Q: I’ve noticed that, in applying for copy editing jobs, invariably I will be asked to critique the paper that I’m applying at. What purpose does this serve and what is the editor looking for?

Editor’s Note: Previously, this series on scholarly publishing has offered advice on approaching an editor, getting a book contract, and writing a “timely” book. Peer review can be stressful, even for ...

Writing is innately personal. Even if the topic is entirely unrelated to you as a person, such as when you’re writing an op-ed or a report or journal article, the act of writing requires a level of ...

The 2006 Midwest Writing Center David R. Collins Writers Workshop will be at St. Ambrose University July 12-14, and its faculty has just been announced. Leslie Burbank of Medallion Press will teach ...

Recently on Facebook, my friend Ken Smith, who retired a little while ago as an English professor from Indiana University at South Bend, shared his customary opening on Wordle, which generated other ...