THE EDITORS' WEEKLY

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James Harbeck

Don’t Look Busy

March 23, 2021 by James Harbeck | 1 Comment on Don’t Look Busy

It’s a good thing I’m not working in-house anymore. I’ve been far too busy lately to look busy. Those of you who have worked in corporate environments know what I’m talking about: You can spend an awful lot of time and effort looking busy instead of getting things done. There are a few reasons for […]

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Suzanne Bowness

Teaching Editing

March 9, 2021 by Suzanne Bowness | Leave a Comment

Explaining your craft can help clarify editing for both newcomers and clients It’s one thing to have fantastic editorial skills, to know through years of reading, then training, then working, when a sentence sounds right or a piece flows nicely. But if you’re looking to take your communications to the next level, challenge yourself to […]

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Aaron Dalton

Editing Face to Face

February 23, 2021 by Aaron Dalton | 3 Comments on Editing Face to Face

Writing in a large organization is usually done “by committee.” That’s a challenging process at the best of times. After doing a first pass, which almost invariably contains more edits than the writers expected, I’m often asked to sit down (these days, virtually) and work though my comments with them. The first few times were […]

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Lucy Payette

Developing the Next Generation of Canadian Readers

February 16, 2021 by Lucy Payette | 6 Comments on Developing the Next Generation of Canadian Readers

My son’s middle-school language arts teacher initiated a reading project earlier this year. The task was simple: choose a book to read with an adult and talk about it. I’m on board with the assignment. Despite my efforts, there are a few entertainment systems vying for my son’s attention. When he chose me as the […]

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Anna Williams

Grammar Affairs

February 9, 2021 by Anna Williams | 15 Comments on Grammar Affairs

A rocky beginning I’ve had a love-hate, on-again, off-again relationship with grammar over the years. When I was in school I truly despised it. Sentence diagramming and prepositions were the banes of my existence. I loved reading, spelling and creative writing, but grammar was a (supposedly) necessary evil. The problem was that I just didn’t […]

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Ilana Reimer

Editors’ Facebook Groups

February 2, 2021 by Ilana Reimer | 2 Comments on Editors’ Facebook Groups

I tend to be skeptical of the value of Facebook groups and reticent to invest time in them. But it turns out, I have nothing against Facebook groups. I just needed to find the right ones. I needed to discover the internet havens where editors can show their true colours without fear. In the early […]

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Glenna Jenkins

How the Pandemic Allowed Me to Learn a New Skill

January 26, 2021 by Glenna Jenkins | Leave a Comment

Last year, when Peerwith management asked me whether I could revise a paper written in Overleaf — an online LaTeX editor for the production of technical and scientific documentation — I saw it as a learning opportunity. Working as an academic editor through Peerwith.com meant I dodged the many changes and challenges the majority of […]

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Gael Spivak

Running Out of Words: It’s Not a Slippery Slope

January 19, 2021 by Gael Spivak | 6 Comments on Running Out of Words: It’s Not a Slippery Slope

It’s almost inevitable. People who say “we’ve gotten too PC” about language will, at some point in the discussion, claim that if we stop using certain words or phrases, we’ll run out of words to write and talk. Arriving at this spot Who is having these discussions and how does this line of thinking work? […]

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Heidi Waechtler

On Resolving to Publish: Book Publishing in 2021 and Beyond

January 12, 2021 by Heidi Waechtler | 4 Comments on On Resolving to Publish: Book Publishing in 2021 and Beyond

I’ve worked in publishing for about 15 years, but every year I’m caught off guard by the January phenomenon of aspiring authors who’ve resolved that this is the year they’re publishing a book. Manuscript submissions and calls about the publishing process become more frequent, as do inquiries about how to get into the industry itself. […]

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Lucy Payette

Editorial Headspace: A Year in Review

December 22, 2020 by Lucy Payette | 4 Comments on Editorial Headspace: A Year in Review

In November, CBC Radio host Tom Power replayed an episode on q about the unlikely success of Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You, and I’ve had the song stuck in my head ever since. The relentless earworm aside, the opening strain sums up my expectations for the pending holiday break: I don’t […]

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