Today on the Copyediting.com blog, I look at a resource for checking Canadian plant names. Whether you’re checking facts in an
Category: outside posts
Advice for Editing Non-native English Writers
Editors must help their ESL authors navigate three languages: their native language, English, and the jargon of their academic
Recipe Editing Tips
Over on the Copyediting.com “Canadian Eh?” blog today I continue my look at the only market in which you can
Tasty Editing: Working in Nom-nom Markets
Best thing about editing food topics? Eating your training. That advice and more from two of Canada’s food writing experts,
10 Ways to Navigate a Word Document
Still scrolling through a long document using the arrow key? Flying right past what it is you are looking for,
Writing off finder’s fees & 2 extra months to file tax returns — freelancing tax tips
Finder’s fees count as an advertising expense, and a June 30 filing deadline for Canadian freelancers’ income tax returns. This, in
How to column on Copyediting.com (keyboard shortcuts for selecting text)
Today I start writing another weekly column at Copyediting.com. It covers tech tips to make your editing more efficient, effective,
Write Off Conference Costs—Tax Tip for Canadian Freelancers
It’s tax season in Canada, and if there is one thing I’ve learned from talking to other freelancers, it’s that
Simperial volume
Simperial volume, today, on the Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. This is the second half of last week’s podcast, in print
Simperial Spring Cupcakes
I think some Canadians hold tight to Fahrenheit temperatures because it lets them say it’s been above zero for a