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Easy Listening: The Importance and Challenges of Audiobook Proofreading for Misophonia

By Andre Cole

July 29, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Easy Listening: The Importance and Challenges of Audiobook Proofreading for Misophonia

Misophonia is a condition that affects only about 15 percent of the population, yet understanding the condition and avoiding its triggers has benefits that extend far beyond that narrow demographic.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: audio, audio processing, audiobook, chewing, copyeditors, curb-cut effect, duration, Editing, Misophonia, pitch, pops, proofreading, publishers, sensitivity, sound, tone, triggers, voice, volume modulation, whispering, whistling

Mind Your Style Sheet

By Olivia Rollins

February 17, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Mind Your Style Sheet

Though style sheets can seem confusing at first, they are among the most important tools at a copyeditor’s disposal. As long as you keep your style sheet organized and record all of your decisions related to mechanics and style, you should be all right. (Or is it “alright”? Better check the style sheet.)

Filed Under: Editing, Manager Monday Tagged With: character names, copyedit, copyediting, copyeditors, edit, Editing, Editors, grammar, house style, how-to, hyphenation, manuscript, spelling, style, Style Guide, style sheet, style sheets, terminology, tips, toolkit, Tools

The Case for a Single Style Guide

By Kelly Hogan

April 30, 2018 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

The Case for a Single Style Guide

English is hard. According to the Oxford Royale Academy, it’s one of the top five most difficult languages in the world today. So why do we, as writers and especially as editors, accept making our jobs that much more difficult by using so many different style guides?

Filed Under: Editing Tagged With: copyediting, copyeditors, edit, Editing, Editors, guides, students, style, writers, writing

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