discover the Editor in You—Copyediting as a Career just two days ago. I had written a chapter for the book.

For several personal and unrelated reasons, I’d never thought seriously about the book in the last two years. I didn’t think much of it even w...

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This is a piece written by Vandana Bhasin of Gurugram, who took up The Art of Copyediting's Foundational Skills for Employability and Earning training and mentoring program in November 2022. 

The Foundational Skills for Employability and Earning (FSEE) program by The Art of Copyediting...

Not many people have a clear sense of purpose in life, which, when present, goads them to learn something every day, every week, every month, every year.

But for most people, learning itself does not happen on its own. It happens only when you consciously take that decision to learn. It happens ...

Summary

A copyeditor in India faces almost insurmountable hurdles in learning the profession. I discuss these problems in detail and provide (a) a practical method of learning the basics via The Art of Copyediting group-learning plan (now affordable by everyone) and (b) an engaging, challenges-base...

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This is a piece written by Dr. Mothi Paul of Tirunelveli, who took up The Art of Copyediting's Foundational Skills for Employability and Earning training and mentoring program recently. I'm publishing it here (along with my blogs) as Dr. Paul does not yet have a website of this own.

I want to take this course!

Many of us would have had this experience of having a college education and entering one of these professions that revolve around writing or editing—and then realizing that we're absolutely not ready to handle our work with confidence! This course, Essentials of Written ...