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© 2019 Erin Brenner www.righttouchediting.com
Presented by
Erin Brenner
Right Touch Editing
erin@righttouchediting.com
@ebrenner
Copyediting 2.0: Editing in
the Age of “Post It Now or
Lose Your Audience”
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Be Prepared
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Do More in Less Time
1. Know your
resources.
2. Know your tools.
3. Create a triage plan.
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Know Your Resources
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The House Style Guide
1. Review recent changes and new entries.
2. Review items you haven’t used in a while.
3. Review the front matter.
Learn more:
“7 Tips to Mastering a Style Manual Update” at
righttouchediting.com/2018/12/19/7-tips-
to-mastering-a-style-manual-update/.
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Annotate Your Style Guide
• Make notes
• Highlight text
• Flag items
• Bookmark pages
• Create digital
shortcuts
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Style Manual and Dictionary
Download Colleen’s tips at:
nola.copydesk.org/wp-media/styleguide2012.pdf
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Personal Style Sheet
Don’t have a good template? Download mine at
righttouchediting.com/resources/.
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Grammar & Editing
• Conferences
• Books & booklets
• Classes & webinars
• Workbooks & exercises
• Word games & puzzles
• Podcasts & blog posts

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Know Your Tools
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Checklists!
• Include all the steps you follow
• Review it periodically
• Keep it up to date
Download my web editing checklist at
righttouchediting.com/resources/.
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Content Management System
• Learn its quirks
• Find the
shortcuts
Save the
keystrokes!
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Microsoft Word
Make use of:
• Macros
• Templates
• AutoCorrect
• Shortcuts
• PerfectIt!
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Text-Expanding Software
More at techwiser.com/text-expander-apps-
for-windows/.
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Sticky Notes!
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Create a Triage Plan
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Talk with Your Boss
Share:
• Your efficiency steps
• Timing of tasks
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Bring Visuals
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Read more: “Making the Case for Copyediting” at
righttouchediting.com/2019/02/20/making-the-case-for-
copyediting/.

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Share Your Triage List
1. Libel!
2. Organization
3. Logic
4. Title, teaser, lede
5. Brand items
6. Links
7. Names and titles
8. Grammar, usage,
spelling
9. Style
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Triage SEO
What’s most important to your pub?
• Images?
• Meta title?
• Meta descriptions?
• Keywords?
• Topics or categories?
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Triage Fact-Checking
1. Libel
2. Embarrassing errors
3. Logic errors
“director of the widgets, gadgets, and grommets
department”  “director”
For more: “6 Tips to Fact-Checking as a Copyeditor” at
righttouchediting.com/2019/02/20/6-tips-to-fact-
checking-as-a-copyeditor/.
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© 2019 Erin Brenner www.righttouchediting.com
Publish Now and Thrive!
• Know your
resources.
• Know your tools.
• Use a triage plan.
Adapt and thrive!
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© 2019 Erin Brenner www.righttouchediting.com
Resources
slideshare.net/erinbrenner
righttouchediting.com
/resources/
Contact Me
erin@righttouchediting.com
linkedin.com/in/erinbrenner/
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