Save the date—PubPro 2013
When I worked in house, I saw the rights people flying off to book fairs, the sales and marketing folks going to trade fairs, and the digital people attending conferences to geek out and speculate...
View ArticlePersonal editorial checklists
I’ve written at length—some would argue ad nauseam—about the utility of editorial checklists, but until now I’ve focused mainly on checklists that publishers can use for communication and quality...
View ArticlePubPro 2013—December update
I just sent this note out to my PubPro 2013 mailing list, and I thought I’d post it here, too. Apologies to subscribers who are getting this twice. PubPro 2013 is taking shape! We’ve got a schedule...
View ArticlePubPro 2013—January update
I just sent this note out to my PubPro 2013 mailing list, and I thought I’d post it here, too. Apologies to subscribers who are getting this twice. I hope you’ve all had a good start to 2013. Some...
View ArticlePubPro 2013—February/March update
I just sent this note out to my PubPro 2013 mailing list, and I thought I’d post it here, too. Apologies to subscribers who are getting this twice. Registration for PubPro 2013 is now open! You can...
View ArticleBook review: Book Production
More than any other role in publishing, production seems to be one in which people learn by doing. Whereas editors and designers have a wealth of professional development courses and workshops at...
View ArticleWhat does your markup say about you?
This interview also appears on The Editors’ Weekly, the Editors’ Association of Canada’s official blog. *** A friend of mine was venting to me about his old boss, who used to look over his reports....
View ArticlePubPro 2013—Networking tea registration open
If you’re an editor, indexer, or designer and would like to meet a roomful of managing editors and publication production professionals who hire freelancers, join us for the networking tea portion of...
View ArticlePubPro 2013 recap
Managing editors and publication production managers from across BC gathered at SFU Harbour Centre on Saturday for the first ever PubPro unconference. We had representatives from educational...
View ArticleWriting in plain language—an Information Mapping webinar
David Singer of Information Mapping hosted a free webinar about writing in plain language. Much of the second half of the session was devoted to the Information Mapping method, covered in the...
View ArticleWhy open access proponents should care about plain language
Virtually all academic research in Canada receives support from one of three federal funding agencies—the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Natural Sciences and Engineering...
View ArticleComments on Canada’s science and technology trajectory
I just sent this note in response to Industry Canada’s consultation paper, Seizing Canada’s Moment, and I encourage anyone who has an opinion about Canada’s science and technology strategy to write in...
View ArticlePubPro 2014—Registration opens soon!
Registration opens this Friday for the second annual PubPro unconference for managing editors and publication production specialists, co-hosted by the Editors’ Association of Canada’s BC branch and SFU...
View ArticleBook review: The Employer’s Guide to Hiring Freelancers and Managing...
Jim Coutu is an arbitrator who works with freelance job sites; essentially he’s a judge in what he calls “project divorce court.” When a project goes sour, it’s his job to pore over correspondence...
View ArticleHouse style and the zombie apocalypse: How a poorly thought-out style guide...
Professional freelance editors will be familiar with a few industry-standard style manuals: Chicago Manual of Style Canadian Press Stylebook Associated Press Stylebook MLA Style Manual APA Publication...
View ArticleTake a walk on the wild side—nonbreaking space edition
Why nonbreaking spaces? Line breaks like Mr. Lee or World War II hinder readability because readers have to scan to the next line before they receive the information that completes the concept they’re...
View ArticlePubPro 2014 recaps
The second annual PubPro unconference for managing editors and publication production professionals took place on Saturday, May 24. We had ten fantastic sessions in a day packed with peer-to-peer...
View ArticleSelf-publishing and the oft-neglected index
For some of my editorial colleagues, working with self-publishers is their bread and butter. Many of these editors become de facto project managers, capably shepherding each book through its editorial...
View ArticleOverview of publication project management (Beyond the Red Pencil, 2015)
Melissa Duffes, editorial director of Marquand Books and previously head of publications and media for the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College, moderated a panel discussion including three of...
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