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Illustration of two happy people sitting in chairs with laptops. One wears a collared shirt, vest, and tie; they have light-brown skin, short black hair and a black beard and mustache. The second person wears a yellow dress and grey blazer; they have medium-brown skin, and their black-and-mauve hair is in a long braid. (Copyright: andrewrybalko © 123RF.com)

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On Editing an Editor: Shannon Scott and Sam Keir (Morgan Klein) in Conversation

Thursday March 27, 2025

Editing an author calls for a blend of sharp-eyed clarity, cheerleading and hand-holding. What if the author is also an editor? As part of a series of blog posts featuring conversations between editor/writers and their editors, The Editors’ Weekly asked two editors to reflect on their experience of working together. Sam Keir (he/him) is a […]

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Two people are at a desk with papers, pens, and a cup of coffee. The dark-haired person holds a book and is leaning toward the light-haired person.

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On Editing an Editor: Brenna Bailey-Davies and Genevieve Clovis in Conversation

Thursday September 21, 2023

Editing an author calls for a blend of sharp-eyed clarity, cheerleading and hand-holding. What if the author is also an editor? As part of a series of blog posts featuring conversations between author-editors and their editors, The Editors’ Weekly asked two editors to reflect on their experience of working together. Genevieve Clovis (Toronto, Ont.) is […]

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Laura Bontje

On Editing an Editor: Margaret Kingsbury and Laura Bontje in Conversation

Tuesday June 14, 2022

Editing a first-time author calls for a blend of sharp-eyed clarity, cheerleading and hand-holding. What if the author is also an editor? As part of a series of blog posts featuring conversations between author-editors and their editors, The Editors’ Weekly asked two editors to reflect on their experience of working together as critique partners. Laura […]

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Illustration of two women sitting in chairs and smiling at each other as one types on a laptop. A swirl of abstract shapes flows like thoughts between the women.

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Frances Peck

On Editing an Editor: Leslie Vermeer and Frances Peck in Conversation

Tuesday March 8, 2022

Editing a first-time novelist calls for a blend of sharp-eyed clarity, cheerleading and hand-holding. What if the novelist is also an editor? As part of a series of blog posts featuring conversations between author-editors and their editors, The Editors’ Weekly asked two editors to reflect on their experience of working together. Frances Peck is a […]

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Illustration of a woman in casual clothes holding a mug of coffee in her home office and greeting four others via video call.

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Miriam Bergeret

A New Editing Community Emerges: Neurodivergent Editors

Tuesday May 10, 2022

The pandemic has tested our mental health time and again and taken it to its limits. It has also led to more open conversations about prioritizing mental health, especially on social media. In particular, this period has been difficult for people who identify as neurodivergent (ND) — people who have differences in brain structure and […]

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Virginia Durksen

Inner Editor: My Big Editing Adventure

Tuesday July 30, 2019

The big adventure isn’t always in the story. Sometimes it’s in the editing. A few years ago I spent the morning with two classes of junior high students to talk about how to give editing feedback to each other. They were writing adventure stories. Part of their assignment was to find a magazine photo on […]

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Ellie Barton

Book Review | What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing

Tuesday October 17, 2017

What’s not to like about What Editors Do? This collection of essays traces the role of book editors from acquisition to publication and samples niches like editing genre fiction and working with self-publishing authors. What’s more, the 27 contributors represent a “who’s who” of American publishing: Betsy Lerner, Carol Fisher Saller, Jonathan Karp, Scott Norton, […]

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Virginia Durksen

THE INNER EDITOR: Reflections on Editing as Mindful Practice

Tuesday January 8, 2013

As a young reader, I liked writers who tactfully addressed the “gentle reader.” Perhaps I enjoyed the ironic wink suggesting that writer and reader are both in on creating the story. Indirectly or directly, good writers invite the reader to trust the unfolding tale, just as they find a way to signal their trust […]

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Farron Vee White

LGBTQ+ Editors Take Pride Year-Round

Thursday June 26, 2025

June is Pride Month, a time for reflection, celebration and activism in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. But connection and advocacy aren’t one-off activities. In Pride Month and year-round, 2SLGBTQIA+ editors can find a safe space for community-building through the LGBTQ+ Editors Association. [Editor’s note: Editors Canada uses the abbreviation 2SLGBTQIA+ to encompass the many identities and […]

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Illustration of two hands typing on a typewriter. The paper in the typewriter says “New Chapter.”

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Laura Bontje

A New Season for The Editors’ Weekly

Thursday June 19, 2025

In 2020, a pandemic furlough prompted me to launch the editing business I’d been researching for some time. By spring 2021, I’d handed in my notice and embraced full-time freelancing. Weeks later, I accepted a volunteer role with The Editors’ Weekly. So in many ways, my time with the blog — first as proofreader, then […]

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