Capturing and keeping your audience
by Máire O’Dwyer ‘I try to leave out the parts that people skip.’ This wise statement is attributed to American novelist Elmore Leonard. People write to
4 February 2021
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Editing student works: Views of (some) academics
by William Magette AFEPI Ireland Code of Practice requirements for student work Each year, typically during the summer months and again just prior to year’s end,
4 January 2021
On poetry editing
by Amanda Bell Introduction Having been a member of AFEPI Ireland for over twenty years with a varied client base, in recent years I have specialised
27 November 2020
Editing ESL English
by Síobhán Denham Introduction to my career I started out working with authors for whom English is a Second Language (ESL authors) almost by accident. As
26 October 2020
Training: Self-publishing with Siobhán Prendergast of Dingle Publishing
An online half-day workshop, facilitated by editor Siobhán Prendergast, full member of AFEPI Ireland and Advanced Professional Member of CIEP, will run on Friday 20th November,
20 October 2020
Book review: Oxford Guide to Plain English by Martin Cutts (fifth edition)
by Mary McCauley Back when I first began formal training in plain English, I ran into difficulty trying to access an online course so I emailed
28 September 2020
Virtual clients – internet fantasy or real people?
by Gill Pavey Sitting in your home at a computer week after week, month after month and especially if isolation is your normal state, you may
7 August 2020
Keeping my lip in: practising editing when work dries up
by Pamela Smith As a freelance proofreader and copy-editor, I am used to the ebb and flow of work. It has its frustrations, of course –
3 July 2020
Academic editing and proofreading
by Christine O’Neill A voyage of discovery Although academic editing and proofreading presents various challenges, I find it exciting most of all because its content is
10 June 2020
Editing: the human touch
by Pádraig Hanratty Collaborating on a team Editing is a collaborative process. It is more than just one person ‘correcting’ another person’s ‘mistakes’, though this is
6 May 2020
Things that make you go ‘oops!’
by Sheelagh Hughes We’ve all seen them – a report referring to the pubic sector or the strain on local heath services. A daft press release
23 March 2020
A simple guide to plain English
Mary McCauley talks about plain English and the value of using a plain English editor to make sure you communicate your message as clearly and effectively as possible.
24 February 2020