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English Editing in Quebec: Local Realities — Western Quebec and Eastern Townships

Tuesday December 16, 2014

If you live in the vicinity of Canada’s capital region and are aspiring to become a language professional, you’re in for a treat. For starters, the cities of Gatineau and Ottawa and their surrounding areas are home to most federal government departments. Localities on either side of the Ottawa River have municipal administrations and provincial […]

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Paul Buckingham

A Formula for Mathematical Editing

Tuesday February 10, 2015

Mathematicians need editors. But why should that be? Aren’t mathematical manuscripts rather short on words? And as for the symbols, don’t they look after themselves? In fact, mathematics has plenty of words, particularly at the research level, and the wordy passages are often where the exposition and explanation occur. A page in a typical mathematics […]

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James Harbeck

Currying Favour With Your Readers

Tuesday August 8, 2017

Editing and writing have a lot in common with cooking. For one thing, people come to a text, as to a restaurant, with certain expectations and ideals, and you should satisfy them. You don’t have to give them something completely predictable — especially if you’re in a line more artistic than industrial — but you do want […]

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Rosemary Shipton

An Academic Rock Star’s Advice for Editors

Tuesday April 17, 2018

Recently I was asked to speak at the memorial service for Francess Halpenny — a true powerhouse in Canadian publishing. In the course of her long life, she was head of the Editorial Department at University of Toronto Press (UTP) during its “golden years,” general editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, dean of the […]

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Christine Beevis Trickett

Even Nature Needs an Editor

Tuesday June 18, 2019

This post is part of a new series of case studies by and for in-house editors. The focus of this series is on the personal experiences and various roles of in-house editors. A post will appear on the Editors’ Weekly every other month. If you’re interested in writing a post for this series, please email Sara Promislow. I am a […]

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Anita Jenkins

Do Freelance Editors Know How to Work at Home?

Tuesday September 1, 2020

Many thousands of office employees who were forced to work from home because of COVID-19 will continue to do so. Only 36 per cent of Canadians anticipate returning to their “place of work” when the pandemic subsides, according to an Angus Reid study. Freelance editors have been working from home for years and, by and […]

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Summer Reading/Listening Series 2021: Part 1

Tuesday July 6, 2021

Some of the best book and podcast recommendations come from fellow editors. It’s no surprise — we learn and refine our skills by reading and listening to content. We also read and listen for pleasure (or to make use of those long periods in lockdown). In the spirit of learning, summer and escape, we asked […]

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Rosemary Shipton

Editing in the Time of Covid

Tuesday January 11, 2022

As we enter 2022, it’s time to ask how editors have fared during the pandemic and what lies ahead. When the world as we knew it suddenly shut down in March 2020, we feared for our health and our livelihoods, uncertain what might transpire. How have we done? For most editors, it seems, work continued […]

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Letitia Henville

How (And Why) I Developed a Digital Tool for My Freelance Clients — And Then Gave It Away for Free

Tuesday September 13, 2022

This past June, I launched a new digital tool for academic writers — my preferred clients — at writingwellishard.com. This tool enables academics to compare features of their own writing with the features of a writing sample of their choice. For instance, users could see whether they write sentences that are, on average, longer or […]

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Tanya Mykhaylychenko

How Editors Can Maximize Referrals

Thursday November 17, 2022

Self-employed editors and writers appreciate repeat clients and referrals. The more we are known and visible, the easier it is to have client prospects. Referrals come to us through past relationships, the quality of our work and our online presence. Relationships work best when we take a genuine interest in our clients’ work and listen […]

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