THE EDITORS' WEEKLY

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Melva McLean

The Invisible Vocation in Books

September 1, 2015 by Melva McLean | 2 Comments on The Invisible Vocation in Books

Well, our blog post about Colin Firth playing the great Maxwell Perkins in the upcoming film Genius had a one-day reach of 3,000 viewers. We editors are the invisible and unsung celebrities of the publishing world, so it feels great to get some recognition in print or on film. Hell, we’ll even take word of […]

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Sue Archer

Interview With Grace Yaginuma, Winner of the Tom Fairley Award

August 25, 2015 by Sue Archer | 2 Comments on Interview With Grace Yaginuma, Winner of the Tom Fairley Award

This post is part of our “Editors in the Spotlight” series, spotlighting editors who have won awards or participated in award-winning projects. In this post, Sue Archer interviews Grace Yaginuma, who won the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence for editing the book A Discerning Eye by Carol E. Mayer. ~~~ Sue Archer: To start, […]

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James Harbeck

Who Let That Word Into the Dictionary? | Linguistics, Frankly

August 18, 2015 by James Harbeck | 1 Comment on Who Let That Word Into the Dictionary? | Linguistics, Frankly

Every so often, Oxford or Merriam-Webster will release a list of words recently added to one of their dictionaries, and many people become grouchy at what they see as awful — or even fake — intrusions that have somehow been bootlegged into the hallowed halls of the official lexicon. You may even agree that they […]

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Sara Peacock

Editing Goes Global: A British Perspective

August 11, 2015 by Sara Peacock | 1 Comment on Editing Goes Global: A British Perspective

I still vividly remember my first experience of an editorial conference. I came away with a very strong sense of belonging and of being part of a community. I probably learned some useful facts or techniques, but more importantly I was able to have discussions with colleagues and make strong connections with a number of […]

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Melva McLean

It’s Our Turn at the Box Office

August 4, 2015 by Melva McLean | 2 Comments on It’s Our Turn at the Box Office

It’s called Genius, and it stars Colin Firth, Jude Law and Nicole Kidman. Due for release just before Christmas (and award season), the film, touted as “the bio-pic of the year,” is about a book editor.  Yup. You read that correctly. An editor. Colin Firth plays Charles Scribner’s Sons fiction editor Maxwell Perkins in a […]

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Dominique Fortier

Ah non! pas encore des « coupures »!

July 28, 2015 by Dominique Fortier | Leave a Comment

Sous l’influence de l’anglais cut, on emploie très souvent le mot « coupure » dans les domaines administratif et financier. On parlera ainsi de coupures budgétaires, de coupures de budget ou de coupures de postes. Or les sens français de coupure, contrairement à celui de coupe, ne correspondent pas à la notion évoquée dans ce genre de […]

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Dwain Richardson

English Editing in Quebec: What’s Translatable, What’s Not?

July 21, 2015 by Dwain Richardson | 7 Comments on English Editing in Quebec: What’s Translatable, What’s Not?

If any of you copywrite, edit or translate for federal clients, you’ll know that most department, agency, union and attraction names have official translations. Department of National Defence Canadian Media Guild Canadian Museum of History National Gallery of Canada National Arts Centre Citizenship and Immigration Canada Royal Canadian Mounted Police ministère de la Défense nationale […]

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Victoria Neufeldt

We’re All Looking for Style

July 14, 2015 by Victoria Neufeldt | 8 Comments on We’re All Looking for Style

What is style in writing? Writers — and their editors, of course — must think about this, but not everyone agrees on what is appropriate. A writer of non-fiction, for example, probably aims for an unobtrusive style in which the language — the words and phrases, the syntax and grammar — takes second place to the content. […]

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Wilf Popoff

Wasted Words: How Language Sometimes Evolves

July 7, 2015 by Wilf Popoff | 5 Comments on Wasted Words: How Language Sometimes Evolves

I’m aware of the organic nature of living languages and their need to adapt. If I forget, a glimpse of Chaucer brings me up short. His poetry shows just how much a language can change in six centuries. The remarkable capacity of English to absorb fresh concepts and to express new ideas and technology enables […]

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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

Facts and Fiction: Grammar Vampires and True Crime

June 30, 2015 by Ruth E. Thaler-Carter | 3 Comments on Facts and Fiction: Grammar Vampires and True Crime

The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed By Karen Elizabeth Gordon. Pantheon Books, 1984, 1993.  Wild, wacky, inventive grammar guide continues to educate and amuse The opportunity to review the new edition (1993) of Karen Elizabeth Gordon’s The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar […]

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