The Editor's cCorner: APA Editing
Trimming Your Writing: How Reducing Word Count Improves Effectiveness
The most effective writers convey their ideas in as few words as possible. Whether you’re aiming to promote a new product with a press release, persuade your audience with a white paper or write the next great American screenplay, … Continue reading →
Getting Used To APA? You’re Not Alone
Transitioning to college means a new schedule, new responsibilities, and, for many, a new way of writing. Students in the science disciplines will find that their instructors require their papers to adhere to the APA style. The APA Style … Continue reading →
Compound Adjectives in APA (and Other Styles, Too!)
The rules of hyphenation are complex, and those writing in the APA style often agonize over them. If you’re sweating over whether your paper is “well written” or “well-written,” check out this tip we found on the APA Style … Continue reading →
Use Style Separators with Level 3, 4 and 5 Heading Styles
According to the APA style, the body of the paragraph follows directly after level 3, 4 and 5 headings. However, when using MS Word’s automated Table of Contents (TOC), if a heading style is applied to the heading so that … Continue reading →
3 Easy Tips to Help Avoid Plagiarism
Throughout most of human history, plagiarism was not a crime—it was an art form. While historians have accused many great artists and thinkers of the practice, the charges rarely stuck. Some even wagged their tongues at the moral prudes: as … Continue reading →
Why Getting to the Point Matters (When Writing an APA Paper)
One of my best friends is a Ph.D. in political science candidate at Purdue University, and as a teaching assistant he grades the APA papers of undergraduate students. One of the problems he finds most frequently, he once told me, … Continue reading →
The One Question to Ask When Looking to Hire an Editor
One of my highest priorities as editor in chief of DLA Editors & Proofers is to be personally available to our clients. While the demands on my time sometimes prevent this, I enjoy introducing myself to prospective clients, especially when … Continue reading →
