This blog post was originally written for the Auditorium, a blog by the Research Culture & Researcher Development Team at the University of Glasgow, for their “Pathfinder Career Narratives” series. I’m thankful to my friend and colleague Danielle Barkley, who invited me to write this post and prompted me to reflect on my career journey.Continue reading “My Career Story (So Far)”
Author Archives: Letitia Henville
Content Marketing without Social Media (Editors Canada 2024)
Examples of content marketing: Resources mentioned (plus a few not mentioned that informed Letitia’s thinking): Strategic Marketing for Consultants & Freelancers: If you found today’s presentation helpful, you might also be interested in the course that I offer, “Strategic Marketing for Consultants & Freelancers.” Use the coupon code CONTENTED until July 1, 2024, and getContinue reading “Content Marketing without Social Media (Editors Canada 2024)”
Why Academic Editors Should Read Kumar’s Every Day I Write the Book
Amitava Kumar’s Every Day I Write the Book: Notes on Style (Duke UP, 2020) is unlike any other book about academic writing I’ve read. Dense with diverse references across its short essays—some only a paragraph; some largely quoted—Kumar implies that academics should reform their approach to scholarly writing. The advice is diffuse: “two credos: (1)Continue reading “Why Academic Editors Should Read Kumar’s Every Day I Write the Book”
Ethically Compiling an Editing Portfolio
Access the Recorded Webinar Editors work in quiet confidence. Our job is to help writers to speak with clarity, accuracy, and sometimes even flair. In so doing, our own voices are silent, and our perspectives unheard. The best copyedits are the ones a reader can’t see. Because of the editor’s invisibility, putting together online portfoliosContinue reading “Ethically Compiling an Editing Portfolio”
How to accept or reject changes in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word’s “Track Changes” feature enables you to review and either accept or reject each edit in your document. Depending on how you view your edited doc, you might see a red bar along the left side of your text, or it might look as if your text is underlined and written in a newContinue reading “How to accept or reject changes in Microsoft Word”
“Ethically Compiling an Editing Portfolio” – a webinar for the EFA
About Me: The Core Four: I recommend that you include at least one of these elements in your online portfolio: + Six More: Additional, optional elements you might want to include in your portfolio: Virtual Coffee Calendar (scroll to the bottom of the page; times are available in March & April) “Strategic Marketing for FreelancersContinue reading ““Ethically Compiling an Editing Portfolio” – a webinar for the EFA”
Protected: How to edit Gantt chart timelines in Word (4-minute video)
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Protected: Resources for Applications to SSHRC’s Research-Creation Merit Review Committee
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