Was very pleased to be the closing keynote speaker for the 2022 Editors Canada conference held May 29 and 30, 2022. Below is my address: I’d first like to thank you for inviting me to be one of your keynote speakers. Given my somewhat reclusive nature, and the still present concern regarding this pandemic, it’s a pleasure to meet you all virtually. Today I’m going to talk about: editing for a changing world: a perspective…
A great editing service I’m pleased to add my editing services to the skillful team at Essential Edits. My services there are as a senior editor/writing coach, specializing in Canadian Literature. What is Essential Edits? The team of editors at Essential Edits came together as part of an initiative by Robert Runté, who is a former editor with Five Rivers Publishing back when the house published some 30+ writers. Robert’s vision was to establish an…
I’m very pleased to announce I’ll be a keynote speaker at the Editor’s Canada Conference May 29, at 4:00 PM. Aerin Caley, former editor with Five Rivers Publishing, interviewed me recently for the conference. That interview is below: Lorina Stephens didn’t start her career in writing and publishing. She has been a manager and bookkeeper for companies as diverse as a civil engineering firm, Faberge of Canada, and her own custom glass installation company. She…
It’s about time to make it official Over the years I’ve been asked to provide editorial services quite outside of Five Rivers Publishing, and it’s been my pleasure to do so. So, now I’m making if official: I’m offering professional editorial services. What does that mean? Whether you’re looking for an editor to help you with the development and structure of your novel or book, or copy-editing services, I’d be pleased to offer you the…
I must admit to not pulling punches when I edit. That attitude comes partly from my experiences with editors whose brutal honesty I have come to respect and appreciate, and partly from their admonition to return the favour when my time came. And, like our Senior Editor Dr. Robert Runte, I have also received comment from colleagues who are surprised I am so blunt, and have been called mean as well. I was once asked…