THE EDITORS' WEEKLY

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Letitia Henville

When Two Neurodivergent Minds Meet: A Virtual Assistant and an Editor Share Their Process (Part 1)

November 27, 2025 by Letitia Henville | Leave a Comment

Even though I’m about to hit a decade of freelance editing — three years full-time — I still struggle with managing my business: getting invoices out; keeping on top of long-term projects; knowing what is coming to me when, and then tracking new pieces when they come in. My ADHD is a big factor in […]

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Zanne Klingenberg

Trans Day of Remembrance: Language and Representation Matters

November 20, 2025 by Zanne Klingenberg | 4 Comments on Trans Day of Remembrance: Language and Representation Matters

November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today, I will gather with my community to remember who and what we have lost this year. People. Rights. Safety. Soon we will dance and we will celebrate our joy as resistance. But today we grieve.  I am proud to be a trans editor. I have a unique […]

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Lisa Hislop

Seven Ways to Connect with New Authors without Social Media

November 13, 2025 by Lisa Hislop | Leave a Comment

It’s a tale as old as Twitter. Social media’s promise of a direct connection with hundreds of writers waiting to hire me seemed like an ideal marketing strategy for a newly minted (and introverted) editor. But, in keeping with the too-good-to-be-true genre, what I got was a distraction. The busy-work of posting and the comfortable […]

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Tracey Anderson

Plain Language Resistance: Is “Plain” the Problem?

November 6, 2025 by Tracey Anderson | 14 Comments on Plain Language Resistance: Is “Plain” the Problem?

As a writer and editor who also teaches academic and business writing, I get asked a lot of language questions; it’s a regular and expected part of the job. One recent question, though, caught me by surprise: “How can I justify using plain language to my boss, who’s resistant to it?” The persistence of resistance […]

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Andrew Hodges

Substantive Editing Versus Developmental Editing

October 30, 2025 by Andrew Hodges | 4 Comments on Substantive Editing Versus Developmental Editing

Editors are notorious for having many names for subtly different kinds of editing — line editing, stylistic editing, substantive editing and copyediting. This article focuses on substantive editing. It’s my favourite service, and I believe it provides the best value to both academics and fiction authors. Developmental editing: A new name for substantive editing? Editor […]

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Deborah Cecere

Review: QuickStyle from Hazel Bird

October 23, 2025 by Deborah Cecere | 2 Comments on Review: QuickStyle from Hazel Bird

As a professional editor, I am always on the lookout for ways to increase my efficiency and improve communication with clients. So when I learned about QuickStyle — a style sheet template that can be tailored to fit any project and client — I was intrigued. Hazel Bird and I are colleagues at the Chartered […]

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Stephanie Watterson

From Editing to Writing: An Interview with Stephanie Watterson

October 16, 2025 by Stephanie Watterson | Leave a Comment

This week, we interview Stephanie Watterson about writing and publishing her children’s book, Septopus. Want to be interviewed about your editing work? Contact us.  What is your editing background? Back in 2020, during the pandemic, I took a digital and print publications program and from there I did some freelancing. My hopes were to get […]

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Allison Alexander

Six Tips for Editing Fantasy

October 9, 2025 by Allison Alexander | Leave a Comment

Authors often create whole new worlds in fantasy, which can be daunting for editors new to the genre. But the scope and creativity are also why fantasy novels are so much fun to work on. Here are six areas to consider as you dive into editing fantasy fiction. 1. Be familiar with the genre and […]

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Nicola Aquino

The Editing Journey

October 2, 2025 by Nicola Aquino | Leave a Comment

I was tempted to subtitle this post “How writing a blog led to me closing my business,” but that is only partially true. I got the idea as I was creating my just-in-case file after my post on that subject in the spring. However, the full story is more nuanced (isn’t it always?), and many […]

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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

Tackling That First Draft: How Editors Can Help Nervous Writers 

September 25, 2025 by Ruth E. Thaler-Carter | Leave a Comment

© Ruth E. Thaler-Carter Coming up with a first draft is a challenge for almost every writer, even those with years of experience and walls full of awards. Few writers can sit down, flex those typing fingers, relax the shoulders and pour out a word-perfect manuscript on the first try. These tips for dealing with […]

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