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Monica Laane-Fralick

The Editors’ Weekly Welcomes a New Proofreader

Thursday May 8, 2025

Correcting typos, checking links, formatting headings, selecting images, drafting social media posts, uploading content … these are just a few of the ways that the proofreader and social media contributor helps The Editors’ Weekly arrive in your inbox, ready to read. At the end of 2024, proofreader Kay Pettigrew wrapped up her term with the […]

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Monica Laane-Fralick proofreading

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Letitia Henville

When Two Neurodivergent Minds Meet (Part 2)

Thursday December 4, 2025

A Virtual Assistant and an Editor Share Their Process Last week, I described why I decided to hire a virtual assistant (VA) in June 2025, and shared Melanie’s responses to my questions. This week, Melanie interviews me. Melanie Lobo: Our first conversation was on Reddit — what made you reach out to me? Letitia Henville: […]

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Our 2026 Articles Wishlist

Thursday January 8, 2026

Welcome to 2026! Here at The Editors’ Weekly, a brand new year means planning a whole year’s worth of new blog posts. We’re always looking for more contributors to represent the wide experiences and diversity of Editors Canada members, so if you’ve never contributed before, or want to write for us again, we’d love to […]

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AI: The Power-Hungry Beast

Thursday January 22, 2026

With all this talk of AI, we are entering a time of transition and change as our society becomes increasingly dependent on it. It’s hard to ignore the practical uses of AI. We are seeing AI take redundant tasks and spit out results in a fraction of time. Simple, streamlined and quick. Results that sometimes […]

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AI Don Mailhot editing

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Multilingual Editing: Hybridity, Non-Normativity and Resistance

Thursday February 5, 2026

Picture the scene A then-young, future editor happily plays in a park with their caregiver, both recent arrivals from a distant political-economic system in the midst of collapse. The word “Canada” in cursive proudly extends across their brand-new sweatshirt. “Speak English,” a nearby voice shouts. And so, a lifelong deconstruction of language, of difference and […]

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Poetry Moment: Dear Trees

Thursday February 19, 2026

Dear Trees Day after day I parse minute nuances in syntax and semantics for clients who, too often, are writing books that contribute negligiblyto the store of human knowledgeor ways we might understand each otherin this fraught and fiery world. What kind of occupation is this for a person who wishes to be of service?Am I employed merely […]

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Thinking About Grant Editing Services? This Book Could Help

Thursday March 12, 2026

In April, the academic editing book club will meet online to discuss The Grant Writing Guide by Betty Lai. This book club is run by the Academic Editing Special Interest Group (SIG), a collaboration of Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). Picking up The Grant Writing Guide At a time when freelancers compete […]

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DISPATCHES from an Editorial Intern

Tuesday March 5, 2013

Outside Looking In I decided I wanted to go into publishing in early 2011. It was a good solution to my problems at the time. Problems like why I didn’t want to fill out arduous grad school applications and why I wouldn’t apply to law school (as members of my family fervently hoped I would). […]

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New Tax Guidelines for Self-Employed BC Editors

Tuesday March 26, 2013

On April 1, 2013, the BC government will repeal the HST and return to the former GST + PST regime. What does that mean for self-employed editors? We’ve dug into the matter and are happy to share what we’ve found. Please note that these are our personal comments, not those of EAC. We are not […]

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