PWAC Toronto editing seminar March 25
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Toronto-area writers, there’s an evening seminar coming up that will teach you how to do a better job of editing your own work. “Polishing Your Work: From Expert Tips to Editorial…
A Tricky Transition: Can Good Writers Become Competent Editors?
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by Steven Threndyle Veteran freelance writers exhausted by the endless cycles of feast or famine often reach a point in their career where they fantasize, “I want one of those…
Systematic Editing for the Uncomfortable / Nervous / Reluctant / Insecure Editor
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by Amanda Maxwell Editing a piece of work isn’t my favourite occupation. If it’s my own, then word blindness and over-familiarity settles in. If it’s for someone else, then I…
The Reluctant Editor’s social media code of conduct
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What happens when a freelance writer switches teams? This post from a Canadian freelance writer-cum-editor explores some of the challenges of sitting in the editor’s chair. Writers, take heed: this…
Seeking part-time editor for Story Board
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The Canadian Media Guild is seeking a part-time editor for Story Board, a blog that creates an online space for media freelancers in Canada. The editor will be engaged to…
Increasingly ill-defined roles translate to lower rates for freelance editors
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“When hired to ‘edit,’ are you hired to be a developmental editor? A copyeditor? A proofreader? A compositor? Is what you are being paid commensurate with what you are being asked to…