Nicole Wayland

@FordEditing

Copyeditor and proofreader. 📚 Member of EFA and ACES. 📝 RYT 200. 🕉 Ravenclaw. 🏰 Lover of words, carbohydrates, emojis, and positivity. ✨

Seminole, FL   
Joined March 2013

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  1. Mar 21
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    Mar 21

    For a list of 's compiled tips, check out the link below.

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  3. Retweeted
    Mar 21
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    Don't be afraid to ask for clarification, whether it's from an author or a production editor or even an assigning editor. Better to know what's expected instead of assume, because, well, you know what they say....

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  4. Mar 21

    That's right! When in doubt, look it up.

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  5. Mar 21

    Hi, everyone! 😀 I started freelancing about six years ago. I copyedit and proofread academic books, trade nonfiction, and YA fiction.

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  6. Mar 21

    I'll be joining today's for the next hour or so. Please feel free to mute me for the duration or follow along!

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  7. Mar 20

    "The expressions 'late nineteenth-century literature' and 'early twentieth-century growth' are clear without a second hyphen. (Similar expressions formed with mid—which Chicago classifies as a prefix—do not follow this pattern)" (CMOS 17, 7.87).

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  8. Mar 13

    "An access date . . . is of limited value. . . . Chicago does not therefore require access dates in its published citations of electronic sources unless no date of publication or revision can be determined from the source" (CMOS 17, 14.12).

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    Mar 6

    At the desk. Be the edit that you wish to see in the world.

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  10. Mar 6

    spinal chord --> spinal cord

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  11. Mar 6

    "Where two or more [publication] cities are given . . . only the first is normally included in the citation" (CMOS 17, 14.129). Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press --> Chicago: University of Chicago Press

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  12. Mar 4

    Tonight's editing session is brought to you by Starburst Jellybeans. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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  13. Mar 1

    Wishing everyone a productive day!

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  14. Feb 27

    "Webster’s gives the plural form of most compounds that are tricky (fathers-in-law, coups d’état, courts-martial, chefs d’oeuvre, etc.). For those not listed, common sense can usually provide the answer" (CMOS 17, 7.7).

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  15. Feb 27

    New York: Colombia University Press --> New York: Columbia University Press

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  16. Feb 15
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  17. Feb 15

    half-pealed banana --> half-peeled banana 🍌 And now I'm hungry.

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  18. Jan 17

    The schedule has been posted! Thanks for the heads-up, !

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  19. Jan 17
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  20. Jan 17

    So excited to see everyone! Thank you, !

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