Whether you’re editing on a boat, visiting the office as usual or balancing work with parenting, I hope your summer is going well so far! The Editors’ Weekly will be taking a brief summer break, and we’ll be back in your inbox on August 15 with more great tips.
In the meantime, why not use some summer inspiration to share your ideas? Send us an email at blog@editors.ca to learn more about writing for The Editors’ Weekly.
We’re always open to pitches from both new and returning contributors.
If you have a technical editing tip, advice for editing in your niche or a reflection on some aspect of life as an editor, we’d love to hear it!
Summer reading
While you’re waiting for the next post, enjoy catching up on these posts from June and July:
- Four Tips for Editing Sex Scenes (Brenna Bailey-Davies)
- Free (or Cheap) Tools for Freelance Editors (Holly Vestad and Alex Benarzi)
- The Effects of AI on Academic Editing (Jennie Seitz)
- Body Doubling: A Game Changer for the Neurospicy (Shannon Scott)
- AI as a Tool in Engineering Editing (Tim Green)
- Staying Connected through StetPets (Jill Walters)
Happy summer, readers!
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Laura Bontje
Laura Bontje is a freelance editor whose clients include award-winning authors, Big 5 publishers, indie authors and those just beginning their writing journeys. Her areas of specialty include children's literature (from picture books to YA), mysteries/thrillers and upmarket fiction.
When she's not editing other people's books, Laura writes her own. Her picture books include Was It a Cat I Saw? (illus. Emma Lidia Squillari), When the Air Sang (illus. Sarah Whang), Marian's Big Dig (illus. Scot Ritchie) and more to come.
Laura served as managing editor of The Editors' Weekly from 2023 to 2025. She lives in London, Ontario.