Author: Holly Vestad

Holly Vestad is an editor and writer on the unceded lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation.
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Introducing  the Career Development Hub

March 5, 2026 by Holly Vestad | Leave a Comment

Have you heard? Editors Canada has launched a subsite called the Career Development Hub (the Hub), a user-friendly webpage for members that collects career-building resources for all types of editors, in all industries and at all stages, whether student affiliate or advanced. In this post, Alex Benarzi, Lynne Melcombe and Holly Vestad explain how the […]

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We Ask a Book Coach: Part 1

April 24, 2025 by Holly Vestad | Leave a Comment

In many ways, my role as an editor sometimes seems similar to coaching writers toward a manuscript they can feel proud of. But formally offering book coaching is, of course, distinct from editing.  I have teamed up with Yuxuan Francis Liu, my fellow Editors Canada career builder committee member, to ask successful book coaches about […]

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Editing in the Age of AI

March 20, 2025 by Holly Vestad | 3 Comments on Editing in the Age of AI

It’s March 2025, and in offering to write a piece about AI, I run the risk of becoming outdated as I type. From what I can tell, the response to generative AI’s influence on writing and editing ranges from gratitude for its time-saving measures to annoyance at its errors to outright panic at its potential […]

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

June 27, 2024 by Holly Vestad | 8 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: […]

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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 […]

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