Episode 107
5 ways to be a more efficient editor and proofreader, part 1
The Editing Podcast · Louise Harnby (fiction editor) and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor)
January 24, 20239m 35s
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Show Notes
Louise and Denise discuss 5 tools that will help any editor or proofreader work more efficiently.
Listen to find out more about
- Consistency checking and style enforcement
- Text expanders
- Macros
- Social media schedulers
- Your body clock
Resources mentioned in the show
- 10 killer editing macros for writers and editors: theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/episode/editing-macros
- Buffer: buffer.com
- Free editing macros by Paul Beverly: archivepub.co.uk/Macros.html
- How to check a novel with PerfectIt 5 and The Chicago Manual of Style: louiseharnbyproofreader.com/blog/how-to-check-a-novel-with-perfectit-5-and-the-chicago-manual-of-style
- PerfectIt: intelligentediting.com
- PhraseExpress: www.phraseexpress.com
- SmarterQueue: smarterqueue.com
- Text Expander: textexpander.com
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Denise and Louise
- Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com
- Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing
Music credit
'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
- Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/