Writing in a large organization is usually done “by committee.” That’s a challenging process at the best of times. After doing a first pass, which almost invariably contains more edits than the writers expected, I’m often asked to sit down (these days, virtually) and work though my comments with them. …
My son’s middle-school language arts teacher initiated a reading project earlier this year. The task was simple: choose a book to read …
A rocky beginning I’ve had a love-hate, on-again, off-again relationship with grammar over the years. When I was in school I truly …
I tend to be skeptical of the value of Facebook groups and reticent to invest time in them. But it turns out, …
Last year, when Peerwith management asked me whether I could revise a paper written in Overleaf — an online LaTeX editor for …
It’s almost inevitable. People who say “we’ve gotten too PC” about language will, at some point in the discussion, claim that if …
I’ve worked in publishing for about 15 years, but every year I’m caught off guard by the January phenomenon of aspiring authors …
In November, CBC Radio host Tom Power replayed an episode on q about the unlikely success of Mariah Carey’s All I Want …
At an Editors’ Vine virtual meeting in November, Editors Canada member Lesley Cameron presented “Getting the Most from Style Sheets.” Here are …
I’ve never been happy with the look of my website, shortishard.ca. Yet, I’ve never needed to update it, because I get all …