THE EDITORS' WEEKLY

Two short-haired people type on laptops while sitting on either side of a giant book with its covers open like a tent.
Filed under:

Shannon Scott

Body Doubling: A Game Changer for the Neurospicy

July 11, 2024 by Shannon Scott | 1 Comment on Body Doubling: A Game Changer for the Neurospicy

My first exposure to the concept of body doubling was through “writing sprint” events hosted by some of my author mutuals on TikTok. They would start a TikTok LIVE video, put on some chill focus music and start a 20- or 30-minute timer. Conveniently connected online, we worked independently with the knowledge that others were […]

Read more »

Tagged

Tagged

Illustration of a blog post on a background of clouds, surrounded by symbols of digital communication, including an email icon, a "like" icon, an idea light bulb, and a video play button.
Filed under:

General EAC Laura Bontje

Goodbyes and Hellos: Changes to Our Editorial Team

July 4, 2024 by Laura Bontje | Leave a Comment

It’s been many years since I was in school, yet July still feels like a time of transition — a month where one grade has ended and a new one is on the horizon. So it seems fitting that we’re celebrating this year’s “graduating class” of Editors’ Weekly team members in July and welcoming our […]

Read more »

Tagged

Tagged

A laptop screen shows a document with red circle correction marks.
Filed under:

Alex Benarzi Holly Vestad

Free (or Cheap) Tools for Freelance Editors: Part 2

June 27, 2024 by Holly Vestad | 5 Comments on Free (or Cheap) Tools for Freelance Editors: Part 2

We are back this week with more free or cheap tools to help you effectively run your editing practice. In our previous post, we shared resources that help organize your thoughts, your time, your published work and your money. Here, we offer some affordable tools specifically for editors.  Word processors There’s no way around it: […]

Read more »

Tagged

Tagged

An oversized sheet of paper with edited text flows over and behind a laptop screen. A robot holds a magnifying glass up to the text.
Filed under:

Jennie Seitz

The Effects of AI on Academic Editing

June 20, 2024 by Jennie Seitz | 7 Comments on The Effects of AI on Academic Editing

OpenAI announced on May 13, 2024, that their new model, ChatGPT-4o — which, at its highest level, now appears to be capable of conversations almost indiscernible from those with a human — is now being made available to all users for free (with limitations). Given that ChatGPT already has over 100 million users per week, […]

Read more »

Tagged

Tagged

Icons are arranged in a 3x3 configuration. From left to right, the top row has a set of three magazine folders, math symbols and a briefcase; the middle row has a pen, a calendar and a graph; the bottom row has a bill, a checklist on a clipboard and a monitor with a keyboard.
Filed under:

Alex Benarzi Holly Vestad

Free (or Cheap) Tools for Freelance Editors: Part 1

June 13, 2024 by Holly Vestad | Leave a Comment

Becoming a freelance editor can feel both exhilarating and dizzying. As a freelance editor, you’re editing texts, but you’re also running a business. You have complete freedom to set your own schedule and rates, but you are responsible for filling that schedule, finding your clients, and building your networks. Yes, you can work from anywhere […]

Read more »

Tagged

Tagged

Two people lie cuddled in bed, back to front, their heads on a single white pillow. Two cushions have been placed on one corner of the bed
Filed under:

Brenna Bailey-Davies

Four Tips for Editing Sex Scenes

June 6, 2024 by Brenna Bailey-Davies | 2 Comments on Four Tips for Editing Sex Scenes

No matter what genre of fiction you’re editing, you could come across a story that contains a sex scene. So let’s talk about what to look for when editing something spicy. As always, approach the edits with care and compassion. Writing is a vulnerable process, and many writers feel even more self-conscious about sex scenes. […]

Read more »

Tagged

Tagged

Illustration of a long-haired person smiling and pointing at a date on a calendar where various date squares have been filled in or marked with an X.
Filed under:

General EAC Laura Bontje

Volunteer Posting: French Blog Editor

May 30, 2024 by Laura Bontje | Leave a Comment

Calling all French-speaking editors! As you may know, The Editors’ Weekly has historically operated in English. Earlier this year, Editors Canada launched l’Hebdomadaire des réviseurs to share French-language content alongside the English posts here at The Editors’ Weekly. And now we need a managing editor for this new companion blog! If you’re interested in learning […]

Read more »

Tagged

Tagged

The Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers Association Academic Editing logos are above the words, "Academic Editing Special Interest Group". Below the words is an image of scattered documents and books.
Filed under:

Rees Storm

Crafting Our Message: Academic Editing and the Public

May 23, 2024 by Rees Storm | Leave a Comment

As populism and funding priorities threaten the existence of post-secondary and research institutions, academic writing persists. So, too, does academic editing. In early April, I was part of a group of four panelists who converged at the ACES conference in San Diego, California, to talk about the challenges facing academic editing.  Whether you are an […]

Read more »

Tagged

Tagged

A speech bubble against a blue frame in comic style is set on a yellow background.
Filed under:

Madeleine Vasaly

An Introduction to Proofreading Comics

May 16, 2024 by Madeleine Vasaly | 2 Comments on An Introduction to Proofreading Comics

If you proofread prose books or magazines, working on your first comic book or graphic novel can be intimidating. A lot of your skills are transferable and will serve you well across media types, but some editorial elements are handled differently. Reading comics from a range of genres and publishers will help you get familiar […]

Read more »

Tagged

Tagged

Three people hold an oversized speech bubble with the symbols, "#@&!!*."
Filed under:

Cat London

Talking Sh!t: Editing Swear Words

May 9, 2024 by Cat London | 2 Comments on Talking Sh!t: Editing Swear Words

As editors, we think and talk a great deal about words. We analyze words, we move them around, we cross some out and we add others in. When we gather at conferences and meetings across the world, we talk about words and then we come home and frequently read and write about words. But there’s […]

Read more »

Tagged

Tagged

To top