A shopping list of essential technology for the modern editor’s office, today, in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. This
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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,
Proofreader’s Marks
Proofreaders mark up printers’ proofs with symbols to indicate corrections that need to be made. The are by no means
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,
“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
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,
Checklist for Editing, Canadian Style
The Canadian Style says a checklist “will help you to cover all pertinent facets of the writing process and to
How to Handle a Crying Author
I say, “There is a reader for every writer.” And it’s true. That reader might be your mom, but