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Jake Poinier

Jake Poinier: An Editor’s Top 3

July 28, 2020 by Jake Poinier | 4 Comments on Jake Poinier: An Editor’s Top 3

In this series, experienced editors reflect on their Top 3 tools, rules and suggestions for clients and colleagues. Jake Poinier is a freelance editor in Phoenix, Ariz., with 31 years’ experience in the publishing industry. He specializes in business copywriting, ghostwriting and non-fiction book editing, and blogs about freelancing business topics at DoctorFreelance.com. Jake is […]

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Sangeeta Mehta

Three Online Diversity-Focused Writers’ Events to Attend This Summer and Fall

July 23, 2020 by Sangeeta Mehta | 4 Comments on Three Online Diversity-Focused Writers’ Events to Attend This Summer and Fall

Last month, I had been scheduled to speak at the Editors Canada conference about how developmental editors can help writers balance cultural sensitivity with craft. It would have been an incredible experience to exchange ideas with other editorial professionals who also want to work more effectively with writers whose culture and experiences are different from […]

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Frances Peck

Zoom Time

July 21, 2020 by Frances Peck | 6 Comments on Zoom Time

Oh, for those pre-pandemic days when “zoom” was just another word. For me, it mostly conjured up the “zoom-zoom” of that catchy Mazda ad. Once in a while, it was a video platform I used for teaching webinars or meeting authors about book projects. Now it’s a fatigue. In the COVID-19 world, media outlets from […]

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Rosemary Shipton

The Editor’s Letter

July 14, 2020 by Rosemary Shipton | 5 Comments on The Editor’s Letter

The editor’s letter — the first substantive communication you have with a client — is the most important task in any editorial project. It provides the opportunity to give your assessment, raise questions and establish a relationship. If this exchange is successful, the myriad other tasks should follow seamlessly. In this scenario, you’ve been hired […]

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Sue Archer

Indigenous Voices: An Interview with Rhonda Kronyk

July 7, 2020 by Sue Archer | 1 Comment on Indigenous Voices: An Interview with Rhonda Kronyk

Rhonda is a settler/Dene research, writing and editing consultant. She is dedicated to increasing the inclusion of underrepresented communities in Canadian literature. A founding member of the Indigenous Editors Association, she specializes in editing manuscripts by and about Indigenous Peoples. As editor of Write, The Writers’ Union of Canada magazine, she approaches her work from […]

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Vaani Sai Nagallapati

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

June 30, 2020 by Vaani Nagallapati | 3 Comments on My Neuroscience Thesis Helped Me Find My Dream Career… in Editing

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. I could have told her […]

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Anna Williams

Letter From the Editor: Passing on the Torch

June 25, 2020 by Anna Williams | 12 Comments on Letter From the Editor: Passing on the Torch

It’s been my pleasure to be the managing editor of The Editors’ Weekly since 2013, when the blog was just a year old. This month I’ll be stepping down from the position and handing the reins over to Lucy Payette. It’s been a rewarding journey, and I’m excited to see what the next phase of […]

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James Harbeck

The Performance of a Text

June 23, 2020 by James Harbeck | 3 Comments on The Performance of a Text

If someone says, “How about some music,” and you say, “Sure — Beethoven’s Fifth?” do you think they’ll be happy if you just hand them a printed copy of the score? A musical score is intended to be performed, and you don’t have a performance without musicians, a conductor, and the stage and lighting crew. […]

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Tanya Mykhaylychenko

Editorial Cover Letters

June 16, 2020 by Tanya Mykhaylychenko | 6 Comments on Editorial Cover Letters

When you apply online as an editor or initiate contact with potential employers through cold emails, your ability to draft a crisp and engaging cover letter comes in handy. While your resumé informs your reader about your career history and specific projects you worked on, a cover letter aims to persuade. In a cover letter, […]

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Aaron Dalton

Empirical Editors: Fluency

June 9, 2020 by Aaron Dalton | 4 Comments on Empirical Editors: Fluency

This article is part of a series that looks at lessons one can draw from some of the research collected in Aaron Dalton’s “Empirical Research for Editors” list.  “Fluency” refers to how easy or difficult it is to do or process something. I interpret the science in this area through the lens of plain language, […]

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