Come and learn a little about the world of editing. If you love words\, this workshop is for you.
\nIt turns o ut that it takes a trained eye to see mistakes and that all mistakes are n ot considered equal. Much depends on the nature and sensitivity of the doc ument. Imagine a banking document with a misplaced decimal. Imagine a medi cal report which states &ldquo\;most patients experience side effects&rdqu o\; versus &ldquo\;all patients&rdquo\;. Words matter. Punctuation matters . Remember the book\, &ldquo\;Eats Shoots and Leaves&rdquo\;? For the sake of a comma or two\, meaning can change.
\nInterested participants a re welcome to try their hand at editing in this interactive workshop. The exercise will be used as a sample to discuss substantive editing through t o proofreading.
\nWhy an Editor?
\nEd itors Canada has been the national organization for freelance and in-house editors since 1979. Providing professional standards\, national certifica tion\, as well as intellectual and legal support\, Editors Canada is an or ganization that seeks to solidify and empower its members.
\nWriters can search the online database available through Editors Canada to find a suitable editor who matches the genre and skill set required. Individuals are encouraged to use our freelance legal contract to ensure agreements a re met.
\nClients arrive with projects in various stages of completi on. Sometimes an author will seek a quick copy edit and proofread to ensur e that the final copy is free of mistakes and imparts the intended message . Often a client is looking for an editor who can add clarity and precisio n to a well-crafted message. Business communication requires careful words mithing to meet expectations in a limited word count. Everyone knows the p ower of plain language text for delivering fast and effective messages\, e specially in advertising.
\nWe&rsquo\;ve spent the last decade learn ing a new awareness in language sensitivity\, gendered pronouns\, and inve stigating inclusivity. Many clients look to an editor to ensure they&rsquo \;ve got this right. It&rsquo\;s new territory and a complicated new lands cape that requires diplomacy and care. Mistakes in this arena can be costl y and lasting.
\nOccasionally\, a client is really looking for a wri ter. The client may present a series of specific parameters or steps and t hat need to be written. Imagine a client who manufactures medical devices. Here is a company that needs to write an instruction manual\, a list of s afety specifications\, and a maintenance guide for an appliance. This is s omething a substantive editor can do.
\nEditing is such a specialize d field unto itself. There are editors who only work on cookbooks\, some w ho edit geographical maps for accuracy and content\, others who edit only foreign languages.
\nAbout Editors Barrie\n
Editors Barrie was fo unded in 2018 by JJ Wilson as a twig connected to Editors Canada. Too smal l to be called a branch (yet)\, our organization aims to serve editors and freelance writers at all points north of Toronto. Whether your message is short and in need of a quick fix\, a pithy novel\, or a long and involved series of parameters that must be met\, freelance writers and editors can handle these sorts of tasks.
\nEditors Canada offers a searchable o nline database for editors and writers. A typical client can search using filters based on genre\, expertise\, location\, or \; \;cost. The purpose of the \; database is to connect interested individuals altho ugh it makes no money from this \; connection. Ultimately\, the intere sted parties must decide on their own contract.
\nAs coordinator for this local organization\, JJ believes that the role of Editors Barrie is to foster professional business relationships within the community while m aintaining standardized editorial guidelines\, ethical practices\, and bui lding mentorship.
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