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The Editor’s Fedora Part 3

March 10, 2014 | Filed under: David Antrobus

Now we arrive at the crucial topic of cost, and the seemingly arbitrary variations in same. Some editors are so brilliant that they really can and do charge top dollar. I know someone who can quote $5,000 for editing an 80,000-word manuscript. Before you gag on that, bear in mind …

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The Editor’s Fedora Part 1

February 25, 2014 | Filed under: David Antrobus

As an independent writer myself and a passionate believer in the indie ethic, I have to acknowledge one of its major downsides: a real or perceived shoddiness in the final product of self-published authors. Which is where I now switch hats and replace the bohemian beret of the writer with …

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This Book Contains Canadian Spelling

February 11, 2014 | Filed under: Adrienne Montgomerie

Every publisher who has hoped for a large U.S. audience has asked me to edit to U.S. spelling standards. You know, drop the dipthongs (oe and ae), omit the u from ou pairs, use z instead of s, allow only one consonant before adding an ending… They seem to think …

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What Should an Editor Be?

January 7, 2014 | Filed under: Rosemary Shipton

We were nearing the end of a Stylistic Editing seminar — a group of about 30 people of varying ages and experience working in-house or freelance for book publishers, magazines, businesses or governments. A woman in the third row raised her hand: “In my work I’m the only editor,” she …

The 8th and final article in a series on editorial internships, by Kate Icely.

DISPATCHES 8: Looking Forward, Looking Back

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Kate Icely

I thought up this series while sitting in my cubicle at Random House of Canada just as I was starting my second internship. By this point I considered myself a pretty seasoned hand. I had seen a lot: the relentless hard work, the small embarrassments, the seemingly endless hours. But …

Getting an internship can lead to a job—but it might not be the job you were expecting.

DISPATCHES 7: Finding Work in Unexpected Places

October 2, 2013 | Filed under: Kate Icely

Getting an internship can lead to a job—but it might not be the job you were expecting. When I first started taking courses at Ryerson University, I didn’t have a clue about the variety of jobs available to me. I knew I could be an editorial assistant at a publishing …

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DISPATCHES 6: Are Interns Taken Advantage Of?

August 27, 2013 | Filed under: Kate Icely

According to my recent articles, internships can be awesome. You get a ton of experience, and getting a job is a snap—all you have to do is follow the steps in my last post. But it’s not always like that. If it were, people wouldn’t complain about internships as much …

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DISPATCHES 5: How to Get a Job in Publishing

July 16, 2013 | Filed under: Kate Icely

  Always, ALWAYS, be prepared to talk about what you’re reading. Despite the auspicious title of this article, I can’t actually tell you how to get a job in publishing. Fewer and fewer jobs are opening up in this industry every day, and young people are having to get pretty …

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GETTABLE GRAMMAR: Taking issue with “issues”

July 11, 2013 | Filed under: Karen Virag

I think I remember the first time I heard the word issues used as a synonym for problems. I was watching a long-forgotten television sitcom, and one character commented on another’s weird behaviour by saying, “She has issues.” She overenunciated the word issues and at the same time made little …

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DISPATCHES 4: What’s an Intern Worth?

May 28, 2013 | Filed under: Kate Icely

So now that you know what editorial interns do and you have some tips to get you started, I’m sure you’re wondering how the editorial staff really feels about interns. This question was burning in my mind when I started at Random House Canada. With so many interns coming in (up …

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