“There is no freedom to read if you can’t afford to buy books to read,” Laura May said in explaining why Ottawa’s Twice Upon a
Month: February 2015
How to Cross-Train for Editing
Cross-training is the focus of today’s How To column at Copyediting.com, as I continue my series on innovative professional development tactics for mid-career and senior editors. Here
LOTW 9, 2015
Picks from the interwebs this week for my word-nerd peeps. I skipped last week, because it seems the interwebs gave up being awesome for Lent.
Even the Lorem Ipsum Needs Proofreading
Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, Greeked text so garbled that even Cicero would roll in his grave:
How a Mastermind Group Educates Sr Editors
Sometimes you just need some trusted colleagues who are at the same place in their development to hash around ideas with. That, in a nutshell,
LOTW 7, 2015
Picks from the interwebs this week for my word-nerd peeps.
Bad Debts, and Other Tax Write-Offs
Income tax deduction tips for self-employed Canadian editors, including use of home expenses, bad debts, and other write-offs, today in my Canadian, Eh? column at
How a Study Group Can Benefit Mid-Career Editors
A study group can provide the high-level, in-depth knowledge and peer check-in that mass-market courses can’t offer the mid-career and senior editor looking for professional
LOTW 6, 2015
Picks from the interwebs this week for my word- and tech-nerd peeps.
It’s about More Than –our, Eh? Canadian Spelling Update
Author of the latest guide to Canadian spelling, Elizabeth d’Anjou, talks to me today about what she found out when researching the related chapter for