Stop throwing darts at a board when you need to estimate. Track your pace so you have the data to
Category: outside posts
Learning from Americans (reflections on CCC)
Learnings from the short journey south of the border for professional development at the Communication Central Conference in Rochester, NY. Today,
Stop Wasting Time on Estimates
Are you spending hours developing accurate estimates specific to a project only to hear the client say “That’s ten times what I thought I’d have to spend”?
Stop it. Stop it now.
“Try this punctuation test,” she exclaimed!
A simple test for the most exciting punctuation, today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. This is a retake on my
Archive of 2013 Copyediting posts
In honour of my 200th blog post here, I’m posting an archive of the other 29 that didn’t make on
Capital Style in Canada
Anarchy! Aesthetics, tradition, and readership all cited as legitimate factors in capitalization style. Have the Canadians lost it? Today, in my Canadian,
Schedule Learning to Double Your Income
Hyperbole aside, I do make a cogent (IMHO) argument that you simply must schedule time to up your game. Like the
Why You Should Join Your Clients’ Professional Association
Why not go where your clients are? Participate in their professional organizations so that you can make them aware of
How to Make Effective Use of a Lull
Or, learn from my fail: a printable checklist (below). I did pretty well really, over the last few lulls. It
Professional Associations for Canadian Editors
Want to join a professional organization of editors in Canada? You’ve got options. See the list today, in my Canadian, Eh?