Principles of quoting on the rush-job, today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. The topic of less-than-ideal circumstances and how to
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Essential Tech for the Editor’s Office
A shopping list of essential technology for the modern editor’s office, today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. This
Music to Edit By
Music can help or hinder your editing, get genre and source recommendations in my extra post on Copyediting.com today. Plus,
Why Editing Matters in Self-Publishing
Today, for my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com, I spoke with award nominee Clare Marshall about self-publishing her shortlisted YA scifi title Dreams in Her
Put Down the Darts and Pick Up the Timer
Stop throwing darts at a board when you need to estimate. Track your pace so you have the data to
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,