The Nitpicker’s Nook: February edition

The Nitpicker’s Nook is a monthly collection of language-related articles, interviews, and blog posts. If you read something that would make a good addition, email your suggestion to [email protected]. By Carol Harrison Does the current state of world affairs leave you without words? Thankfully Planet Word, the soon-to-be museum of linguistics in Washington, DC, won’t … Continue reading The Nitpicker’s Nook: February edition →

Getting to know you

By Michelle Waitzman The new year started with a bang for the Toronto branch’s monthly program. The first event of 2017 dispensed with the usual presenter–audience format and devoted the evening to speed networking. Nearly 20 participants paired off to get acquainted for seven to eight minutes at a time. Icebreaker questions were provided for … Continue reading Getting to know you →

Seminar: Manuscript evaluation

Whether you work in-house or freelance, on fiction, non-fiction, or textbooks, you’ll sometimes be asked to decide if a manuscript is publishable. Even more intimidating, you’ll be asked to comment on how to make it publishable. If you’re new in publishing, you’ll likely be asked to take care of the slush pile. What do you … Continue reading Seminar: Manuscript evaluation →

In the footsteps of the bookstore crawl

By Dimitra Chronopoulos How do independent bookstores in Toronto survive and thrive in today’s day and age? By knowing and caring about their customers, participating in conferences and community events, hosting events, and specializing. These were just some of the answers Editors Toronto and PWAC members heard during Editors Toronto’s inaugural bookstore crawl on Saturday, … Continue reading In the footsteps of the bookstore crawl →

Oh, the Places You’ll Go: A bookstore crawl

November 19, 2016 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Editors Toronto and Professional Writers Association of Canada, Toronto chapter members are invited to browse, buy, share, and talk about books, while also learning about how bookstores operate in today’s marketplace. On Saturday, November 19, beginning at 1 p.m., we will visit four independent, specialty bookstores in … Continue reading Oh, the Places You’ll Go: A bookstore crawl →

How to break through walls: A writer’s perspective on the infamous “block”

By Judy Ann Crawford People have writer’s block not because they can’t write, but because they despair of writing eloquently.—Anna Quindlen So it’s time to write the thing. Topic? Check. There it is, typed out at the top of the page, a vast whiteness beneath it that you are trying not to focus on. Coffee? Of … Continue reading How to break through walls: A writer’s perspective on the infamous “block” →

By the Book: Freelance editor, writer, and media consultant Tina Anson Mine’s reading 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 favourite books, their top style guides, and what their alternate-universe careers would be. Tell us about your current job as a … Continue reading By the Book: Freelance editor, writer, and media consultant Tina Anson Mine’s reading highlights →

March speaker Q&A: Indexer and editor Marnie Lamb

Now that this month’s EAC Toronto branch meeting is almost upon us, we wanted to get you acquainted with Marnie Lamb, who will be giving a presentation all about indexing on March 25. What are the mechanics of creating an index? What type of reader uses an index? Marnie will discuss these questions in the … Continue reading March speaker Q&A: Indexer and editor Marnie Lamb →