Freelance proofreader and editor / CIEP Intermediate Member Books / articles / non-fiction / fiction East Lothian, Scotland https://www.radleyedits.com/https://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3lleec4kvm22mMy two favourite editing catches this week #AmEditing a long-running pillar of the team's strategy --> long-standing pillar. Stay still please, pillars. Love, Actually --> Love Actually. There is no comma. I initially thought the punctuated version was an improvement but commaless is correct.27 Mar 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lleec4kvm22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3lkvjkw4eq22mCats make really rubbish editorial assistants. #AmEditing21 Mar 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvjkw4eq22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3lkdp3w5wos2eA client correctly used a proper multiplication sign instead of a letter x in their text. First came happy pride, then the fear that a time is coming when they won't need me... Elsewhere in the text they wrote 'performance was underperforming'. They will never not need me, phew! #AmEditing14 Mar 2025 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdp3w5wos2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3ljzfsw7fkc2hI picked this up by chance at the library and it did not disappoint. A book about editing and proofreading! And other stuff, but they're the important bits, obviously! 😉 Now I want to visit a printing plant to see physical books being made - sounds like a theme park for book nerds. #AmEditing10 Mar 2025 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljzfsw7fkc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3ljaod3ovhk2dAlready posted this on LinkedIn (I've been trying to up my LI game from the tumbleweeds it was): I'm delighted to have passed the PTC Essential Copy-Editing course with merit. It took me a VERY LONG time but it was incredibly rewarding. Ready to take on (almost) anything now! #AmEditing28 Feb 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljaod3ovhk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3lioqh3e3ys26Editorial mindset sometimes means stopping to read all the signs, even in the pouring rain, and appreciating the power of pure unminced words. Well said, City of Aberdeen. Also, the gate in question - ridiculous and ugly. Excuse crap photo - really was more of a wet walk than a #StetWalk21 Feb 2025 11:50 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lioqh3e3ys26https://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3li2qm6gmk22kI am thinking about adding a statement to my website saying that I will not edit AI-generated text, nor will I use AI in my editing. I mean, I won't knowingly anyway, but I didn't consider the need to proactively state it as policy until recently. #AmEditing13 Feb 2025 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2qm6gmk22khttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3li2pwhacpc2tMildly creepy #StetWalk beside a hidden railway.13 Feb 2025 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2pwhacpc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3lhljgtoibs2rI went to an event last night showcasing and celebrating stories and poems written by young people through a local literacy charity, who I have done some voluntary editing for. Such a privilege to hear these amazing stories come to life and a reminder of the power of the written word. #AmEditing07 Feb 2025 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhljgtoibs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3lgztlkdoy22zThis week has been a lesson in how vital a good internet connection is to a modern freelance editorial business. Despite an engineer visit, I've had to abandon my office to huddle close to the router for its pathetic trickle of internet. Full fibre broadband ordered, can't wait. #AmEditing31 Jan 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgztlkdoy22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3lgihts4oh22hRelieved to have completed my latest edit and returned it to my client this morning. We are in the red zone being battered by this storm and the possibility we could lose power / WiFi was hanging over me with every correction! Definitely no #stetwalk today! #AmEditing24 Jan 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgihts4oh22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3lfwnmuhdsk2xWhen you've been away for a few days do you ever feel like there is a barrier to your return to work? Or maybe that someone in the office has tried to take your place? #AmEditing17 Jan 2025 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfwnmuhdsk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3lfff6cqlxk2jForgot I had this CIEP bookmark with proofreading tips. All good advice #AmEditing10 Jan 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfff6cqlxk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3lemggacpp22lGlad I wore wellies #StetWalk31 Dec 2024 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemggacpp22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3lek3bl6mhs2yReviewed my editorial business objectives for 2024. Of ten objectives I achieved four, did not achieve four and partly achieved, or achieved if you kind of squint at them, two. So, I've learnt a valuable lesson and set easier objectives for 2025. Duh. #AmEditing30 Dec 2024 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lek3bl6mhs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3lbh42pgaxz2rJust reactivated. It's looking a lot livelier around here. Hoping to connect with lots of fellow freelance editors and friends old and new!21 Nov 2024 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbh42pgaxz2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3kfi5moqzzm24Before the hail. No snow yesterday afternoon on our bit of the coast but plenty just a couple of miles away under that ominous cloud. #StetWalk01 Dec 2023 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfi5moqzzm24https://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3kepgxob2cd2dCaught a good typo this morning. 'Chins' for 'China'. Apparently multinationals are diversifying away from solely investing in Chins. Which is a shame, as I have been developing a small portfolio of Chins over the last few years. #amediting21 Nov 2023 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kepgxob2cd2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3kepgjqlswc24This seems a great place to connect with the editorial community. I'm on Threads and will keep that as a non-work social, and post editing stuff here. I'm quite new to editing so more liking other people's posts and stealing their ideas than providing any great insights myself.21 Nov 2023 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kepgjqlswc24https://bsky.app/profile/nicolaradleyedits.bsky.social/post/3kefiow4wrc2lI forgot I asked for an invite code, seems like ages ago. This place looks good for connecting with fellow freelance editors and proofreaders. I'm starting by finding and following some of you using #amediting Hello, everyone👋17 Nov 2023 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:o7sonelchx6f6fdclhmulpvg/app.bsky.feed.post/3kefiow4wrc2l