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
Month: December 2014
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
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
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
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)
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,
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
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:
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
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