Past Projects

Monday, 12 September 2011

Structural and Substantive Editing

  • The Spirit of Aloha: Angels Love Stories by Kawika David (http://hawaiianhuna.com/)
  • Be Golf by Brad Morris (of www.CowabungaLife.com)
  • Ishigaq: The Quest for Home by Andy Sibbald, Lunatic Publishing (Young Adult Fiction)
  • Scorpio Rising by Monique Domovitch (available at www.amazon.com)
  • Getting Skinny (a novel by Monique Domovitch)
  • Short fiction and creative non-fiction for Island Writer magazine (Victoria Writers’ Society)
  • Biology Teachers’ Resource Guide, Alberta Education (McGraw-Hill Ryerson)
  • Chemistry Teachers’ Resource Guide, Alberta Education (McGraw-Hill Ryerson)
  • C130 Instructor’s Guide: Essential Skills for Brokers and Agents (Insurance Institute of Canada)
  • Healthy Active Living textbook for grade 9/10 students (Thompson Educational)
  • Retirement Planning—Module 5 (Oliver Publishing)
  • Atlas, M.A., and MacInnis, I., The Canadian Taxation of Real Estate, Canada: CCH Canadian Limited
  • Kraft, et al., Wealth Management and Estate Planning: CFP Education Program Course 4, Canada: CCH Canadian Limited
  • Kraft, et al., Comprehensive Practices in Risk and Retirement Planning: CFP Education Program Course 3, Canada: CCH Canadian Limited.
  • Kraft, et al., Contemporary Practices in Financial Planning: CFP Education Program Course 2, Canada: CCH Canadian Limited
  • Kraft et al., Financial Planning Fundamentals: CFP Education Program Course 1, Canada: CCH Canadian Limited
  • Wealth Accumulation 2001–2002 Edition, Canada: CCH Canadian Limited
  • Personal Financial Planning 2001–2002 Edition, Canada: CCH Canadian Limited

Manuscript Evaluation

  • Evaluation of 120,000-word fiction manuscript entitled Godblog, by Laurie Channer. Provided substantive and stylistic edits. Author remarked that evaluation was the “most helpful and professional evaluation [she’d] received. Book was published by Darkstar fiction in 2008.

Copyediting

  • Short fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry for Island Writer magazine (Victoria Writers’ Society)
  • Clear Language Project, Final Report Deliverables (City of Toronto), February 2007
  • C120 Instructor’s Guide: Underwriting Skills (Insurance Institute of Canada), August 2006
  • Dance With the Devil (Key Porter, true crime manuscript), December 2006
  • Newsletters: Compiled and released monthly, between September 2001–04
    • Estate Planning for Financial Advisors, CCH Canadian Limited
    • The Financial Planner, CCH Canadian Limited
  • Online/Electronic (CD) Products: Released monthly, between September 2001–04
    • The Canadian Financial Planning Guide, CCH Canadian Limited
    • Estate Planning for Financial Advisors Guide, CCH Canadian Limited

Proofreading

  • Dozens of Young Adult novels, short fiction, adult fiction and more
  • Tax and legal case studies on an ongoing basis (CCH Canadian Limited), April 2006–February 2007 Canadian Pensions and Retirement Income Planning, 3rd Edition, 2006 (CCH Canadian Limited)
  • Lemon-Aid SUVs, Vans, and Trucks 2007, by Phil Edmonston (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)
  • Lemon-Aid Used Cars and Minivans 2006–07, by Phil Edmonston (Fitzhenry & Whiteside).Lemon-Aid New Cars and Minivans 2006, by Phil Edmonston (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)

Project Management and Coordination

  • City of Toronto
    • Clear Language Project, a 52-task project involving analyzing and re-designing City of Toronto report templates to create clearer communication between the City and the public, as well as teaching city councillors best practices for clear writing
  • Insurance Institute of Canada
  • Thompson Educational Publishing
    • Grade 9/10 Healthy Active Living textbook
    • Instructors’ guides
    • Insurance Law text