Happy New Year and all the best for a great 2018. Rather than coming up with New Year’s resolutions –…
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All about the business of editing: July newsletter
I’ve just sent out the July newsletter for Editors Victoria to members. It’s available online as well. Welcome to the…
Review: Lots of tips and procedures for better onscreen editing
I wrote this review for the Editors Victoria newsletter. The title of Geoff Hart’s book Effective Onscreen Editing (3rd edition)…
Freelancing in-house
Last month I experienced a side of editing quite alien to my normal freelance life – working in an office…
Regional meet-ups, metro dinner meetings, training: newsletter
The August newsletter for Editors Victoria is out now, with an interview with editor and author Lucy Treloar, book reviews, events and more
Illustrator Judith Rossell, regional meetings and meet editor Susan Pierotti: newsletter
I’ve just sent out the March newsletter for Editors Victoria. Here’s my intro: Welcome to our March newsletter. In addition…
Science and communication in Brisbane 2016
The Australian Science Communicators are holding their annual conference in Brisbane on Friday 11 March. It’s networking and professional development…
Hello 2016
As I get down to work in the new year, here’s a reminder of my Christmas and New Year break.
Save the Winton Wetlands sea-eagles in seven days
There are a gazillion conservation causes to donate to, but you don’t often get the chance to save two particular wild…
Science on your skin
One of the young women who works at one of our local cafés has an equation tattooed on the front of…
David Crystal’s ‘Making a Point’ and a Q&A with editor and teacher Stephanie Holt: newsletter
This morning I sent out the December newsletter for Editors Victoria. It includes Louise Zedda-Sampson’s review of David Crystal’s new…
My Freelance Register posting is up
Update 2018: We now have a national directory for Australian freelance editors, which you can find at http://iped-editors.org/Find_an_editor. Yay, my posting…
Editing at Hepburn Springs, and a life science editing accreditation
The November Editors Victoria newsletter is out! Two days of editing in Hepburn Springs: what did those lucky editors learn…
Review: Junkyard Planet
My review of Adam Minter’s Junkyard Planet: travels in the billion-dollar trash trade is out on Science Book a Day…
Australia’s best science writing 2015
Australia’s best science writing 2015 If you’re in Sydney next Tuesday (27 Oct 2015), you could attend the launch of…
