Is writing on your task list this week? A letter to a client maybe? A report on a study your team just completed? Or what about an update to your project plan? If there’s a technical writer on your team, your practice might already involve passing it along to them first. (I use this term generally--of course a tech writer writes, but they can also be skillful proofreaders and editors.) I’m often the only writer on my team and am asked frequently to polish presentations, instructions, and marketing collateral prior to a deadline. My edits involve anything from reordering steps to making sure subjects and verbs agree to correcting the spelling of the boss’s name. Whether it is part of my official job role or not, this type of editing is a welcome opportunity to help out a teammate—and to evangelize for the serial comma. Editing ourselves, though, is hard and a second set of eyes is always best. But not everyone has the luxury of working with a writer or editor. No worries. I’ve compiled...