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Letter from the Editor: A Temporary Step Back

April 13, 2023 by Beau Brock | 1 Comment on Letter from the Editor: A Temporary Step Back

Dear readers of The Editors’ Weekly, As managing editor of the blog, I wanted to inform you that I need to take a temporary hiatus from this role for personal reasons. I hope to resume this role as soon as possible. In the interim, we are finding a substitute who can ensure the posts are […]

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Easter Hiatus

April 6, 2023 by Beau Brock | Leave a Comment

Happy Thursday, everyone! We are taking a short break for the long Easter weekend. We will be back next week with a new post, so stay tuned! We hope that those of you out east who experienced the ice storm on Wednesday are safe and sound. ___ The Editors’ Weekly is the official blog of […]

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Letter from the Editor: A Brief Hiatus

February 2, 2023 by Beau Brock | Leave a Comment

Hello, dear readers of the Editors’ Weekly blog. We are taking a short break this week and will be back next Thursday, February 9. Over the coming weeks and months, we will be seeing some follow-up posts for a few of the ongoing series that started in the last quarter of 2022, as well as […]

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Happy Holidays 2022

December 22, 2022 by Beau Brock | Leave a Comment

Dear readers, With winter officially upon us and the holiday season in full swing, the Editors’ Weekly blog will be taking a hiatus until Thursday, January 12. Thank you to all of you who contributed posts to the blog this year. There were some really interesting topics, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading through them. I […]

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Editing a Translation: Finding the Balance

October 27, 2022 by Beau Brock | Leave a Comment

It has been nearly three months since I began my tenure as managing editor of The Editors’ Weekly, and I realized that I haven’t properly introduced myself yet to the readership. For shame! In today’s post, I will give a brief overview of the area of editing where I spend the vast majority of my […]

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Letter From the Editor: A Change to the Blog Schedule

October 18, 2022 by Beau Brock | Leave a Comment

Dear readers, Beginning this week, The Editors’ Weekly will be releasing posts on Thursdays instead of Tuesdays. Stay tuned for the next new post on Thursday, October 20. If you have an idea for a blog post or have any questions, comments or feedback, please let us know! Beau Brock

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Letter From the Editor: Why You Might Want to Consider Contributing to The Editors’ Weekly

August 23, 2022 by Lucy Payette | 10 Comments on Letter From the Editor: Why You Might Want to Consider Contributing to The Editors’ Weekly

Dear readers, These past two-plus years, I’ve kept good company with authors, publishing leaders, instructors and professors, new and established freelancers, linguistics experts, translators, in-house and niche editors and many more, and most of it during a pandemic. At a time when many were feeling disconnected, I was having weekly conversations with talented contributors and […]

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