Written by David Marsh; copy edited by Janis Cleugh
With Editors BC’s new season getting underway this month, West Coast Editor felt now would be a good time to help members learn a bit more about their new executive for 2021–2022.
We’ve asked each member of the executive to describe their role in keeping Editors BC flourishing. We also asked them to pick two more questions on a variety of topics.
Here they are:
Written by David Marsh; copy edited by Janet Millar
Editors BC is a big chapter: in fact, we currently have 257 members.
In this series, our volunteer writers interview some of these members to find out what editing life looks like in this spacious province.
Today, David interviews Janice Love.
Janice is a freelance editor specializing in fiction, academic, educational, and business materials, with a particular interest in children’s literature and theological writing. Janice has been a member of Editors BC for more than two years and lives in Vernon with her family.
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Written by David Marsh; copy edited by Stella Du
It was about 10 years ago that I fully confronted the idea that language always changes. I remember my stubborn reaction: Ugh. Does it have to?
Written by David Marsh; copy edited by Annette Gingrich
Most editors have a few horror stories from their work experiences. For some, though, horror stories are the work itself.
Written by David Marsh; copy edited by Janet Millar
In June, Editors BC elected its new executive for 2020-2021. We felt now would be a good chance for members to get to know these 11 volunteers a little better.
We’ve asked each of them a set of five quick questions aimed at giving members a glimpse of the person occupying the position, along with some choice professional wisdom.
Here they are:
