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Month: December 2014

The Last Curator of Canadian Spelling: Canadian Press Style

The Last Curator of Canadian Spelling: Canadian Press Style

Is Canadian Press’ Caps and Spelling guide the last standing curator of our national spelling style? A brief look at the 2-year-old guide today, in

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Should You Release a Writer to the Wilds?

Should You Release a Writer to the Wilds?

When you can’t improve a piece, should you return it and decline the job? It’s catch and release for the editorial set, today, in my How To column

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LOTW 52, 2014

LOTW 52, 2014

Picks from the interwebs this week, for my word- and tech-nerd peeps: video of a pregnant seahorse, which would be the male where we lose

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Healthy Eating During Overwhelm

Healthy Eating During Overwhelm

In the words of the immortal Brian Cranston: You have to fucking eat.* That’s right, even when deadlines have got you by the leg and refuse

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Contract Samples for Editing and Proofreading Services

Contract Samples for Editing and Proofreading Services

After you have chosen your editor (or agreed to edit a product) these sample contracts can be used by the editor or the writer (client)

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Resolution: Edit the Client List

Resolution: Edit the Client List

It’s time to make room for those ideal clients; drop the least fav on your current roster. I tell you how to pick, and how to cull,

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LOTW 51, 2014

LOTW 51, 2014

Picks from the interwebs this week, for my word- and tech-nerd peeps: a cyanometer, so you can quantify the blueness of the sky in your

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How to Quote on Your First Job

How to Quote on Your First Job

So you’ve got your first inquiry for a paid gig. Con.grats! Now what? Ahhhh! Flail around in a panic!!! (Step 1 of editing) Step 2:

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WLU Press Threatened with Closure

WLU Press Threatened with Closure

Should a university keep it’s press running if it can’t fund itself? WLU’s internationally renowned press faces closure. More today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at

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Resolution: Find Better Assignments

Resolution: Find Better Assignments

To find better clients, you have to be able to recognize them. Start with an “ideal client profile” and resolve to make 2015 your best

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