Practices, processes and the editorial production market.
Hello, dear reader. Do you like to write? Do you think your ability is limited to reading comics and shorter texts? Do not underestimate your literacy. Many people think writing is for talents of the stature of Dante, Cervantes, Shakespeare,…
When I began working as a proofreader, much of what we routinely see today did not exist. It was not that people or companies did not have money or capital to invest. It simply did not exist. It had not…
Many people may think that the profession of proofreader requires extensive academic training. After all, working with language, with the various types of texts that exist, and with all the particularities of grammar and writing styles is certainly not an…
The writing process goes through several stages, from the first idea to the final result. Even before the text begins to take shape, many thoughts about the subject pass through the author’s mind; sometimes disorganized, some remain only in the…
Ever since we learn to write a text, we tend to think that writing is a process of applying all the rules we find in grammar books. However, producing texts goes far beyond that. It is true that many types…
Since the advent of the PC, the personal computer—before, long before what you know today—text-editing programs have become part of the routine of authors and proofreaders. From those early days until today, the greatest enemy of the professional proofreader, the…
