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Ethics for editors—with Mary Schendlinger

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Iva Cheung| 2 Comments

Mary Schendlinger, senior editor at Geist and faculty member in SFU’s Master of Publishing Program, led an eye-opening and thought-provoking half-day EAC-BC seminar about ethical issues in editing. When we edit and publish, she said, we are mediating culture and … Continue reading →

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Fact-checking timesavers

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Iva Cheung| Leave a comment

Checking facts in the realm of general knowledge is a part of a copy editor’s job, and for some genres, like history or biography, it can be one of the most time consuming. Fortunately, a couple of really simple tools … Continue reading →

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Academic editing

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Iva Cheung| 1 Comment

At last evening’s EAC-BC meeting, David Harrison spoke about academic editing. His perspective was quite a bit different from mine—he seems to have gained most of his experience working directly with academic authors, often helping them prepare a manuscript for … Continue reading →

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Fact and nonfiction

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Iva Cheung| 1 Comment

At a recent editorial retreat, a very experienced editor was telling us about how clients sometimes question why the research for a single piece of information can take what seems like an unreasonable amount of time. “The author had provided … Continue reading →

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