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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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Rosemary Shipton

An Editing Scenario for Discussion

Thursday November 24, 2022

You’re a freelance editor who has been building up your business for two years now. You’ve taken a few webinars related to copy editing, you consult the Chicago Manual of Style as needed and you’ve invested in PerfectIt. You’re excited because a prospective client has asked you to copy edit the detective novel he’s written. […]

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A Brief Summer Break

Thursday August 1, 2024

Whether you’re editing on a boat, visiting the office as usual or balancing work with parenting, I hope your summer is going well so far! The Editors’ Weekly will be taking a brief summer break, and we’ll be back in your inbox on August 15 with more great tips. In the meantime, why not use […]

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Should Editors Be Able to Write?

Tuesday April 28, 2015

We editors talk at length about different kinds of editing and who does what, and we generally assume that we’re working on a text written by someone else. Together with the author, we massage the content, the structure and the presentation into the best possible shape for its intended readers. But should we also be […]

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Combining Careers, Part 1: Vocational Discernment

Thursday December 8, 2022

I had been losing sleep for the better part of a year. The Anglican church in Toronto’s St. Clair West area, where I served as incumbent, could no longer afford a full-time priest. In a part of the city bounded by Little Portugal and Corso Italia, the prospects for Anglican congregational growth were slim … […]

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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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Volunteer Posting: French Blog Editor

Thursday May 30, 2024

Calling all French-speaking editors! As you may know, The Editors’ Weekly has historically operated in English. Earlier this year, Editors Canada launched l’Hebdomadaire des réviseurs to share French-language content alongside the English posts here at The Editors’ Weekly. And now we need a managing editor for this new companion blog! If you’re interested in learning […]

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