Margaret

Technical writer and editor with a background in earth science and an interest in everything.

[Margaret @MargShawComm]

Great to see you on Twitter, @EditorsEdmonton!

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Something you may not know is there are entire books about scientific writing. Check the bookseller websites. #Editorschat

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@editorscanada This has been a wonderful opportunity. Thank you to all who set it up and participated! #Editorschat

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A8 Most of my work is from goverment and business. Some has been from small publishers and a tiny bit from not-for-profit. #Editorschat

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A7 @cjbrownatlarge True, but when I was editing a huge electrical doc and needed overview info, Google searches were great #Editorschat

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A7 Related to @electricland's comment, some clients have their own lists of terminology. #Editorschat

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A7 My work is varied as well, so I rely on Google and even pull out uni textbooks to understand terms and concepts as needed #Editorschat

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A7 Our association is a great resource: Editors Canada blogs, Facebook groups, our email list - I find them all really useful #Editorschat

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@qctranslator I am not sure about medical editing. The STC has a variety of people, though, from comp sci to instruc. design #Editorschat

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A5 I've had great work from my listing in the online directory too. #Editorschat

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A6 I'm sorry, I don't know. #Editorschat

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A3 The Geological Survey of Canada has a Guide to Authors (2016). #Editorschat

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Q5 You'd do well to join the Society for Technical Communication. They have chapters across the country and abroad. #Editorschat

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@AliceSChang I agree with Eva. I recently spent a full day at Assoc Mineral Explor Roundup marketing myself to mining companies #Editorschat

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Alice - I recommend you use your networks, including social media but also your friends. Let everyone know you are an editor. #Editorschat

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Q4 The journal articles I've worked on were in Word. The publisher would then format. #Editorschat

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Jordan - take editing courses and/or seminars. #Editorschat

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I agree no degree required. Right now I'm editing an environmental report on a dredging project - much of it structural editing #Editorschat

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A3 Also, our very own ECE has a good chapter on measurement, and our Editorial Niches has a good STEM chapter. #Editorschat

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For scientific writing according to Duke U, you need the degree. For scientific editing the degree is helpful. #Editorschat