NAIWE | George De Stefano | Activity https://naiwe.org/members/georgedestefano/activity/ Activity feed for George De Stefano. Fri, 01 May 2026 00:12:08 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 742a8055a854053ef1aa3ed255db7521 George De Stefano wrote a new post on the site George De Stefano http://georgedestefano.naiwe.com/?p=325 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:37:15 -0400 Will AI Make Me Extinct?Will artificial intelligence (AI) make people like me extinct? By “people like me,” I mean editors. Those of us who make our living editing the […]

]]> dba9eca7a691acd6332a0caabdddbd22 George De Stefano wrote a new post on the site George De Stefano http://georgedestefano.naiwe.com/?p=319 Tue, 05 Dec 2023 23:43:45 -0500 Job creep is a phenomenon in which employers continually require increasing amounts of work relative to the normal requirements of their operations (Wikipedia)

Copy editors catch grammar and spelling errors, […]

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Collaborating effectively with writers is essential to good editing. That may seem obvious, but it nonetheless needs to be said. When writers and editor are on the same page (pun intended), the editing […]

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]]> d75b3fe11e353c489dbefb624ada017d George De Stefano wrote a new post on the site George De Stefano http://georgedestefano.naiwe.com/?p=283 Sun, 10 Jul 2022 20:43:53 -0400 Copy editing catches grammar and spelling errors, standardizes style, and improves clarity and flow. Good copy editing enhances a writer’s work, helping them to say what they want to say as clearly and ef […]

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That’s a question that keeps popping up in online editors and writers groups. As you can imagine, there’s no consensus on this matter. Some argue that obtaining certification […]

]]> 6534fd9d8d68638a0cbe032cd601b7c3 George De Stefano wrote a new post on the site George De Stefano http://georgedestefano.naiwe.com/?p=196 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 19:09:39 -0500 INEQUALITY, CLASS AND ECONOMICS
Editing this book, which has just been published,  was one of my favorite projects last year. Written by economist Eric Schutz, Inequality, Class and Economics is an accessible […]

]]> 8e3bcb82d91756fcb7dfe8b15e7d0ec4 George De Stefano wrote a new post on the site George De Stefano http://georgedestefano.naiwe.com/?p=185 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 18:17:28 -0500 Writing and editing, that’s what I do. As do so many other members of the NAIWE. But what’s the relationship between the two activities? Is one more enjoyable or rewarding than the other? I began my professional […]

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]]> a64a9e91ded82db22ae848ad7ee7ade3 George De Stefano wrote a new post on the site George De Stefano http://georgedestefano.naiwe.com/?p=180 Sun, 12 Sep 2021 22:23:16 -0400 As the summer of 2021 winds down, writers, editors, and publishers return from vacations (assuming they were able to take them), ready and eager (one hopes!) to get back to work. I’m no exception. I cut back my w […]

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