I used to speak of plain language in terms of it being “the right thing to do” and also the most effective thing to do from a utilitarian perspective (i.e., it gets results). But then I came across Russell Willerton’s book Plain Language and Ethical Action: A Dialogic Approach to …
While the communities changed, the need to connect with newspaper, magazine, journal, and website readers remains. However, how that’s done has changed.
My phone chimes. It’s one of President Donald Trump’s people. Desperate Donald has written a book he hopes will cinch his re-election …
A few months ago, some editors shared articles on Facebook about editing and aging. I didn’t read them properly, but I saw …
This post is part of a new series of case studies by and for in-house editors. The focus of this series is on …
A recent family adventure took me to Phuket’s Big Buddha. As the name suggests, this marvel is a giant Buddha stretching 45 metres …
The big adventure isn’t always in the story. Sometimes it’s in the editing. A few years ago I spent the morning with …
The annual Karen Virag Award recognizes exceptional efforts by an individual or organization to raise the profile of editing in their community. …
Background I’m an in-house editor for the Alberta Energy Regulator. Authors are required to work with our group as they move towards …
We editors have our own celebrities. At the March meeting of Editors BC, which featured Stefan Dollinger, editor-in-chief of the DCHP-2 (A …