Are you looking for an editor for your book or other written work? Editors Canada has an online directory
you can search according to various criteria: http://www.editors.ca/ode/search . The Editors Canada website also has links to other useful information. For example, you can learn what the different kinds of editing are. You can learn how to become an editor if you’re interested in doing that.
Good article here about how to write a strong query letter: https://tinyurl.com/yce8yy6t .
Are you into family history and genealogy? Here’s a tongue-in-cheek take on it, courtesy of The Daily Bonnet: http://dailybonnet.com/local-woman-finally-wins-mennonite-game/ .
Author/photographer Murphy Shewchuk did a super presentation at the (Kamloops-based) Interior Authors Group meeting last night. He spoke completely without notes. (I wish I could.) I learned a lot from his experiences in selling his writing & photography in various ways. He’s the author of many many articles for magazines including BC OUTDOORS & of books available at Chapters Indigo http://tinyurl.com/ya5t3c57 , Amazon http://tinyurl.com/ybw8tqxt , & elsewhere. I was particularly interested in his tips for taking photographs. Here are just a few:
-You get the best outdoor light before & after the 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM period.
-Don’t always stand on the level & photograph what’s ahead of you. If possible, get up higher than what you’re photographing. Or get lower. An example: Murphy told us about shooting wildflower pictures at dawn while lying with his ear on the ground.
-Don’t have the horizon in the middle of your picture. Preferably have it about a third of the way from the top, or a third of the way from the bottom.
-When photographing people & animals, make sure the eyes are noticeable & in focus—even if other parts of them aren’t. The eyes bring them to life.
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