Welcome to West Coast Editor’s new home!

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Editors British Columbia is pleased to launch West Coast Editor at its new home here at editorsbc.ca.

What you need to know

While we anticipated a seamless transition from WordPress.com to WordPress.org, in this transitional stage “editorsbc.blog” may be temporarily unavailable (because no development plan survives contact with an automated system). But if you are reading this from that domain, then the transfer is complete—welcome!

Please read on for bookmarking and subscription steps.

Regular readers

Once the domain transfer is complete, regular readers should not notice a difference in accessing the blog from bookmarks and other links for the time being. However, “editorsbc.blog” will be phased out over the next year, so we recommend updating your bookmarks and other links to “https://editorsbc.ca” now.

Subscribers

As we mentioned before the move, subscribers need to update their preferences to receive email notifications again. Whether you signed up using a WordPress.com account or your email address only, you can manage your email notifications through the WordPress.com Reader to continue receiving our newsletter/emails.

  • Go to https://wordpress.com/reader/subscriptions.
  • Enter the email address you used to subscribe and click “Continue.”
    • If you use your WordPress.com account, put in your password as usual.
    • If you do not use a WordPress.com account, the site will email you with one-time access. Open your email account and click the “Log in now” link in the “Log in to WordPress.com” email.

Once the WordPress.com Reader “Manage subscribed sites” page opens:

  • Find West Coast Editor (editorsbc.ca) in the list of your subscribed sites.
  • Click on the “More actions” ellipses for the site.
  • Toggle on the “Receive emails” button that appears in the popup menu.
Screenshot of WordPress.com's "managed subscribed sites" highlighting steps to subscribe to West Coast Editor's new home website.
Screencap of the WordPress.com Reader Subscriptions management page highlighting the Subscribed site domain, “More actions” menu,  and “Receive emails” button.

That’s it! We look forward to sharing West Coast Editor with you from our new home.

NOTE: If you are an email subscriber who is not currently receiving notifications, or cannot log in using these steps, please either email webmaster [at] editorsbc [dot] ca or subscribe directly to the new site using the “Subscribe” option in the sidebar.

Springing forward: Let’s cultivate a new crop of Editors BC programming ideas!

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EDITORS BC GENERAL MEETING: MEMBERS ONLY

WHEN ​​             April 16, 2025, 7:00–8:00 pm PDT

WHERE ​​           Online through Zoom

COST  ​             Free for Editors Canada members

Group work sessions on Zoom? In-person social time? Guest speakers from editing niches you didn’t know existed? Just like the flowers blooming around us, Editors BC is looking to spring into a new season of connected community and fresh learning. This April, let us know what YOU would like Editors BC programs to look like in the future. 

We’re hosting an informal brainstorming session where all members are invited to bring their seeds of creativity to the community garden. What is it you want to see more of at monthly meetings? What is it you want to see less of? This is your chance to voice a little bit of what you’d like to receive as an Editors BC member. 

So bring your budding ideas (and even more spring metaphors) to the cross-pollination conversation with editing friends and colleagues and help our community flourish.

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Adding Plain Language Services to Your Business

When:  March 19, 2025, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm PST

Where: Online through Zoom

Cost: Free for Editors Canada members, $10 for non-members, $5 for student non-members

For the past few years, plain language has been gaining momentum. Standards bodies like Editors Canada are publishing guidelines based on a growing mass of evidence about how people read and process information. Readers are increasingly demanding the right to understand the material they need for various purposes. Communicators are seeing the benefits of using plain language to reach their target audiences. And organizations of all kinds are looking for more plain language support.

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Calling editors and other word nerds!

Inquiring minds want to know . . . what’s on your bookshelf? Or in that pile of books on your desk or floor, or your stash of online links or files? 

In the spirit of sharing resources and supporting each other’s professional lives, Editors BC and Editors Canada members are invited to submit a short piece about their “bookshelf” for posting in West Coast Editor, Editors BC’s official blog. 

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Streaming on YouTube! Book Launch for Elements of Indigenous Style, 2nd ed. with Warren Cariou & Lorena Fontaine 

Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 7:00 pm CST/5 pm PST.

This event, live at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg, celebrates the launch of the second edition of Elements of Indigenous Style, an essential guide for culturally appropriate and ethical writing, editing, and publishing involving Indigenous Peoples. The evening will feature two of the second edition’s editors, Warren Cariou and Lorena Fontaine, in conversation as they discuss the creation of the second edition.

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Join a conversation with Caroline Adderson, author of A Way to Be Happy, longlisted for the 2024 Giller Prize.

When:  February 19, 2025, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm PST

Where: Online through Zoom

Cost: Free for Editors Canada members, $10 for non-members, $5 for student non-members

A storytelling powerhouse, Caroline Adderson writes literary fiction, short stories, and children’s literature; teaches creative writing; and mentors newcomer women to share their stories via The Shoe Project. Join us for a discussion with Caroline about the relationship between writers and editors. How does editing differ between genres? How can editors help authors write better books? Do you need to be a good writer to be a good editor? Find out more about how Caroline blends the craft of writing and editing. 

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Transitioning and Connecting: An Emerging Editor’s Journey (Part 2)

By Dana Sorensen

In On the Right Path, Dana described how editing “snuck up” on her as a second career and the value of being mentored by experienced editors. Previously an equity trader, Dana now shares how she’s building on her professional experience to transition into and structure her freelance practice. She also stresses the importance of connecting with other editors by attending editing and writing events—the more, the better!

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Travels with the Grammar Table: Q&A with Ellen Jovin

We had the pleasure of interviewing Ellen Jovin, proprietor of the Grammar Table, the star of Rebel with a Clause—a new documentary filmthat premiered January 10—and the author of the US national bestseller Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian (HarperCollins, 2022). 

We invite you to join Editors BC and Ellen for “Winter Grammarfest!”

When: Saturday, January 18, 2025, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm PST
Where: Online via Zoom. Registration is open until January 17.

Enjoy the Q&A below!

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“On the Right Path”: An Emerging Editor’s Journey (Part 1)

By Dana Sorensen

I haven’t been an editor for very long. In some ways, this career snuck up on me.

An equity trader for my entire professional life, I started in that industry partly to make use of my BA in Economics. I was over the moon to have a job I excelled at and where I fit in! As time went on and we were able to trade from home, I used the time I saved on commuting to care for my daughter and my mom-in-law.

 As much as I appreciated my job for the perks, social standing, and the thrill of trading, secretly I knew a big part of my mind was either dormant or only used after hours. Through those years, I had a recurring dream of rediscovering a secret room in my house with built-in bookshelves, a big chair, soft lighting, and even a library ladder!

Cartoon books on shelves enclosed within a heart-shaped frame

In my dream, I was ecstatic that such a soulful, interior place could exist and continue to exist for my whole life. At those times, I knew a crucial part of my mind was going unused, but it would not be ignored forever.

As my life circumstances began to change, I had the urge to use my mind in a new way.  I went through a career exploration package with a local counsellor. It didn’t take much to uncover my aptitude for creative communication and more specifically, editing.

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