The State of Publishing Today

by Greg Ioannou The message from BoldFace said, โ€œWe were wondering if you would consider writing a post about your perspective on the state of publishing today . . .โ€ Image by Heiko from Pixabay Starting in 2008 Cool! I gave a keynote presentation about this topic at the 2008 Editors Canada conference. It would … Continue reading The State of Publishing Today

โ€œEditing 101: Secrets of Successโ€ (Editors Toronto September 2025 Program Recap)

by Anneline du Preez and Adrienne Bartl Standing on the brink of your editing career is exciting, but also daunting, so for most of us, any tips from experienced editors are welcome. Jenny Lass, a medical writer, editor, and best-selling author, joined Editors Toronto in September for an Editing 101 crash course. It was a … Continue reading โ€œEditing 101: Secrets of Successโ€ (Editors Toronto September 2025 Program Recap)

A Day in the Life of an In-House Editor: Alyssa DiBattista

Many editors start their careers as in-house employees before going freelance, some of us remain with organizations throughout our careers, and some vacillate between freelancing and working in-house. As most of our articles focus on freelancing, we thought it was time to look at what our in-house colleagues do to give interested editors an idea … Continue reading A Day in the Life of an In-House Editor: Alyssa DiBattista

AB Edits Book Review: โ€œSemicolon: The Past, Present, And Future of a Misunderstood Mark,โ€ by Cecelia Watson

by Andi Benjamin From the overuse of em dashes by ChatGPT to the longstanding Oxford comma wars, thereโ€™s no shortage of interesting topics for editors to debate in 2025. But one thatโ€™s worth exploring, having divided grammarians for centuries, is the semicolon. Photo by Connor Pope on Unsplash The semicolon provokes strong opinions. American writer … Continue reading AB Edits Book Review: โ€œSemicolon: The Past, Present, And Future of a Misunderstood Mark,โ€ by Cecelia Watson

A Day in the Life of an In-House Editor: Gael Spivak

Many editors start their careers as in-house employees before going freelance, some of us remain with organizations throughout our careers, and some vacillate between freelancing and working in-house. As most of our articles focus on freelancing, we thought it was time to look at what our in-house colleagues do to give interested editors an idea … Continue reading A Day in the Life of an In-House Editor: Gael Spivak

An Editorโ€™s Origin Story

By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter Have you ever reflected on how you became an editor? I started thinking about that after seeing a recent Facebook post from Susannah Noel, president of the Editorial Arts Academy, in which she said, โ€œIt seems like everyoneโ€™s editing origin story is a little different. There are so many ways to … Continue reading An Editorโ€™s Origin Story

Editor for Life: Paul Carlucci, Editor and Author

A career as an editor is often a solo adventure, especially if youโ€™re a freelancer. So, we thought one way to better connect with fellow editors was to ask them to submit their responses to a set of questions based on the Five Ws: who, what, where, when, and why. Read on for some thought-provoking, … Continue reading Editor for Life: Paul Carlucci, Editor and Author