The year was 1997. ACES: The Society for Editing — formerly known as the American Copy Editors Society — was founded as a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in copy editing.

During my editing days at the Los Angeles Times, in an effort to bring civility to the relationship between the City Desk and the Copy Desk, I asked a Copy Desk supervisor, Mike Castelvecchi, to join ...

Want to become a more effective copy-editor? If you’re like most writers, you’ll rarely produce your best copy on the first draft. That’s why editing is the key to making your copy shine. To find out ...