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Rosemary Shipton

The Editor’s Letter

Tuesday July 14, 2020

The editor’s letter — the first substantive communication you have with a client — is the most important task in any editorial project. It provides the opportunity to give your assessment, raise questions and establish a relationship. If this exchange is successful, the myriad other tasks should follow seamlessly. In this scenario, you’ve been hired […]

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Three Online Diversity-Focused Writers’ Events to Attend This Summer and Fall

Thursday July 23, 2020

Last month, I had been scheduled to speak at the Editors Canada conference about how developmental editors can help writers balance cultural sensitivity with craft. It would have been an incredible experience to exchange ideas with other editorial professionals who also want to work more effectively with writers whose culture and experiences are different from […]

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Do Freelance Editors Know How to Work at Home?

Tuesday September 1, 2020

Many thousands of office employees who were forced to work from home because of COVID-19 will continue to do so. Only 36 per cent of Canadians anticipate returning to their “place of work” when the pandemic subsides, according to an Angus Reid study. Freelance editors have been working from home for years and, by and […]

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Learning from History

Tuesday October 6, 2020

This post is part of a series of case studies by and for in-house editors. The focus of this series is on the personal experiences and various roles of in-house editors. One of the reasons our species has flourished is that we are, for the most part, very good at learning from the successes and failures […]

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The Times They Are A-Changin’

Tuesday October 13, 2020

My parents recently sold our family home. Perched on a hill in a small Nova Scotia town, the house was the backdrop to my childhood and school years. While I hadn’t lived there for ages, it was the place I always went back to. I could navigate my way in the dark, identify family members’ […]

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Tanya Mykhaylychenko

Starting Your Editorial Blog

Tuesday December 1, 2020

Your editorial blog is an excellent tool to attract new clients, maintain relationships with existing or past clients and optimize your website for search engines. Before you start blogging, consider these two starting points: Your blog is not about you; its purpose is to answer your clients’ questions and offer valuable information. Once you develop […]

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Developing the Next Generation of Canadian Readers

Tuesday February 16, 2021

My son’s middle-school language arts teacher initiated a reading project earlier this year. The task was simple: choose a book to read with an adult and talk about it. I’m on board with the assignment. Despite my efforts, there are a few entertainment systems vying for my son’s attention. When he chose me as the […]

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Suzanne Bowness

Teaching Editing

Tuesday March 9, 2021

Explaining your craft can help clarify editing for both newcomers and clients It’s one thing to have fantastic editorial skills, to know through years of reading, then training, then working, when a sentence sounds right or a piece flows nicely. But if you’re looking to take your communications to the next level, challenge yourself to […]

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Addressing Ableism in Editing: An Interview with Amanda Leduc

Tuesday March 30, 2021

Amanda Leduc’s essays and stories have appeared in publications across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. She holds a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews, U.K., and is the author of the non-fiction book Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space (Coach House Books, 2020) and the novel The […]

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