Get to Know Your New Blog Team: Sayali Dighe

This week, meet Sayali Dighe as we continue our mini-series introducing the new editorial board at The Editors’ Weekly! 

What kind of editing work do you do? 

My full-time work is as a technical writer, so my days usually involve more writing than editing, but I also spend some of my time proofreading, creating UX content and doing content strategy for help documentation sites. I started taking editing classes this year so I could switch to more editing than writing.

What about your work do you find the most exciting? Most challenging?

Advocating for the users of the products I write about is both the most exciting and challenging part of my work. I like having an impact on the user experience, but sometimes it’s tricky balancing competing requirements. 

What drew you to volunteer for The Editors’ Weekly?

I joined Editors Canada very recently as a student affiliate. Their resources have already been really useful to me, so I wanted to contribute to the organization. (Plus, I thought it would be a fun way to get to know more editors!)

What kinds of articles do you want to edit and publish for The Editors’ Weekly?

I’m interested in featuring a wide spectrum of voices that reflects the diversity of Editors Canada members! I’d also love to hear from editors who’ve made big changes in the course of their careers or who work in specialized niches.  

When you’re not editing, what do you like to do?

I love going to the movies. There’s something about seeing a film in theatres that feels a little magical, especially when I catch a screening of an older film. I also love miniatures, especially detailed dioramas of scenes from everyday life, although I recently discovered how much easier it is to watch other people make them than make them myself. 

What are you reading right now? For work or for leisure!

I just finished two books! The first is Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi, a novel set in 1930s Taiwan that follows a Japanese writer and the woman who works as her interpreter while she’s in Taiwan. It explores how colonialism affects intimate relationships between the colonizer and the colonized. 

The second is Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy, a fun queer fantasy about a university student who can only write the smallest of spells and his straight-laced, perfect classmate who hates him.

What’s your favourite punctuation mark and why?

I’m cheating because it’s technically not a punctuation mark, but I love using tildes for flavour. They have such a vibe~~

What quirky convention would you want added to a style guide of your choice?

Adding “mst” to the end of any and all question words. A well-placed whomst, whymst, or howmst adds a healthy dose of drama. 

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