Date Posted: Friday October 25, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
The second meeting of the Kingston Twig’s ECE3 Book Club, held on October 9, 2019, at the Ongwanada Resource Centre in Kingston, was a success: Shockingly, everyone in the group was discovered to have opinions—in some cases, even feelings—about at least some hyphens to some degree. The hyphen in attributive adjective compounds (a hyphen use […]
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Date Posted: Monday October 7, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
“This morning I deleted the hyphen from ‘hell-bound’ and made it one word; this afternoon I redivided it and restored the hyphen.” The quote is from Edwin Arlington Robinson, an American poet (hugely popular in his day) who died in 1935. But let’s be honest: it could have been any one of us, right? There’s […]
Date Posted: Tuesday October 1, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
Nine members and friends of the twig attended the first meeting after our summer break for a discussion prompted by the phrase “Today I learned …” The acronym “TIL” is widely used on Twitter as a way of introducing a comment; attendees were asked to each share something they had learned recently that was useful […]
Date Posted: Tuesday September 10, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
On “Editor Twitter,” many posts begin with the abbreviation “TIL,” which stands for “Today I learned ….” We thought that would make a good theme for an editor’s gathering. No matter how old we get, there’s something about September that makes us feel like it’s back-to-school time. And goodness knows we could all use a […]
Date Posted: Tuesday May 21, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
YES, summer is coming, despite the lingering chill in the air. Let’s celebrate! We did well last year at the Merchant Tap Room, so have booked there again: 6a Princess Street, Kingston (just north of the Holiday Inn), 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12. It’s an accessible, historic stone building and has an extensive menu of […]
Date Posted: Monday May 20, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
Eight of us had a lovely time sharing our workspaces at the gathering on May 8. Even in this small group, there was a surprising diversity even in setups! And Don’t Miss…. In response to a request, Adrienne supplied links for more info on some of her tech: https://blog.catchthesun.net/2019/03/pc-on-a-stick/ https://blog.catchthesun.net/2013/08/standing-desks/ https://www.copyediting.com/ergonomics-for-digital-nomads/ https://www.ikea.com/hk/en/catalog/products/30251030/ Ellie […]
Date Posted: Tuesday April 23, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
Are you sitting in your usual workspace as you read this? If not, pretend you are. Are you in a home office? In your employer’s office? A café? An oak-lined library? What kind of desk are you sitting at—or standing at? Or is it the dining table? Or is your laptop balanced on your knees? […]
Date Posted: Monday April 22, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
by Wade Guyitt As editors, we’re trained to intervene in written language, whenever needed, to maximize its effects. You’ve heard of helicopter parents? Editors are helicopter readers, always poised, proverbial red pen at the ready, to tighten awkward phrases or tidy inconsistencies of spelling. But if we’re the zookeepers of language, linguists are more like […]
Date Posted: Tuesday April 2, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
The Strathy Language Unit was established at Queen’s University in 1981 with a mission to study standard English usage in Canada. Since that time, the unit has supported a variety of initiatives to examine Canadian English from diverse perspectives as well as the notion of a “standard” in an evolving linguistic landscape. We are extremely […]
Date Posted: Monday March 25, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
Nine people came together on Wednesday, March 13, to learn more about these standards and share their experiences of using them. Afterwards, we tested our knowledge by playing standards matching games. At the request of student member Monica Laane-Fralick, who isn’t able to attend meetings in person, Brenda Leifso set her up to attend using […]
Date Posted: Tuesday March 5, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
What exactly does a professional editor do? How can you tell when they’re doing it well? There’s no single answer to these questions. But with its Professional Editorial Standards, Editors Canada provides one way of describing and categorizing editorial knowledge and skill that has proven invaluable to editors at all skill levels as well as […]
Date Posted: Friday March 1, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
by Wade Guyitt Is there a more unsung part of a book than its index? A cover alone is enough – warnings aside – for potential buyers to render judgment on the thing as a whole. The dedication and epigraphs are read with tingling anticipation. The table of contents unfurls like a menu of servings […]
Date Posted: Monday February 4, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
Join us on Wednesday, February 13, to talk indexing with member Nancy Wills! A former co-coordinator of Editors Kingston, Nancy is a freelancer who splits her time about evenly between editing and indexing. “After many years with the provincial government,” she says, “some years ago I embarked on a career change that allowed me to focus […]
Date Posted: Thursday January 24, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
by John Thompson The Editors Kingston twig met on Wednesday, January 9, for a sprawling discussion about the challenges of working as a freelancer. Subjects included the fear of saying no to work, the challenges of working from home while maintaining some semblance of sanity, managing erratic cash flow, and dealing with difficult clients. Brenda […]
Date Posted: Friday January 4, 2019 News type: Uncategorized
by Brenda Leifso How did that happen? Suddenly January is upon us in full swing, and already we might feel as if we are scrambling around trying to keep it all together. To that end, our monthly Kingston Twig meeting is scheduled for this coming Wednesday with the ever-pertinent topic of Managing the Freelance Life. […]
Date Posted: Tuesday November 20, 2018 News type: Uncategorized
by Elizabeth d’Anjou It’s often the editor’s task to straddle the divide between creativity and convention. How does this unique relationship to a text play out when it comes to that most creative of media, poetry? Our twig community happens to be uniquely positioned to discuss this question as we are fortunate enough to count […]
Date Posted: Saturday November 10, 2018 News type: Uncategorized
…or is it Poets Talk Editing? Our twig community is fortunate enough to count among us a number of editors who are also poets (or is that poets who are also editors?). On November 14, a panel consisting of Brenda Leifso, Bob MacKenzie, and Mickeelie Webb will share their thoughts and experiences about the writing […]
Date Posted: Tuesday November 6, 2018 News type: Uncategorized
by Elizabeth d’Anjou with Anne Marie Benoit As the leaves turned red and the air turned cool in October, Editors Kingston gathered to talk books. Everyone had been asked to talk about a book they’d read recently, with a particular (but not exclusive) focus on reads that had taught them something, about editing or otherwise. […]
Date Posted: Monday October 8, 2018 News type: Uncategorized
Happy Thanksgiving! Fall and reading seem to go hand in hand, what with students and teachers buckling down, book prize announcements dominating the cultural news, and longer, cooler evenings encouraging curling up indoors. (It can be no accident that Canada’s most famous literary character, Anne of Green Gables, once said, “I’m so glad I live […]
Date Posted: Wednesday September 19, 2018 News type: Uncategorized
by John Thompson During our September gathering, Editors Kingston heard from Oscar Malan, proprietor of Kingston’s independent bookstore, Novel Idea. He spoke about how his business managed to survive 15 years of competition with Indigo in Kingston’s downtown, how technology has changed bookselling and working in retail as a whole, and how he manages to […]
Date Posted: Tuesday September 11, 2018 News type: Uncategorized
Somehow it is September! What better way to celebrate the start of the school year than by talking books? Join us Wednesday, September 12, to meet Oscar Malan, proprietor of Novel Idea, Kingston’s independent bookstore. Longtime friend of the twig Carla Douglas will host as Oscar shares his experiences of the joys and challenges of […]
Date Posted: Friday June 15, 2018 News type: Uncategorized
Come celebrate the arrival of summer with Editors Kingston! We have a booking at the Merchant Tap Room, 6a Princess Street, Kingston (just north of the Holiday Inn), for 6:30 p.m. this Wednesday, June 20. It’s an accessible, historic stone building and has an extensive menu of food and draft beers. Join us for this […]
Date Posted: Sunday June 3, 2018 News type: Uncategorized
At this month’s meeting we spoke with Leigh Nash of Invisible Publishing. Leigh summarized her career in editing and publishing and then discussed the various quirks and challenges of running a nonprofit small press. Leigh describes herself as a “professional magpie,” having bounced between multiple editing assistant jobs and a few lateral moves into yoga, […]
Date Posted: Thursday April 19, 2018 News type: Uncategorized
What’s it like to run a small, nonprofit indie publisher located in a town of 4,800 people? Join us at the Editors Kingston gathering on May 9 and find out. We’ll be welcoming Leigh Nash, the publisher of Invisible Publishing, which has its offices over the bookstore in Picton, Ontario. Invisible produces “cool and contemporary” […]