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Editing in Times of Chaos and Loss

Thursday November 23, 2023

I want to preface this post with a disclaimer: I am not an expert (therapist or trained professional) in grief; what follows has come out of discussions with colleagues who have suffered loss or other upheavals in their lives and who still needed to put bread on the table. For those who think the title […]

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E. Prybylski

Embracing Your Needs as a Neurodivergent Editor

Thursday January 18, 2024

Being a late-diagnosed autistic person (who also has ADHD), I spent most of my life feeling like a fish out of water. Things others found simple and easy, I struggled with in ways I couldn’t articulate. Yet other things my peers found difficult, I accomplished with ease. Prior to the realization that I was autistic, […]

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Rees Storm

Crafting Our Message: Academic Editing and the Public

Thursday May 23, 2024

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 […]

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Kate Vacek

Why Academic Editors Should Read Black Feminist Writing

Thursday February 6, 2025

Later this month, the academic editing book club will host Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans, the author of Black Feminist Writing, for a 60-minute Q&A. This book club is run by the Academic Editing Special Interest Group, a collaboration of Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). About the book Black Feminist Writing: A Practical […]

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Alex Benarzi

The Power of Affective Communities in Editing

Thursday April 3, 2025

At conferences, I sometimes wander into sessions without knowing the speaker or topic. This was the case during the 2025 Calgary Teacher’s Convention. (I wasn’t crashing the convention: I’m an educator as well as an editor.) I eschewed the session on my schedule and, by chance, ended up at a talk by Dr. Samra Zafar. […]

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Sheryl Coe

Why Academic Editors Should Read Getting It Published

Thursday May 15, 2025

On June 6, the academic editing book club will discuss the book Getting It Published, Third Edition: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books, by William Germano. This book club is run by the Academic Editing Special Interest Group, a collaboration of Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). You might […]

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E. Alex Crawley

Why Academic Editors Should Read The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors

Thursday July 10, 2025

In September, the academic editing book club will host author Erin Brenner for a 60-minute Q&A about The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors. This book club is run by the Academic Editing Special Interest Group, a collaboration of Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). During my University of Washington Certificate in Editing, my […]

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Wilf Popoff

WASTED WORDS: The Editor as Analyst

Saturday November 24, 2012

Wasted Words is a series of musings on language and usage by editor emeritus Wilf Popoff. I find it hard to edit without playing amateur psychologist. Why did the writer do this? Carelessness? Ignorance? Of course it can be either. Compared to editors writers are not as alert, which is why they need us. But […]

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WASTED WORDS: Stalking Verbosity

Tuesday July 30, 2013

Verbosity is the technical term for Wasted Words and it reflects the ongoing motif of this blog series. Verbosity noun the fact or quality of using more words than needed; wordiness. (Oxford Online Dictionary) Not much here to make a writer proud. I admit to being verbosity-obsessed: while writing I’m terrorized by the possibility I’ll […]

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David Antrobus

The Editor’s Fedora Part 2

Thursday February 27, 2014

Okay, after Part 1, you should now have the MS nice and clean. What’s the next step? How do you find an editor? This part isn’t hard, but it’s crucial you find someone who’s right for your book. And there’s no substitute for research. Ask around. Google. If you haven’t already done so, join writers’ […]

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