All posts by Christina
Upcoming Webinar: Transferring Editorial Skills to the World of Content Design
On September 24, 2024, I’ll be hosting a webinar with Editors Canada about how editors can transfer their proofreading, copy editing and structural editing skills to the world of tech as content designers. This webinar is meant for writers and editors who may be experienced in their current fields, but are new to working in…
Advice for Hosting a Digital-Industry-Focused Book Club
For the past year, I’ve been running a book club at Scotiabank about digital product and design. It’s been a lot of fun, and here’s what’s worked the most.
It’s OK to Write Multiple Drafts
Sometimes, your initial UX writing drafts fall short. It’s ok to rewrite things and suggest design changes. Here’s a quick example of that.
Guest Appearance on Productivity Alchemy
A few months ago, I was interviewed by Kevin Sonney for his podcast, Productivity Alchemy. And it’s live today!
In it, I talk about how I stay organized and productive both in my role as a content designer and in my home life.
I’m Presenting at Perspectives 2022
I will be speaking at Perspectives 2022, a virtual conference about content design, about my experience of being a content designer with ADHD.
Moving into Content Design
I’ve always seen myself as a word person. From ordering dictionaries from Scholastic during my school days to taking courses in book publishing to writing about editing , working with words has always been at the core of my identity.
So it’s with a mix of pride and surprise that I’m announcing my a new job as…. a designer? Really?
How to Edit FAQ Pages
If customers ask certain questions so often that your company requires a dedicated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page, the answers should be so obvious that they write themselves, right? Not quite. Creating a user-friendly FAQ page can take a lot of work—and, frankly, I think it’s kind of fun. In fact, for a while I…
1 Rule to Follow When Writing for Others
One of the hardest things to keep in mind as a writer is that you’re not writing for just yourself. A lot of the time, you’re writing to help others. Whether readers want to learn something new, need to make an important decision, or are searching for a sense of belonging to combat isolation, the writing—if you want to build an audience, which…
4 Print Advertising Mistakes You Should Avoid
I get several flyers in the mail every week. Most are conventional: coupons, sales, and so forth. However, I sometimes find one that catches my eye. Unfortunately, one caught my eye last week for the wrong reasons. It was such a jumble of information that I had no idea what to focus on when I read it —…
What Are the Different Types of Editing?
Amid all this talk about plain language and writing web copy, it seems like a smart idea to pull back and look at things from the other side. A lot of the myths about editors out there exist because people don’t really know what editing entails. So what do you do if you think you’re looking for…