My career change: Taking the leap into freelance editing
By Valerie Borden A few years ago, I realized that I was losing interest in my work as a holistic nutritional consultant and decided that I needed to go back to the world of words. This was the main...
View ArticleBy the Book: Freelance editor and author Janice Weaver’s reading highlights
Q&A conducted by Jennifer D. Foster Have you ever wondered what fellow editors like to read? We have, too. In our interview series, “By the Book,” we get the inside scoop on editors’ all-time...
View ArticleBy the Book: Freelance editor and author Charis Cotter’s book highlights
Interview conducted by Jennifer D. Foster Have you ever wondered what fellow editors like to read? We have, too. In our interview series “By the Book,” we get the inside scoop on editors’ all-time...
View ArticleBy the Book: Freelance editor, writer, and media consultant Tina Anson Mine’s...
Interview conducted by Jennifer D. Foster Have you ever wondered what fellow editors like to read? We have, too. In our interview series “By the Book,” we get the inside scoop on editors’ all-time...
View ArticleThe Nitpicker’s Nook: May’s linguistic links roundup
The Nitpicker’s Nook is a monthly collection of language-related articles, interviews, and blog posts from around the Web. If you read something that would make a good addition, email your suggestion...
View ArticleAsk Aunt Elizabeth: To freelance or not to freelance?
By Elizabeth d’Anjou Looking for advice on editing the editing life? Whether you’re a beginner looking for tips on starting out or an old hand looking for another perspective, veteran editor Aunt...
View ArticleAsk Aunt Elizabeth: Help me navigate the stormy seas of financial insecurity!
By Elizabeth d’Anjou Looking for advice on editing the editing life? Whether you’re a beginner looking for tips on starting out or an old hand looking for another perspective, veteran editor Aunt...
View ArticleBecoming an academic editor: one year later
By Nicole M. Roccas Nearly a year ago, I decided to strike out on my own and become a freelance academic editor. It wasn’t a hasty decision—I was about to finish my PhD in history and had been...
View ArticleNo editor is an island: The follow-up
Editors drink Wine too! by Carol Harrison It was a dark and stormy night when I met with fellow editors at Editors Toronto’s coffee-shop event last week at Boxcar Social. We were a small group with...
View ArticlePrize-winner learns value of mentors
By Deborah Joy Innes I was the very lucky winner of two (yes, two!) raffle prizes at the Editors Toronto meeting in September. The first was the book The New Vine by author Robert Marrone. There were...
View ArticleHow to Find Freelance Editing Work
When: Tuesday, April 23, 7:30–9:30 pm Where: Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) Spadina, 192 Spadina Ave., Third Floor, Room F For the penultimate program meeting of 2018–19, we are pleased to feature...
View ArticleHow to Find Freelance Editing Work: A recap
By Celina Fazio The April program meeting featured Editors Canada co-founder Greg Ioannou. The topic of the evening was finding freelance work, and, in addition to listening to Ioannou’s talk,...
View ArticleA Discussion on the Business of Editing
Date: Tuesday, November 26, 7:00 – 9:00 pm Location: Viola Desmond Room (3rd floor) at the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), 192 Spadina Ave. Map: goo.gl/maps/VRvEPVLumjmuHWbz8 We are thrilled to...
View ArticleFreelance Editing: A Lifeboat for Those Living with Chronic Illness or...
by Natalia Iwanek Image by InstagramFOTOGRAFIN from Pixabay Call it a sixth sense or intuition but sometimes the human body is capable of warning us of impending danger. Although strange symptoms had...
View ArticleFreelance Editing: A Lifeboat for Those Living with Chronic Illness or...
by Natalia Iwanek Photo by Negative Space from Pexels On Tuesday, November 26, we published the first part of a feature on freelance editing as an option for people living with chronic illness or...
View ArticleEditors Unplugged: Get to know our panellist for Making Smart Choices: Which...
Interview conducted by Sandra Otto. Our popular monthly program meetings often feature a jam-packed agenda. We like to keep our introductions short, so you can hear more from our panellists and less...
View ArticleRecap of A Discussion on the Business of Editing
by Anna Patricia Cairns Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash The November 26, 2019, Editors Toronto meeting was unlike any of the other meetings I’d attended. The room was set up with an...
View ArticleRecap of Making Smart Choices: Which Freelance Projects Are Right for You?
by Alicja Minda The first Editors Toronto program meeting of this year, which took place on January 28, 2020, was especially relevant to freelance editors. Guest speaker Michelle Waitzman, a...
View ArticleRecap of The Editors’ Vine: Marketing with Lenore Hietkamp
by Natalia Iwanek This month’s The Editors’ Vine* meeting took place on May 9, 2020, with guest speaker and freelance editor Lenore Hietkamp. The interactive discussion also featured 12 Editors Canada...
View Article4 Things I Wish I’d Known When Starting My Freelance Editing Career
by Maya Berger Going freelance is no small undertaking, and it’s impossible to know everything about running your own editing business from day one. Self-employed editorial professional Maya Berger...
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