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Writing and editing for the web: The Editing Podcast

28/8/2019

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Learn these top tips for writing and editing for the web with our Editing Podcast guest Erin Brenner.
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Summary of Episode 27

  • Why working with web content is different from writing for the page
  • In which programs should we create content for the web?
  • Pre-upload checks on the writing
  • Pre-upload checks on metadata links, and alt-text
  • Quality control: self-editing versus third-party professional help
  • How many editing passes?
  • Fact-checking and authenticity
  • The order of play for editing web content
  • Style sheets and web content
  • Language choice and style for web content


​Editing bites

  • Erin Brenner’s Web Style Checklist
  • They Ask, You Answer by Marcus Sheridan


Other resources

  • Erin Brenner, Right Touch Editing
  • ‘Customer service: A cautionary tale of red flags and safety nets’ by Vanessa Plaister on the CIEP blog
  • The AP Stylebook (Associated Press)


Music credit

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Louise Harnby is a line editor, copyeditor and proofreader who specializes in working with crime, mystery, suspense and thriller writers.

She is an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), a member of ACES, a Partner Member of The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and co-hosts The Editing Podcast.

Visit her business website at Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor & Proofreader, say hello on Twitter at @LouiseHarnby, connect via Facebook and LinkedIn, and check out her books and courses.
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Roundup: PDF Proofreading Stamps (quick-access links)

26/8/2012

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