THE EDITORS' WEEKLY

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Krystina Mierins

Krystina Mierins on Editing Artists

July 2, 2026 by Krystina Mierins | Leave a Comment

Welcome back to our series about arts and art history editing. In this post we’ll meet Krystina Mierins and learn about her experiences in this field. How did you enter the field of arts/art history editing? When I worked as a curatorial assistant at the Carnegie Museum of Art, I helped develop exhibitions and catalogues. […]

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Zanne Klingenberg

Show Your Pride

June 25, 2026 by Zanne Klingenberg | 2 Comments on Show Your Pride

As Pride month draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on what it means to me as an editor. I feel most fulfilled when the various aspects of myself are integrated: my queerness informs my editing, certainly, but how does my editing interact with my queerness? The answer, for me, is that editing has […]

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Steph Collin

Making Social Media Work for You

June 18, 2026 by Steph Collin | 3 Comments on Making Social Media Work for You

Social media marketing is hard. You’re not visible, fighting algorithms made for big corporations and influencers. It’s a pay-to-win system that can leave you frustrated and dejected. However, there are some ways to make your social media experience tolerable — even enjoyable! Focus on community building Many editors are introverts, but social media is just […]

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Keila Gallardo

Describing “The Horrors”

June 11, 2026 by Keila Gallardo | Leave a Comment

Even though it’s not spooky season yet, many editors may find themselves with a horror manuscript in their hands. If you are editing or writing a story with a monster, describing the monster can be a bit of a problem sometimes. How do you describe the indescribable? Let’s explore how to portray a monster as […]

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Elliott Silverstein

Relational Editing

June 4, 2026 by Elliott Silverstein | 1 Comment on Relational Editing

While there are many different ways to be a writer, writing tends to be understood and represented as a solitary practice. Many writers and non-writers alike have cultivated mental images of the archetypal writer typing away late into the night or in the early morning in an isolated cabin in the middle of the woods.  […]

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Letitia Henville

The Editor’s Visibility

May 28, 2026 by Letitia Henville | 2 Comments on The Editor’s Visibility

I’m touched to be the recipient of this year’s Karen Virag Award. I didn’t know Karen personally, but she published often on this blog, and if her 2012 post Grammar Class Wars gives a glimpse of her personality, then I think I would’ve really liked her. It’s a privilege for me to now have my […]

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Christina Petrides

Breaking into a new market sector as an editor

May 21, 2026 by Christina Petrides | Leave a Comment

If you thought that only newbie editors find it difficult to move into a new-to-them market sector, take it from me: it is not true! Even seasoned editors feel that familiar dread when it comes to putting themselves out there in a market they’re not well established in. And it’s got nothing to do with […]

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RJ McArthur

Templates as Generative for Creativity: Reading They Say / I Say

May 14, 2026 by RJ McArthur | Leave a Comment

Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein’s They Say / I Say aims “to demystify academic writing by isolating its basic moves, explaining them clearly and representing them in the form of templates.”  Overview Working from the assumption that “academic writing…calls on writers not simply to express their own ideas but to do so as a response […]

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Suzanne Schaan

The SME and Me: Navigating an Edit with a Subject Matter Expert

May 7, 2026 by Suzanne Schaan | Leave a Comment

The first publishing company I worked for had an in-house newsletter that included photos from sales meetings, recipes, updates on the company baseball team (the Weasels) and random pieces on diverse topics. One of my contributions was titled something like, “How to impress at cocktail parties.” (Unfortunately, I can’t find the original; I hope the […]

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Deborah Cecere

Review: How to Clean Up a Messy Word Document

April 30, 2026 by Deborah Cecere | Leave a Comment

Techniques and Tips for Copyeditors Preparing a Text for Publication (2025) from Margaret Hunter Raise your hand if you’ve ever been at your wits’ end trying to figure out how to clean up a messy Word document. Help is at hand in this slim publication chock-full of practical clean-up tips and procedures. Aptly titled How […]

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