Eva van Emden: Freelance Editor and Proofreader

At the last Editors BC monthly meeting, Iva Cheung gave a fascinating presentation about editing for accessibility. To begin with, she made an important point about how to look at this issue: instead of seeing accessibility as being about making accommodations...

I got my new copy of the Chicago Manual of Style yesterday. After working with my copy of CMOS 16 for seven years and studying with it for two certification exams, my old copy has highlighting, pencilling, and sticky tags—also a few folds and wrinkles...

Last year, I looked through my reading list and noticed how male-dominated it was. That led to the “don’t just read dudes” project. This year, I’d like to take on the extreme whiteness of my reading list. (Next year, I’m thinking of a “don’t just read...

Most freelancers know that they have to register to collect GST if their earnings pass a certain threshold, but many people I talk to don’t know whether to opt for the quick method or the non-quick method of GST accounting.
For businesses with relatively low expenses in relation to their income, the quick method will leave you with more money. (See the end of this article for a comparison of high- and low-expense businesses.) I calculate the crossover point as being at...