The year was 1997. ACES: The Society for Editing — formerly known as the American Copy Editors Society — was founded as a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in copy editing.

In decades past, I would use a “blue pencil” to edit stories written by writers, marking the stories, which would then be typeset by typists before being converted to “hot lead,” which would then be ...

Do you love to tidy up content and have a fond appreciation for grammar? There are many online editing jobs to consider if you’re looking for more remote work opportunities. Online editors have an ...

Like many journalists, I used to have editors to help polish my prose. Now I work independently. No more editors. I still need an outside perspective, though, and copy editing help. (Does this make ...

A couple of days ago, I received a desperate, all-caps text message from my younger sister asking for help with proofreading her First Big High School Essay. In all of my sisterly benevolence (and ...