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Katherine Morton

Katherine Morton: An Editor’s Top 3

Thursday March 28, 2024

In this series, experienced editors reflect on their top 3 tools, rules and suggestions for clients and colleagues. Katherine Morton is an Editors Canada certified copy editor. She has been editing throughout her more than 20-year career and has been freelance editing for the past few years. With a Master of Business Administration and a […]

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Editing in the Age of AI

Thursday March 20, 2025

It’s March 2025, and in offering to write a piece about AI, I run the risk of becoming outdated as I type. From what I can tell, the response to generative AI’s influence on writing and editing ranges from gratitude for its time-saving measures to annoyance at its errors to outright panic at its potential […]

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40 Years: An Editor’s Perspective

Tuesday March 5, 2019

Forty-six years ago, when I embarked on my editing career, my first assignment was to edit a 500-page novel, which the publisher plunked onto my desk along with a copy of The Chicago Manual of Style and a dictionary. “Here, edit this,” he said. That was my instruction in its entirety. There were no courses […]

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Tanya Mykhaylychenko

Resumé Writing vs. Resumé Editing: What Do Resumé Writers Do?

Thursday January 19, 2023

I have worked in the career services industry as a resumé writer since 2014. In social media groups for editors, I sometimes see requests and advertisements for resumé editing services. Let’s review the difference between resumé writing and resumé editing and how you might become a resumé writer. Neither resumé editing nor resumé writing is […]

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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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The Editor’s Visibility

Thursday May 28, 2026

I’m touched to be the recipient of this year’s Karen Virag Award. I didn’t know Karen personally, but she published often on this blog, and if her 2012 post Grammar Class Wars gives a glimpse of her personality, then I think I would’ve really liked her. It’s a privilege for me to now have my […]

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Should You Only “Edit What You Know”?

Tuesday March 8, 2016

Writers are often told to “write what they know.” But what about editors? Should we only take on projects that are squarely in our comfort zones? When I asked this question online, I found that many of my editing colleagues endorse the idea of editing in new areas. It’s a fantastic way to develop your […]

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Standards at Work: Academic Editing

Tuesday April 24, 2018

Editors Canada’s Professional Editorial Standards (PES) describe the responsibilities of an editor. The scope of PES is broad; this series explores how the standards apply to a variety of editing contexts. I edit academic papers in preparation for submission to journals. My clients are researchers, and have usually settled the structure and content of their […]

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Back-to-School Season: Of Food, Cocktails and Conversation

Thursday September 8, 2022

Now that it’s September, many editors may be daydreaming of going back to school — especially as some in-class learning resumes. Here’s a smattering of online and in-person professional development opportunities available this fall: Niche editing Last April Judy Phillips wrote about what recipe editors do. The fall harvest season may inspire you to take […]

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