Category Archives: Thoughts
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?
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…
The Value of Plain Language
One of the hardest lessons I ever had to learn as a writer was that using complex words was not a sign of good writing. It’s a natural assumption to make. “Good” writing means writing that sounds “smart” — and what’s smarter than using vague or polysyllabic words that you really have to think about to understand?…
Resources for Editors
In September I wrote a blog post about my experience with Ryerson’s publishing program. At the end of the post, I said I would provide more info for people who want to learn more about editing or who want to be editors. So here’s a huge list of resources for editors! These links aren’t organized in any particular order….
Ryerson Publishing: What Other Students Thought
I last wrote about the Ryerson publishing program when I answered some FAQs from prospective students. But what do other publishing students have to say about their experience? I found out — and I hope you get as much out of their comments as I did. Note: all quotes below have been lightly edited for grammar or…
My Perspective on Ryerson’s Publishing Program — 3 Years Later
Ever since I graduated from Ryerson’s publishing program in 2011, I’ve been contacted by people asking for more information about it — about whether the program is worth their time, and whether it’s led to the kind of work I’ve expected. These questions have been hard to answer; as I was going through the program, the publishing industry…
The EAC 2014 Conference: Live Tweets, Landmarks, and Lost Voices
I’ve been a member of the Editors’ Association of Canada since 2009, but haven’t attended every conference since then. I’ve only attended the ones requiring minimal travel, like the 2010 one in Montreal or the 2012 one in Ottawa. Luckily enough, the EAC 2014 conference, which happened just last weekend, was in my hometown of…