KJC Edits

Did you know that there's a Cybersecurity Style Guide? And that it's partly based on the Microsoft Style Guide? Both are available online as well as downloadable PDFs.

The Bishop Fox Cybersecurity Style Guide, last updated 19 July 2018: https://cybersecuritystyleguide.bishopfox.com/browse

And the Microsoft Writing Style Guide, last updated 16 August 2019: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/welcome/

And here's a picture I took back in June of some random graffiti in Bucharest, Romania.

I've always said I don't edit fiction, because I get too caught up in the action. But, it turns out, I can edit a comic book script because the references to pages and panels breaks up the text sufficiently, that I don't get too absorbed. And not only can I copy edit them, I can also provide a certain amount of insight into character development, setting, interactions, etc.

I learn something new every day!

In the past week, I have learned a lot about how we develop a sense of place and grow attached to geographical locations.

I've read about the scourge of malaria and the loss of productivity and loss of life it inflicts on Nigeria every year.

And I've been given the opportunity to learn even more about how cyber-criminals operate in Eastern Europe.

On top of that, I've spent a lot of time considering the finer points on how to get Microsoft Word to do what I want it to do, instead of what it was programmed to do.

These are the best possible outcomes of being a copy editor.

Last night I edited a paper for a client in Israel and exchanged emails with another client in Qatar.

I've edited for people from all around the world living in the Boston metro area AND I've worked with people living in France, the UAE, Canada, South Korea, China, Somalia, and Brazil. I also have clients all over the United States.

Sound off! Where do you live?