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Dwain Richardson

English Editing in Quebec: All About Gender

Tuesday July 19, 2016

If you’re passionate about foreign languages, you’ll know that most of them contain masculine and feminine nouns. Some languages, such as German and Russian, go the extra mile and use neutral nouns. English has its fair share of masculine and feminine nouns, too, though most of them have been eliminated to make way for more […]

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Marion Soubliere

Winning Contracts With the Government of Canada

Tuesday February 14, 2017

The federal government spends between $15 billion and $20 billion annually on goods and services, including editing and writing. Communication skills are in high demand. The government’s massive web renewal project faces much work ahead in streamlining 1,500 websites into one overarching website, Canada.ca. Small businesses across Canada, including solopreneurs, can contract directly to this […]

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Reminder: New Post on the Editors’ Weekly

Thursday March 9, 2017

Due to technical issues, you may not have received your usual email notification this week about the latest post on the blog. “Canada is a kaleidoscope of cultures and languages from around the world. As the number of residents whose native language isn’t English increases, the need for editors who can edit their writing effectively […]

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Entrevue avec Cherie Dimaline

Tuesday May 16, 2017

Le samedi 10 juin, Cherie Dimaline, écrivaine et réviseure autochtone, prononcera le discours d’ouverture du congrès 2017 de Réviseurs Canada. La coprésidente du congrès, Suzanne Purkis, s’est entretenue avec Cherie sur la rédaction, la révision et certains des défis que doivent surmonter les écrivains autochtones au Canada. 1. Votre expérience de réviseure se transpose-t-elle dans votre méthode […]

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Swapping Snacks From the Editor’s Lunch Box

Tuesday August 29, 2017

I’ve always found new beginnings deliciously appealing. Whether it’s starting a fresh crossword puzzle, trying a new recipe or signing up for a class, I love the excitement of a new endeavour and wonder what I might learn along the way. As a school student, I wasn’t always keen to get back to class at […]

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What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing edited by Peter Ginna University of Chicago Press, 2017

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Tracey Anderson

Editing Technical Instructional Material: Do You Need to Be an Expert?

Tuesday January 23, 2018

“How can you edit that? You don’t know anything about being an electrician.” I often heard that question and variations of it — carpenter, instrument technician, welder — in my years editing technical instructional materials for apprenticeship trades in Alberta. This is how I answered the question. I am the target audience The goal of […]

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Learning Baby Talk

Tuesday March 6, 2018

As editors, we rely more than most on our communication skills. Whether we’re conversing with clients, sharing knowledge within the editing community or sculpting a client’s words to help them shine their brightest, our communication skills impact the success of our work and relationships. Nearly all the time, we use these skills in tandem with […]

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Eating Frogs and the Tomato Technique: The Art of Getting Things Done

Tuesday May 1, 2018

There are many ways to get things done. Given the nature of our work, productivity is crucial for editors; many of us grapple with multiple projects in fluid, distraction-filled environments. The passage of time and how to manage it has preoccupied me since the arrival of my daughter, as I’ve struggled to get things done […]

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Brendan O’Brien

Winning in the Freelance Game

Tuesday November 13, 2018

Being a freelancer is hard. When clients don’t have work for you, you cease to exist for them even though your livelihood depends on them or on people like them. You need to be a team player, but often you will be dropped from the team abruptly when a project ends. This demands resilience. Here […]

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