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Micheline Frechette

Texte de synthèse

August 22, 2017 by Micheline Fréchette | 1 Comment on Texte de synthèse

Dans le monde de la rédaction / édition, il y a des moments où, en dépit de la nécessité d’approfondir un sujet, le rédacteur soit chargé de la responsabilité de faire la synthèse des travaux et des conférences. Il doit alors faire preuve d’un esprit d’analyse et de synthèse remarquable. Mais comment ramener le divers […]

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Paul Buckingham

Non-fiction Developmental Editing

August 15, 2017 by Paul Buckingham | 10 Comments on Non-fiction Developmental Editing

I’ve always loved trying to understand things — investigating ideas and concepts to make sense of them, seeking clearer ways to view them. I was delighted, therefore, when I discovered that there’s a kind of editing rooted in exactly that pursuit: developmental editing. The name describes it well: you’re helping the author develop a manuscript […]

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James Harbeck

Currying Favour With Your Readers

August 8, 2017 by James Harbeck | 2 Comments on Currying Favour With Your Readers

Editing and writing have a lot in common with cooking. For one thing, people come to a text, as to a restaurant, with certain expectations and ideals, and you should satisfy them. You don’t have to give them something completely predictable — especially if you’re in a line more artistic than industrial — but you do want […]

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Tracey Anderson

A Measure of Editing Success

August 1, 2017 by Tracey Anderson | 2 Comments on A Measure of Editing Success

The term “metrics” has become a bit of a business buzzword, especially for digital enterprises. It’s a trendy word for ways to quantifiably measure success such as tracking social media metrics (followers, click-through rates) or sales metrics (monthly numbers). As editors, though, we don’t have the same kinds of reliable metrics to help us measure […]

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Micheline Frechette

Rédacteurs anonymes

July 25, 2017 by Micheline Fréchette | Leave a Comment

L’expression « nègre littéraire » abondamment utilisée dans le contexte de ces auteurs qui écrivent pour les autres s’est bien heureusement perdue dans les temps. Selon la littérature, c’est depuis 1932 que l’Académie française propose de supprimer cette injurieuse expression au profit de : « Il se dit, en langage d’atelier, d’un auxiliaire qu’on emploie pour préparer un […]

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Wilf Popoff

Wasted Words: The Phantom Client

July 18, 2017 by Wilf Popoff | 2 Comments on Wasted Words: The Phantom Client

For many editors positive client engagement is central to a project — a good work relationship, frank feedback and response, and, finally, appreciation. Such pleasures, alas, are seldom part of my grind. Often I don’t get close enough to an actual client to cultivate such a connection. Communications agencies or consulting engineers who outsource projects […]

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Marion Soubliere

Attending Conferences at Home and Abroad? Aye!

July 11, 2017 by Marion Soublière | 2 Comments on Attending Conferences at Home and Abroad? Aye!

For editors, industry conferences are like chicken soup for the soul. Editing can be a lonely profession, but combining learning with camaraderie is a spirit-boosting elixir. Many of us are still brimming with ideas and newfound confidence following June’s 2017 Editors Canada conference in Gatineau. Such learning and networking need not stop with membership in […]

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Anita Jenkins

Editors Canada’s Karen Virag Award

July 4, 2017 by Anita Jenkins | 1 Comment on Editors Canada’s Karen Virag Award

Editors Canada established the Karen Virag Award in 2016 to honour the memory of a remarkable Edmonton editor. This award recognizes individuals or groups who do an exceptional job of raising the profile of editors and the editing profession. These skills and initiatives are somewhat exceptional among the editing ranks, since an editor’s usual role […]

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Marianne Grier

Home Is Where the Bagel Is

June 27, 2017 by Marianne Grier | 9 Comments on Home Is Where the Bagel Is

What do you mean when you say the word “home”? Amongst other definitions, the Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2nd ed.) defines “home” as “the place where one lives,” “a house or dwelling place” or “the place where a thing originates or is native or most common.”  As someone with nomadic tendencies, these definitions have often clashed […]

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Rosemary Shipton

Editing Is Lifelong Learning

June 20, 2017 by Rosemary Shipton | 6 Comments on Editing Is Lifelong Learning

Editors enjoy their careers for various reasons — the opportunity to work in the exciting literary world or the more lucrative realms of government or business, or to specialize in particular areas of expertise. For me the major attraction is the simple fact that every project is different — I learn new things every day. […]

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