The Daily Grind is an ongoing mini-feature that highlights the best cafés in Toronto for freelance editors looking for a caffeine fix and a temporary office away from home. By Alison Kooistra When I was 19, I lived in France for six months, and it ruined me for Canadian croissants. That is, until Delysées opened … Continue reading The Daily Grind: Toronto bakery and café Delysées
By Denyse O’Leary If you Google "editing for self-published authors," you will see immediately that it is a growing business area. Forbes noted in 2012 that, in the United States, the number of self-published books with ISBNs had increased 287 per cent since 2006 (and had increased from 148,424 books to 235,000 in 2011). The Toronto Star … Continue reading Making the growth in self-publishing work for your editing business
Our first members’ meeting of the year for EAC’s Toronto branch is coming up soon, so we wanted to give you a taste of what to expect from this month’s speaker. Nina Munteanu is an ecologist and internationally published author of award-nominated speculative novels, short stories, and non-fiction. She is co-editor of Europa SF and currently teaches … Continue reading January speaker Q&A: Nina Munteanu, ecologist and author
The Daily Grind is an ongoing mini-feature that highlights the best cafés in Toronto for freelance editors looking for a caffeine fix and a temporary office away from home. By Deepi Harish The Croissant Tree is a spacious, non-crowded coffee shop that allows customers to work without distractions. They serve up a variety of coffees, from … Continue reading The Daily Grind: Toronto café The Croissant Tree
Ever wonder what authors think of book editors? We did, too! Here’s what award-winning, best-selling, Toronto-based author Andrew Pyper (The Demonologist, The Guardians, Lost Girls) has to say about being edited, as well as the difference between what makes a good editor and a great editor. Q&A conducted by Jennifer D. Foster Overall, what’s been your … Continue reading Q&A: Author Andrew Pyper on the author/editor relationship
As professional editors, we know how satisfying it is to find the perfect pen for your latest project. That’s why we’re giving away something special exclusively to one lucky member of EAC’s Toronto branch: a $20 gift card for Toronto stationery store Wonder Pens! This new specialty store, located at 906 Dundas St. W., is … Continue reading Contest: Editors, win a gift card to Toronto stationery store Wonder Pens!
By Samita Sarkar Recently, I watched an informative PBS documentary about the history of the Maya language called Cracking the Maya Code (watch it online here). Much like the other indigenous civilizations of the Americas that encountered Europeans hundreds of years ago, the Maya experienced cultural and linguistic oppression at the hands of Spanish colonizers. … Continue reading The importance of language as shown by ancient Maya civilization
The Daily Grind is an ongoing mini-feature that highlights the best cafés in Toronto for freelance editors looking for a caffeine fix and a temporary office away from home. By Nina Munteaunu I discovered Wunderland Gallery and Espresso Bar, a delightful indie café in the Beaches, while looking for a place to relax and write. … Continue reading The Daily Grind: Toronto’s Wunderland Gallery and Espresso Bar
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