Double-posting vs. Cross-references This last section should round out our four-part look at getting a quality index done for your book (see below for a link to the whole series). Posting different versions of your indexable term or using cross-references to other related terms is very much like the hyperlinking function used to link topics […]
I’m Too Busy!
We hear about how people tend to treat the urgent as important, as an emergency. Business coaches preach prioritization and boundaries, saying “no” or “yes, but …” or “yes, later …” But what about when we get really good at ignoring maintenance in favor of deadlines? Freelancers have a different relationship to urgent than office […]
Book Indexing for Authors: Part 3
To Sub or not to Sub…. Time to concentrate on building your index structure. 🙂 Main headings are your primary access points for your readers. If you just give priority to that, you’ll be headed in the right direction. There are situations, however, where it would be useful to provide a more detailed breakdown, but […]
PI Day 2023: The Subtlety of Imperfection
Since we are PI (Potomac Indexing), we’ve always held the mathematical constant, π, close to our hearts and use it in our logo. So, today being π day, we are duly celebrating the usefulness of this great and ultimately impossible-to-pin-down number (more on π’s wonderfully irrational and transcendental qualities at Wikipedia, here). Pi and Indexing As indexers and taxonomists, […]
Book Indexing for Authors: Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of our little overview of the book indexing process. If you missed part 1, check it out here. Especially if you are an author tasked to create an index for your nonfiction book, this little set of posts may be useful to smooth out the process. Of course, we’d love to […]
Tips for Indexing New Editions
We often index second — or third, or thirteenth — editions for clients, which means we often address a tricky part of indexing: the update. Sounds simple; you just change the page numbers, right? Not really. The text is a revised edition, not a reprint, which means the content has changed. It’s been moved around, […]
