Copy Editing

Authors

"The difference between the right word and the almost right word
is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug."
—Mark Twain

EXPERTISE

Copy Editing: Twenty-eight years’ experience ensuring the internal consistencies of texts; checking for and correcting errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, format, and style.

Proofreading: Thirty years’ experience controlling text accuracy and quality through the many steps of the production process.

Substantive Editing: Thirty years’ experience objectively critiquing texts for content, accuracy, tone, organization, and presentation.

Member of
Editors Canada

CREDENTIALS

Editors Canada, Toronto Branch (ongoing, since 2003), Seminars for Editors (including Generative AI, Cookbook and Recipe Editing, Editing for the Internet)

ACES The Society for Editing (2024), Seminars for Editors (including Editing for Graphic Novels)

George Brown College (2010),

Instructing Adults Seminar; Accessible Services Seminar

MagNet Conference (2009), Seminars for Communicators

Ryerson Polytechnic University (1997), Copy Editing Program

Banff School of Fine Arts (1995), Book Publishing Program

University of King’s College/Dalhousie University (1991–1995), English Literature Degree, Advanced Major

COPY EDITING

"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug." —Mark Twain

​EXPERTISE

Member of Editors Canada

CREDENTIALS

"The difference between the right word and the almost right word
is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug."
—Mark Twain

EXPERTISE

Member of
Editors Canada