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Christine Rowlands is a writer and editor in the Vancouver, BC area.-
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Literacy campaign could use an editor
‘These Are Your Kids on Books’ Poster Goes Viral – GalleyCat. Though it’s great to promote reading to kids, is it too much to expect that the poster spells the titles of books correctly? If you really love books and … Continue reading
Misquoted Facebook status becomes misattributed quote in mere keystrokes
Anatomy of a Fake Quotation – Megan McArdle – National – The Atlantic. All it took was one misunderstanding and the deletion of a couple of quotation marks for one Facebook status update to become a quote widely misattributed to … Continue reading
Posted in Editing, Language, Webwriting
Tagged Facebook, Martin Luther King, meme, misattributed, Osama bin Laden, quote, The Atlantic, Twitter
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3 good reasons to edit your work with human eyes
Computers are dumb. You’re smart. And in the frenzy of writing, it’s easy to make dumb human errors. So before hitting send, publish, or print, use your eyes, those of a friend, or your trusty neighbourhood editor to catch some … Continue reading
Call a proofreader next time
CBC News – British Columbia – Carr statue unveiling marred by bronzed typo. News of an unveiling of a statue dedicated to Emily Carr, a famous BC artist known for her paintings of West Coast forests and coastal villages, got … Continue reading
Posted in Editing, Grammar, Language, Literary, Writing
Tagged British Columbia, emily carr statue, proofreader, typo, victoria
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Celebrate good grammar
I was alerted that yesterday, March 4, was National Grammar Day. I didn’t mark the holiday by doing anything special (like a grammar rodeo). Nonetheless, the website for National Grammar Day contains enough links to grammar-oriented blogs, grammar tips, and … Continue reading
Why hire an editor?
To avoid people coming to your store trying to redeem what they “think” is your offer, as seen on the back of a Safeway receipt: Six packs of beer for $10.20? That IS quite the deal. An editor might have … Continue reading
What kind of editor do you want?
After responding to several calls for editing work over the past couple of weeks, it occurs to me that most people don’t really know what kind of editing they need. So I thought I’d help out with a handy guide … Continue reading
EAC meeting addresses the power and perils of writing online
The Editors’ Association BC Branch has just announced their topic for the March monthly meeting and it looks like a good one: Public-Private Boundaries in Online Writing and Publishing. It will be held at the usual bat time and bat … Continue reading
