You know what makes error detection so especially hard for editors? The fact that "it depends!"
Are there even "immutable" English rules? Maybe. I tried to round some up. Are there exceptions even to these? quadlings.com/what-is-an-e...
You know what makes error detection so especially hard for editors? The fact that "it depends!"
Are there even "immutable" English rules? Maybe. I tried to round some up. Are there exceptions even to these? quadlings.com/what-is-an-e...
We must remember the many ways that #racism has been perpetrated in the USA across time, so that we can work for a better future for all. Take some time to read the post “Today in #Black #History: Sundown Towns Past and Present” on the Substack blog We Are Speaking. open.substack.com/pub/wearespe...
H/T Colleen Gratzer who also maintains a list of free (and nearly free) image sources (creative-boost.com/stock-image-...).
Free source of 25 accessibility icons available from the Noun Project. thenounproject.com/browse/colle...
And the conference of Science Writers and Communicators of Canada this June in Montreal. Past years' programs look really impressive! And their discount category includes freelancers. sciencewriters.ca/2026-Confere...
Thanks, past me, for leaving this warning by @ivacheung.com where it would reach me _almost_ in time. 😒🙄 ivacheung.com/2014/04/sing...
Free templates & worksheets from the author of the Chicago Guide herself (@ebrenner.bsky.social) for running your freelance business (slanted toward editorial experts) www.righttouchediting.com/the-freelanc...
3/3 30 years — not just 1 press. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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_The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors: How to Take Care of Your Business, Your Clients, and Yourself from Start-Up to Sustainability_, by sr freelancer & editing instructor Erin Brenner
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
2/3 decent meal out, you can get authoritative, vetted advice from industry leaders (the press, their reviewers & the authors) on BOTH topics!
_The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction_, by sr fiction freelancer Amy J. Schneider who collated wisdom from working for many of the big US presses over
In the long history of the editing profession (and in publishing generally!) there has been two glaring gaps in guidance from our venerable resources:
1. Copyediting fiction
2. Freelancing
Our favourite press (as a whole profession!) addressed those gaps recently. Now, for far less $ than a 1/3
My consumption of streaming media contributes Quite a Lot 😫
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Clearly you have NOT been listening. Facebook is FILLED with groups in your riding who are VEHENTLY AGAINST this land appropriation that WILL NOT SERVE them even in any way. It deadends north-south routes, destroys recreational areas & significant wildlife habitat. It stops nowhere near Kingston!
2/2 ...non-printing characters, content control boxes, ensuring "resolved" comments get deleted, removing time stamps from tracked changes, shrinking the file size, tricks for selecting big chunks of text, and working with tables!
The March 2026 most-visited posts on _Editing in Word 365_ (eiw365.com) offer explanations of ...1/2
Freelancers have to wear all the hats in their business. Software can help us complete repetitive tasks. Join me for my next webinar with @editorscanada.bsky.social to learn to use AI safely and confidently for business tasks: webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_web... #FreelanceEditing #BizTips
These flurries today? My fault. Officially swapped the skis for the paddles at the front door this morning.
Proofreading isn't about sticking to one set of rules, or Canadian vs US vs UK spelling. In fact, only about 6 of the 150+ professional standards are about spelling or grammar. This course is for everyone! scieditor.ca/2024/08/edit...
Interested in being a professional proofreader or just want to level-up this task at the job you have? A new university-level proofreading session was just added to my list. Learn on your own time, at your own pace, with instructor guidance and feedback. Starts May 4 at TMU! scieditor.ca/training/
Good summary of the (March '26) state of USA copyright law concerning AI, by @janefriedman.com . janefriedman.com/ai-and-publi...
"...The challenge [Walkley] suggested [at the ALPSP University Press Redux conference in Liverpool last week] is making sure that judgement remains visible and usable as research workflows become increasingly mediated by AI models."
George Walkley on how generative AI is affecting scholarly publishing:
"My argument is that the enduring role of a publisher is not the production of content but the exercise of judgement: deciding what deserves trust, attention, distribution and preservation." www.georgewalkley.com/Four-Scenari...
Honouring those who do what science is about, refining understanding!
Freelance editing requires business skills too: marketing, pricing, contracts, client management.
The Freelance Editor's Business Library has resources to help.
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Need examples of children's picture books that suddenly lose the metre or fail at a rhyme. This is for an editing class I am teaching.
I KNOW there were ones I cringed so hard reading that I threw them out even when my child was small...
The top visited post on my site this month highlights that there has been a key gap in explaining a core and basic concept in editing copy: scieditor.ca/2026/02/qa-w...
TIL that clowns can copyright their faces. The designs are recorded on eggs.
www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/galle...
when I could have shut down a nuclear reactor. But, finishing editing that manual, I no longer remember anything but the new-to-me term "coving" & that a sylphon is slightly but importantly different from a siphon.
Also ❤️ ref to @ivacheung.com spot-on Retention comic. ivacheung.com/2015/06/rete...
Hazel writes: "When we edit a manuscript, we live and breathe it for the duration of the project. ... And then, when it’s done, we close the door behind us and enter a whole new world."
My partner likes to tell everyone that there was a period of a few weeks thebetteredit.com/why-copyedit...