“The difference between the almost right word
& the right word is really a large matter — it's the
difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”

~ Mark Twain, Letter to George Bainton, 1888 ~

With an eye for detail and a strong interest in grammar and vocabulary, I work to ensure words and sentences reflect my clients' intended meaning.

I have experience in substantive, stylistic, and copy editing, as well as in proofreading. In 2007, I earned the credential of Certified Proofreader through the Editors' Association of Canada (EAC).

I am very active in the EAC and have served on both the BC branch and national executive councils. Most recently (2009–2010), I was member-at-large of the national executive.

For the association's 2006 conference, I organized and moderated a panel discussion on Copyright in the 21st Century. In 2007, I took part in two panel presentations: an entertaining debate on punctuation and the closing plenary session on editing rates. In 2008, I participated in a panel presentation entitled, Swinging both ways: Editors who write.

My current and former editing/proofreading clients include:

• Canada Wide Magazines and Communications, Ltd./Tourism British Columbia—copyeditor/proofreader of British Columbia 2005 Outdoor Adventure Guide, British Columbia 2005 Vacation Planner
• Canadian Bar Association—web editor for Dial-a-Law
• Canadian Paediatric Society—co-producer of newsletter for four-day annual conference
• Emergency Social Services Association (ESSA)—proofreader of non-profit newsletter
• Handbook on Information Technologies for Education and Training (Springer, 2008)—copyeditor
• Klein Lyons—editor and proofreader of various print and online documents between 2006 and 2009, including Full Disclosure
• North American Montessori Center—substantive editor/rewriter of teachers' manuals. Sample chapters: Prepositions (lower elementary, pdf); Vowels and Consonants (upper elementary, pdf)
• The Other Press—features editor and proofreader of weekly newspaper
• UBC Botanical Garden—plain-language editor and proofreader of John Davidson: Legacy of a Canadian botanist, a Virtual Museum of Canada exhibit
• Vancouver Coastal Health/Parkgate Community Health Centre—stylistic/copy editor of manuals on teen sexual health
• Independent authors

In addition, I work part-time for Athabasca University, copyediting the Journal of Educational Technology and Society.

Please contact me to view more samples of my editing.