The Walrus Foundation is hiring a full-time copyeditor and full-time editorial fellows for the multi-platform range of products that come
Year: 2014
5 Steps for Effective Outlining in Non-fiction
Not only can outlining help lubricate your writing, it can save you huge time and effort (by avoiding unnecessary writing and
Editorial Triage for Maximum Effect in Minimum Time
The thing that is hard for some of us (editors) to accept is that some of the things that drive
LOTW Nov 8–14
This week’s roundup of internet stuff and things for publications and science types: something I copyedited got noticed by the cool
A Colour Hack to Sharpen Your Editing Eyes
Changing the background colour of your document can trick your brain into seeing the words in a whole new way.
Canadian Copyright Primer
Easily digestible chunks and sections on tracking down rights holders make this primer on Canadian copyright law a valuable addition
How to Accept Less Than Your Best
Rolling in a heap of money helps one cope. Consider adding an aggravation fee. Lorne Michaels famously said about SNL: The show
LOTW Nov 1–7
This week’s roundup of internet stuff for gangbangin’ publications playaz and science mofos: a plea for science communication diagramming
Shortcut to Rotate Pages in a PDF
Those sideways PDF pages? Rotate in a click. Note that this rotates all pages in the PDF, and only temporarily.
Nominations Open: Editing Award for Canadian Publications
It is time for editors to take a bow: the annual award for Canadian editing is now accepting nominations. Today,