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Your Editors Canada National Executive Council

Thursday May 18, 2023

Editors Canada is a federally incorporated not-for-profit organization with around 1,300 members from Canada and around the world. There are several acceptable governance options for not-for-profit organizations; in the case of Editors Canada, it is governed by a national executive council (NEC) made up of several directors. I’d like to offer a refresher (or an […]

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Editors Canada Heather Buzila national executive council volunteers

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Anne Louise Mahoney

Learning to Love Style Sheets

Thursday November 9, 2023

As a copy editor, how do you feel about creating a style sheet for each project you work on? I’ve found myself in each of these camps at various times, depending on how busy my work schedule is, how complex the project is, how confident I’m feeling and what clients expect. With practice, though, I’ve […]

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The Effects of AI on Academic Editing

Thursday June 20, 2024

OpenAI announced on May 13, 2024, that their new model, ChatGPT-4o — which, at its highest level, now appears to be capable of conversations almost indiscernible from those with a human — is now being made available to all users for free (with limitations). Given that ChatGPT already has over 100 million users per week, […]

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Editing with Vision Loss: Accessibility Tips

Thursday September 19, 2024

Editors with vision loss? It is not possible. After all, editing is a visual practice, isn’t it? How can you catch every typo and every errant comma in a manuscript when you struggle to see? Yes, I have heard these and similar comments. I am here this week to show you how I, a professional […]

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Letitia Henville

How Freelance Editors Plan for the Year Ahead

Thursday November 14, 2024

I struggle with planning my freelance business: with collecting and analyzing my time-tracking data and my website analytics, with reflecting on the clients and projects I enjoyed and those I didn’t, with knowing when my calendar is fully booked and when I need to push on my marketing. I can imagine what the process of […]

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Essential WordPress Tips for Editors

Thursday January 30, 2025

A thoughtfully designed WordPress site can do wonders for your editing services. It can beautifully reflect your organizational skills, attention to detail and eagerness to collaborate with clients. And the best part? You don’t need to be a tech whiz or have a hefty budget to enhance your online presence. Just concentrate on a few […]

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We Ask a Book Coach: Part 2

Thursday May 29, 2025

I came to book coaching from a writer’s perspective. In writing my manuscript, I kept wondering whether I should wait until the last page to reach out to an editor or contact one earlier. Naturally, I reshuffled chapters, debating with myself about the narrative flow and the logic of each section. I can imagine that […]

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Cold Call Case Files

Tuesday May 13, 2014

Cold calling. I’ve heard arguments against it — it doesn’t generate work, it’s better to network in person, only word-of-mouth referrals reliably lead to jobs. But I haven’t yet discovered a downside. I can pick and choose all the companies I’d like to work for and start calling them. A phone call only takes a […]

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Wasted Words: Careless Pirates

Tuesday May 27, 2014

To create a great language simply plunder other tongues of their attractive words, assimilate them and profess longstanding ownership. English proves this. Oxford has half a million distinct words. Add technical and slang and you’ve topped one million, says the Global Language Monitor. Most are swag. Unfortunately, piracy can be thoughtless. We are all accomplices, […]

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