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Virginia Durksen

Revisiting the Inner Editor: December Is the Cruellest Month

novembre 28, 2017 by Virginia Durksen | 4 commentaires sur Revisiting the Inner Editor: December Is the Cruellest Month

Last year, we published this post on the freelancer’s holiday blues. This year, we’re following up with our readers. Have you implemented any of these ideas? Do you have other tips for avoiding the holiday lull? When projects disappear in other months, the freelance editor adjusts her schedule and cash flow projections and stoically reminds […]

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Frances Peck

The Story of Canadian English

novembre 21, 2017 by Frances Peck | 8 commentaires sur The Story of Canadian English

For those of us still grieving the defunct Canadian Oxford Dictionary, the release of the second edition of A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles, on March 17 this year, lent some comfort. First published in 1967 to coincide with Canada’s centennial, the DCHP not only gives spellings and definitions but also tracks (and sometimes […]

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Marianne Grier

Comfort Zones

novembre 14, 2017 by Marianne Grier | 7 commentaires sur Comfort Zones

This past August, the much-anticipated arrival of my Chicago Manual of Style v. 17 was overshadowed by the arrival of my first child. My due-in-September baby decided she was more Leo than Virgo, and made her appearance in the world a month early. Her little body wasn’t quite prepared for the outside world, and we […]

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Brendan O’Brien

The Reluctant Editor

novembre 7, 2017 by Brendan O'Brien | 15 commentaires sur The Reluctant Editor

I started editing in 1988, when I was 28, with a free Dublin newspaper that never got off the ground. A stint in London followed, working first on metallurgy journals and then on civil engineering books and journals. In these two jobs I learned a great deal about editorial and production work, often under pressure. […]

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Micheline Frechette

L’Aventure de l’écriture

octobre 31, 2017 by Micheline Fréchette | 5 commentaires sur L’Aventure de l’écriture

Dans le cadre du travail du Conseil consultatif de la lecture et de l’écriture, on a sollicité mon opinion à l’égard de l’appréciation du matériel de promotion préalable à la campagne l’« Aventure de l’écriture », qui sera bientôt lancée dans nos écoles. Les ressources pédagogiques du matériel promotionnel étaient divisées en deux parties : Une affiche intitulée […]

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Anita Jenkins

Mentorship: Where the Learners Teach and the Teachers Learn

octobre 24, 2017 by Anita Jenkins | 3 commentaires sur Mentorship: Where the Learners Teach and the Teachers Learn

Having a mentor is often invaluable for workers in their early to middle careers. Courses, study groups, guest speakers and conferences all help them learn their trade. But one-on-one interaction with a wise and supportive mentor is an incredibly important component of the learning curve. Let’s not forget, though, how much an experienced professional can […]

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Ellie Barton

Book Review | What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing

octobre 17, 2017 by Ellie Barton | 4 commentaires sur Book Review | What Editors Do: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing

What’s not to like about What Editors Do? This collection of essays traces the role of book editors from acquisition to publication and samples niches like editing genre fiction and working with self-publishing authors. What’s more, the 27 contributors represent a “who’s who” of American publishing: Betsy Lerner, Carol Fisher Saller, Jonathan Karp, Scott Norton, […]

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Sara Goodchild

A Puzzling Process

octobre 10, 2017 by Sara Goodchild | 10 commentaires sur A Puzzling Process

Like editing, solving puzzles is often a solitary endeavour. But not always! On the second Tuesday of every month, people get together in pubs across North America, Europe and beyond to solve puzzles at an event called Puzzled Pint. When I started going a few years ago, I never guessed that these entertaining nights out […]

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Melva McLean

Lost and Found

octobre 3, 2017 by Melva McLean | 2 commentaires sur Lost and Found

Over the years I’ve done a lot of freelance fiction editing, mostly developmental. I send off the manuscripts with a critical analysis, a lot of developmental markup and some copy editing. Some of the authors go on to be published; their autographed works are on my bookshelves. Of the ones not published, about half come […]

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Julie Morin

Sortir de l’ombre grâce au blogue Nos langues

septembre 26, 2017 by Julie Morin

« Si seulement c’était moi, l’auteur de ce texte! » Si vous êtes comme moi, cette exclamation vous est probablement familière, surtout lorsque vos clients exigent une révision « réconfortante ». Vous savez ce dont je parle, la révision qui n’implique aucun changement, si ce n’est l’ajout de quelques virgules… J’ai travaillé pendant presque 10 ans à résoudre des problèmes […]

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