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Happy Holidays

Thursday December 22, 2016

Dear Readers, As the new year approaches, I’m embarking on my fourth year as the managing editor of the Editors’ Weekly. As always, my goal is to provide interesting, informative blog posts for your enjoyment, and this is only possible thanks to the people who graciously contribute their articles and the loyal subscribers who read […]

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Wasted Words: Respectable Stoners

Tuesday February 21, 2017

Legalizing marijuana makes it acceptable, but will it make it respectable? Jumping that second hurdle will be difficult, requiring us to forsake the vast vocabulary it has spawned. I don’t see that happening right away. While I cringe at seeing chief justices, bishops and other bigwigs described as stoners or potheads, if they come out […]

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German Lessons With Mrs. Cheese

Tuesday April 4, 2017

At the feisty age of 16, I was given an opportunity to study in Switzerland to improve my French language skills. After committing, I found out that the only exchange spot was in Bern, the country’s German-speaking capital. My teenage determination told me I could learn the language quickly enough to complete my school year […]

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Confessions d’un copain du congrès (coordonnatrice)

Tuesday May 9, 2017

Je me souviens de ma toute première inscription au congrès de Réviseurs Canada, en 2014. À ce moment, je n’avais jamais porté le titre de « réviseur », mais, après plusieurs années à jongler avec les mots dans le cadre de divers postes, j’ai réalisé que c’était là ce que je faisais réellement depuis tout ce temps. J’étais […]

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Stepping Into the Arena

Tuesday May 30, 2017

We’ve all as editors had the odd grumble over something an author has written. Maybe a string of noun clusters has pushed us to the limit of our patience, or we’ve broken down over a text awash with comma splices. It’s easy to criticize when we’re on the sidelines, though. Our problems are not the […]

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Brendan O’Brien

The Perils of Blabbing

Tuesday April 3, 2018

As a freelance editor, I’m lucky to work on some interesting books and journal material as well as dull and tedious stuff. I sometimes come across something that I would like to share, but resist the temptation, as publishers and authors naturally don’t like the contents of books, etc. to be disclosed before publication. I […]

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A Little Strategy, a Lot of Satisfaction

Tuesday May 22, 2018

Now that I am officially middle-aged, I can say that the most pressing urge is not the need to buy a convertible or meditate under the moon or urinate (thankfully). It is the desire to Pass Along Advice. Here is the top tip I wish I’d stumbled across when I was a novice editor/writer: Income […]

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Sleep Tight, Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite

Tuesday July 24, 2018

Earlier this year, we had a bed bug scare. I woke up the morning of our first international flight with baby to a smattering of red bumps on my leg. The following afternoon, as the edgy haze of jet lag settled in, I noticed how itchy my leg had grown. As I wondered about possible […]

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Google as the Editor

Tuesday January 22, 2019

If you’re a Gmail user, you may have adopted its new Smart Compose feature. This perplexing time-saver has made me question the future of communications since it appeared in my inbox. Smart Compose uses machine learning to help users write faster, clearer emails by anticipating what they’re trying to say and suggesting text they can […]

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Brendan O’Brien

My Network

Tuesday February 12, 2019

I went freelance at the start of 1993, working from my house in Dublin. I didn’t have a computer till midway through that year — work arrived at first by courier or in the mail, on paper. I had some reference books and, if I was lucky, a publisher’s style guide to consult. For many […]

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