Category Archives: editing

What a Difference a Month Makes!

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Bart Leahy

As I noted in my previous entry, I’m scaling back on my Heroic Technical Writing posts. That doesn’t mean work has stopped or I have nothing to say; I’m just trying to be a little more judicious about how often … Continue reading →

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Creating an Executive Memo

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Bart Leahy

This week I had to work on an end-of-the-year summary memo that was going to an executive. The original draft took me three hours while the next draft took an hour–I kid you not. The next draft will probably take … Continue reading →

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Keeping Your Acronyms in Order

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Bart Leahy

I’ve written about acronyms here and there, but occasionally I get a master’s-class-level experience that must be shared. For the past two weeks, in between family get togethers, I’ve been working on a rather hefty proposal for a customer (in … Continue reading →

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Pet Peeves, Revisited – Hyphens

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Bart Leahy

Does every editor have pet peeves? Probably. Every full-time editor I’ve worked with eventually asked me to stop doing X at some point, and I guess I’m no different. I’m just sharing my feedback via blog. I WANT people to … Continue reading →

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Thinking and Working Like a Pro

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Bart Leahy

At the suggestion of my buddy Stuart, I’ve started reading several books by Steven Pressfield. The one I just finished yesterday is titled The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles. The point of … Continue reading →

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