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The Black Cat monthly round-up: December 2018

Information and news from Black Cat Editorial Services for December 2018.
The Black Cat monthly round-up: November 2018

Where is the year going? It seems far too early for this to be the penultimate…
Simple fixes: how to solve four common punctuation problems

Punctuation can be a tricky beast. There are so many potential pitfalls and rules that should…
The Black Cat monthly round-up: October 2018

I write this post while wearing fingerless gloves – a sure sign, if one were needed,…
Five reasons NOT to choose Black Cat Editorial Services

There are lots of proofreaders and copy-editors out there, all trying to make themselves visible and…
The Black Cat monthly round-up: September 2018

September is one of the months I enjoy most. This is mostly because it contains the…
SfEP conference: Lancaster 2018

This year the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) held its 29th annual conference. It’s a…
The Black Cat monthly round-up: August 2018

We had a temporary addition at Black Cat HQ this month. The absolute sweetheart that is…
Tools of the trade: resources for style and usage

It’s part of my job to make sure the texts I work on are consistent in…
Converting PDFs to Word documents using Office 365

If you are working on PDF page proofs, or on hard copy with the PDF as…