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We Ask a Book Coach: Part 3

Thursday July 3, 2025

In part one, Holly opened this series by exploring how book coaching differs from editing (from the perspective of an editor curious about expanding their offerings). In part two, I introduced the conversation from a writer’s standpoint. In this final part of the book coaching series, we have asked the book coaches to offer their […]

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Melva McLean

The Envelope, Please

Thursday January 16, 2014

I was at a film event the other night, and someone asked, “So what do you do for a living?” I, of course, answered, “I’m an editor.” They asked, “What movies have you worked on?” It happens all the time. But the other night, for the first time, someone asked me if I saw any […]

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Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

Can I Be an Editor If I Have ADHD?

Tuesday October 4, 2022

Can you be an editor if you have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? It’s a question I’ve been asked more than once, and one I see posted periodically in editor groups. It’s also a question I asked myself many times at the start of my career. I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2016, the same year I […]

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Alana Chalmers

Reflections of a Technical Editor

Tuesday April 14, 2020

This post is part of a 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. If you’re interested in writing a post for this series, please email the Member Services Committee. A few years ago, I took a course in information […]

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Merel Elsinga

The Editing Essentials Test Tested: Unlock Your Editing Career

Tuesday April 5, 2022

You have just embraced editing as your new career. You have some editing experience, just not the five years recommended to sign up for an Editors Canada certification test. How can you convince prospective clients or a potential employer that you do have editing skills? The certification steering committee has come up with a new […]

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Aline Dias Camargo

Volunteer for the Academic Editing Chapter

Thursday January 11, 2024

Becoming — and then being — an academic editor is not an easy task. It can be isolating to work alone through a pile of journal articles or a seemingly endless dissertation. If you are interested in advancing your skills, advocating for the profession, supporting emerging editors or connecting with like-minded people, then we invite […]

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Merel Elsinga

Editing Medical-Legal Reports: An Interview with Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

Tuesday October 19, 2021

Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in editing medical-legal assessment reports. These reports comprise opinions of medical experts that are used in a legal claim context. At the Editors Canada conference on June 13, 2021, Jahleen presented “Editing Medical-Legal Reports: A Big Little Niche.” Recently, editor Merel Elsinga interviewed Jahleen to […]

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Letitia Henville

A Book Club for Academic Editors

Thursday January 23, 2025

Participating in a book club offers a low-cost (or free! thank you, libraries!) opportunity for editors to engage in ongoing professional development and community-building. It’s not just the reading of the book that’s relevant: it’s the opportunity to discuss it with colleagues, debate its finer points and determine whether or not you want to integrate […]

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Lucy Kenward

Last But Not Least: An Interview with Leslie Vermeer

Thursday August 22, 2024

Leslie Vermeer is a longtime editor and academic who teaches editing and publishing. She is also the author of The Complete Canadian Book Editor and, most recently, Last But Not Least, a book about proofreading that includes tips and practical exercises. She spoke with Lucy Kenward about her newest book. The following interview has been […]

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Letitia Henville

Reflections on Kindness from Early-Career Editors

Tuesday June 28, 2022

For this year’s Claudette Upton Scholarship, my fellow judges — Lenore Hietkamp and David Johansen — and I selected as our question for nominees’ reflection, “How might kindness be part of the editor’s career?” We chose this question for a number of reasons: our own current thinking about our business practices, the difficulty in coming […]

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