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The 8th and final article in a series on editorial internships, by Kate Icely.

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DISPATCHES 8: Looking Forward, Looking Back

Wednesday November 13, 2013

I thought up this series while sitting in my cubicle at Random House of Canada just as I was starting my second internship. By this point I considered myself a pretty seasoned hand. I had seen a lot: the relentless hard work, the small embarrassments, the seemingly endless hours. But I had also enjoyed the […]

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Wasted Words: The Tragedies and Farces of History

Tuesday December 10, 2013

“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce, third as more repetition.” I know Marx would have added that last part had he been on the ball. In the event, he was so fixated on dialectical something or other that he didn’t get around to it. And then there was the business about workers […]

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Who ever thinks about the word sugar? Yet this little word has an interestingly convoluted history, reflecting centuries of trade and commerce. It can be traced back to the ancient language of India called Sanskrit.

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Letter From the Editor

Friday December 20, 2013

Dear Readers, The Editors’ Weekly will be on hiatus for the holidays. Regular posts will resume on Jan. 7. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your readership and encourage you to spread the word about the Editors’ Weekly and the EAC. If you’re interested in contributing to the blog or […]

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What Should an Editor Be?

Tuesday January 7, 2014

We were nearing the end of a Stylistic Editing seminar — a group of about 30 people of varying ages and experience working in-house or freelance for book publishers, magazines, businesses or governments. A woman in the third row raised her hand: “In my work I’m the only editor,” she said, “so I don’t really […]

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Both print and film editing can be described as part of the “post-production process” of their respective fields.

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In Memoriam

Monday January 20, 2014

The Editors’ Weekly mourns the loss of a loved and valued contributor, Karen Virag, who passed away on Jan. 11 following a brief illness. From the EAC’s national office: A longtime member of EAC’s Prairie Provinces branch, Karen was the association’s director of publications. She co-chaired EAC’s successful 2008 national conference in Edmonton and the […]

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Editing the First-Time Novelist

Tuesday January 28, 2014

I teach Creative Writing in the continuing education programs at both Ryerson and the University of Toronto. My students know that I also work as a freelance editor, so they often ask me whether they ought to hire one. Sometimes they even want to hire me, but generally I refuse. Why? Because first drafts from […]

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An Editor Who Laughed at Her Work

Tuesday March 4, 2014

As an editor Karen Virag never seemed to flinch when she spotted a gaffe. Why should she? She had the smarts to identify the problem and the skill to correct it. She also recognized that without bad writing she wouldn’t have a job. Such virtues apply to any competent editor, but Karen went further. She […]

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Lessons Learned From Eminem, David Ogilvy and a Sex Hotline

Tuesday April 29, 2014

It all started respectably enough. Publishing courses at Ryerson, EAC workshops and conferences, the Banff Book Editing Workshop. I’ve had rock-solid editorial training. So what have a rap artist, an ad man and a sex hotline taught me about writing and editing? Some pretty useful things, it turns out. Eminem: Write and edit like a […]

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