Editing for accessibility
As editors, we are advocates for readers—the people who use the documents we help produce. If a document is not accessible, a significant portion of the intended audience may not be able to receive the message.
Review of Turn Every Page
We recommend this insightful documentary about what editing can be.
Your 2023 guide to conferences on editing
In-person editing conferences are happening again! While the pandemic is not quite behind us, we have once again started to travel, regularly gather in person, and attend in-person events. The benefits of attending conferences are many. Conferences are a chance…
Managing decision fatigue: Some tools for editors
It’s 4:00 p.m., you’ve been working since 8:30 a.m., and you’ve got to finish editing a document that’s due at the end of the day. You’ve taken a couple of short caffeine breaks, and you did have lunch, but you…
Working with a workplace writing coach
Regardless of whether you enjoy or dread your workplace writing tasks, you may find it helpful to work with a writing coach.
Misappropriating the language of mental illness
We’ve come a long way in understanding the importance of mental health and reducing stigma around mental illness.
A welcome new resource: Demystifying Disability
Every once in a while, a new resource, or a new edition of an old resource, comes along that gets those of us who work with words very excited (think Chicago Manual of Style, Publication Manual of the American Psychological…
A bundle of bestsellers
If you want a reading list for 2022, look no further than the top 20 BC bestsellers of 2021, announced earlier this month by Read Local BC. We’re delighted to have edited or proofread several of the non-fiction titles on…
And the award goes to…
We always love hearing the results of book awards, and we’re proud that WCEA partners have worked on some of the books recognized this fall. Baking Day with Anna Olson: Recipes to Bake Together, by Anna Olson (Appetite by…