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Combining Careers, Part Two: Rewards — Financial and Other

March 23, 2023 | Filed under: Kate Merriman

In the first part of this series, I described the circumstances that led me to vocational discernment. The parish in which I was serving could not afford a full-time priest. Was there another career that I could combine with Anglican ministry? Vocational discernment revealed the intriguing possibilities offered by editing. …

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Combining Careers, Part 1: Vocational Discernment

December 8, 2022 | Filed under: Kate Merriman

I had been losing sleep for the better part of a year. The Anglican church in Toronto’s St. Clair West area, where I served as incumbent, could no longer afford a full-time priest. In a part of the city bounded by Little Portugal and Corso Italia, the prospects for Anglican …

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A Day in the Life of a Content Marketing Specialist: Maggie Clark

August 3, 2021 | Filed under: Maggie Clark

Writing and editing career paths can take many directions. In this “day-in-the-life” series, experienced professionals share their personal experiences in various roles related to writing, editing and communications. If you’re interested in writing a post for this series, please email The Editors’ Weekly. What is your job? I’m part of …

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Some Notes on Networking on LinkedIn for Editors

June 8, 2021 | Filed under: Tanya Mykhaylychenko

I recently read a thread where several editors expressed, understandably, their reluctance to use LinkedIn to network. The term “networking” is used broadly and is not always clear in terms of expected actions and etiquette. You may even be distracted by some notifications on LinkedIn that do not apply to …

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A Day in the Life of a Communications Manager: Marianne Grier

June 1, 2021 | Filed under: Marianne Grier

Writing and editing career paths can take many directions. In this new “day-in-the-life” series, experienced professionals share their personal experiences and various roles related to writing, editing and communications. If you’re interested in writing a post for this series, please email The Editors’ Weekly. What is your job? I’m an …

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My Neuroscience Thesis Helped Me Find My Dream Career… in Editing

June 30, 2020 | Filed under: Vaani Sai Nagallapati

I remember, at six years old, an aunty visited our house. In an attempt to make conversation with me, she turned mid-chai, and asked, “So, dear, do you know what you want to be when you grow up?” At my young age, there were no real consequences to this question. …

Editorial Self-Care: Managing Life Changes

April 2, 2019 | Filed under: Katharine O'Moore-Klopf

As editors, we tend to comfort ourselves by thinking that we have everything under control, because what is editing? It’s controlling the words. But control is an illusion. Style guides change. Our lives change. Life changes greatly affect the quality of our editing and our lives. What life changes might …

A Little Strategy, a Lot of Satisfaction

May 22, 2018 | Filed under: Frances Peck

Now that I am officially middle-aged, I can say that the most pressing urge is not the need to buy a convertible or meditate under the moon or urinate (thankfully). It is the desire to Pass Along Advice. Here is the top tip I wish I’d stumbled across when I …

Editing Is Lifelong Learning

June 20, 2017 | Filed under: Rosemary Shipton

Editors enjoy their careers for various reasons — the opportunity to work in the exciting literary world or the more lucrative realms of government or business, or to specialize in particular areas of expertise. For me the major attraction is the simple fact that every project is different — I …

Introverted Networking: Not an Oxymoron

December 1, 2015 | Filed under: Frances Peck

The best party I ever went to was in 1993. I was dating a drummer, and his band mates had invited us to an indoor beach party, their chance to meet the new girlfriend. I was beyond nervous. When the front door opened, we stepped into a gyrating, thumping mass …

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