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Succeeding as a Freelancer

Tuesday March 14, 2017

The key to a successful freelance business is a steady supply of projects. First, decide how many hours a week you’d like to work — 20, 40 billable hours? — and then set out to achieve your goal. Your professional life and income will become almost predictable. Here are some suggestions. Develop a strong client […]

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Tracey Anderson

A Measure of Editing Success

Tuesday August 1, 2017

The term “metrics” has become a bit of a business buzzword, especially for digital enterprises. It’s a trendy word for ways to quantifiably measure success such as tracking social media metrics (followers, click-through rates) or sales metrics (monthly numbers). As editors, though, we don’t have the same kinds of reliable metrics to help us measure […]

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Lindsay Vermeulen

One Step at a Time: Journey to a Dream Job

Tuesday October 23, 2018

I was shepherded to my first Editors BC meeting by the editing instructor from my publishing diploma, who suggested I join Editors Canada. Maybe “suggested” isn’t the right word — when she heard I hadn’t joined yet, she had the college pay my student affiliate fee, told me which meeting we were attending and went […]

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Gael Spivak

Gael Spivak: An Editor’s Top 3

Tuesday May 5, 2020

In this series, experienced editors reflect on their Top 3 tools, rules and suggestions for clients and colleagues. Gael Spivak works in communications for the Government of Canada, where she specializes in plain language writing and editing. An editor for 13 years, Gael has worked on topics that include food safety and food labelling, biotechnology, […]

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Emily Lam

A Growing Space for Academic Editors

Thursday September 28, 2023

If you’re an academic editor looking to connect with others in the field, or if you’ve ever thought about becoming an academic editor, then consider joining the Academic Editing (AE) special interest group, also known as the AE Chapter. The AE Chapter is a virtual group jointly organized by Editors Canada and the Editorial Freelancers […]

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Nicola Aquino

Editing in Times of Chaos and Loss

Thursday November 23, 2023

I want to preface this post with a disclaimer: I am not an expert (therapist or trained professional) in grief; what follows has come out of discussions with colleagues who have suffered loss or other upheavals in their lives and who still needed to put bread on the table. For those who think the title […]

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Deborah Cecere

Review: QuickStyle from Hazel Bird

Thursday October 23, 2025

As a professional editor, I am always on the lookout for ways to increase my efficiency and improve communication with clients. So when I learned about QuickStyle — a style sheet template that can be tailored to fit any project and client — I was intrigued. Hazel Bird and I are colleagues at the Chartered […]

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Anita Jenkins

A Promising New Editor

Tuesday June 12, 2018

Letitia Henville of Vancouver, B.C., is the recipient of the Editors Canada 2017 Claudette Upton Scholarship,* which recognizes promising emerging editors. The “promising” part of the description definitely applies to Letitia. The “emerging” part, not so much: she has hit the ground running. Like many editors, Letitia entered the profession in a roundabout way. In […]

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Erin Brenner

Count Your Hours to Boost Your Freelance Editing Business

Thursday October 24, 2024

I love data. And maybe because my first jobs involved punching a clock, I’m really good at tracking my time. But many freelance editors I talk with don’t track their time. Tracking hours takes effort. If you’re not billing per hour, why bother? To that I would reply, Would you rather earn $20 an hour […]

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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

Tackling That First Draft: How Editors Can Help Nervous Writers

Thursday September 25, 2025

© Ruth E. Thaler-Carter Coming up with a first draft is a challenge for almost every writer, even those with years of experience and walls full of awards. Few writers can sit down, flex those typing fingers, relax the shoulders and pour out a word-perfect manuscript on the first try. These tips for dealing with […]

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