Jan 26, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

Ooh ooh, Hire Me!

via pantufla on Flickr Over at LexPublica, we’ve decided to forgo seeking major outside investment in favour of using that energy to get some serious work done. Translation: we’re putting a whole lotta love into our work, and not so much with the getting paid for the time being. So I’m hiring myself out on the side! If you, your publication or organization, or someone you know and... read more

Oct 7, 2008 Posted by Kim Werker

Why Editors Should Rule the World

Editors should rule the world because good ones prevent smart people from looking like idiots. I live with an engineer. In our house are professional and academic journals that do such painfully awful things to the English language I’ll find myself tempted to phone up a publisher to offer to take a red pen to their draft publication for no pay at all. Pointed out to me by the man this morning, a drop... read more

Jun 23, 2008 Posted by Kim Werker

On Editing: Q & A on Vision

I’m in a bit of a cobwebby state, so I thought I’d take a break from trying unsuccessfully to get good work done to answer some questions that came up in response to my first post on editing. Then I’ll feel all articulate and like I got something done, and will therefore certainly return to good productivity. Gentle reader EL asked, “I’m curious that you don’t mention a... read more

Jun 15, 2008 Posted by Kim Werker

On Editing: Vision

Although I’ve written professionally for a few years, it’s editing that is my true love. It’s impossible for me to figure how much my experiences writing books, blogs and magazine articles have influenced my editing work, or how my fairly natural inclination to edit has affected my writing. There aren’t too many editors in the world relative to the number of writers and designers (I... read more