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”
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“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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Getting Into In-House Research Grants Facilitation
In the order in which they are mentioned, here are the references & resources for this webinar: My column for University Affairs, “Ask Dr. Editor,” has lots of advice on writing effective grant applications: I also created writingwellishard.com as a free resource to help people to compare the writing patterns that underlie two different texts:Continue reading “Getting Into In-House Research Grants Facilitation”
References & Slides for “How to Read Research Grant Proposals like an Editor” (EARMA webinar, May 2023)
References, in order of discussion: I write a monthly academic writing advice column for the magazine University Affairs called “Ask Dr. Editor.” You can search for examples of funded and unfunded grants submitted by their authors via Open Grants. Writingwellishard.com is a text analysis tool that helps academics to understand the patterns they use inContinue reading “References & Slides for “How to Read Research Grant Proposals like an Editor” (EARMA webinar, May 2023)”
References & Resources for “Research Grant Applications: Unwritten Rules & Best Practices from University Affairs’ Ask Dr. Editor”
If you have any questions for my column, please send them to me. I’d also be happy to meet you for a free virtual coffee—you can sign up for a time here. My column for University Affairs, “Ask Dr. Editor,” has lots of advice on writing effective grant applications, including 01 | The Written RulesContinue reading “References & Resources for “Research Grant Applications: Unwritten Rules & Best Practices from University Affairs’ Ask Dr. Editor””
References & Resources for “Quantifying Your Editing Impact”
I began my presentation with a land acknowledgement, and I used native-land.ca to learn more about the Indigenous people on whose lands we have met. I work to begin to repay part of the debt that I owe as a settler by donating to Indspire, who provide financial support to Indigenous students so they canContinue reading “References & Resources for “Quantifying Your Editing Impact””