by Alicia Chantal “It’s really about respecting someone’s lived experience.” I use this answer a lot when I get asked what a sensitivity reader does. The thing is, no amount of words can adequately express what it means to someone when they see their reality accurately portrayed on a page; the same is true about … Continue reading The Essence of Sensitivity Reading: Authenticity
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The State of Publishing Today
by Greg Ioannou The message from BoldFace said, “We were wondering if you would consider writing a post about your perspective on the state of publishing today . . .” 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
Paul Beverley, the Macro Guy
by Pamela Capraru Many of us know Paul Beverley as the macro expert in some of the editors’ groups on Facebook as well as various professional associations. We were curious to know how and why he started creating macros, and what his process entails. Pamela Capraru got us the answers. What prompted you to start … Continue reading Paul Beverley, the Macro Guy
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: “Semicolon: The Past, Present, And Future of a Misunderstood Mark,” by Cecelia Watson
by Andi Benjamin From the overuse of em dashes by ChatGPT to the longstanding Oxford comma wars, there’s no shortage of interesting topics for editors to debate in 2025. But one that’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: “Semicolon: The Past, Present, And Future of a Misunderstood Mark,” 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 Editor’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, “It seems like everyone’s editing origin story is a little different. There are so many ways to … Continue reading An Editor’s Origin Story
Editor for Life: Paul Carlucci, Editor and Author
A career as an editor is often a solo adventure, especially if you’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
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