SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie
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Awesomer of hard words, teacher of tech and editors, sea-kayaker, SciEditor.ca, eiw365.com
I'm coming over to borrow your scissors – to open these scissors
October 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I'm coming over to borrow your scissors – to open these scissors
Book publishing—where almost 85% of the workers do not identify as "male" and pay has about equalized overall. Results of the 2024 Canadian Book Publishing Industry Salary Survey publishers.ca/2024-salary-...
October 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Book publishing—where almost 85% of the workers do not identify as "male" and pay has about equalized overall. Results of the 2024 Canadian Book Publishing Industry Salary Survey publishers.ca/2024-salary-...
Picked this book up because it was available. Adored Oona Out of Order; recall if often. Acts of Violet, also by Margarita Montimore was almost as good.
September 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Picked this book up because it was available. Adored Oona Out of Order; recall if often. Acts of Violet, also by Margarita Montimore was almost as good.
@merriam-webster.com the "close" button in your app is so beneath the battery symbol on an iPhone that the only way I can get back to the dictionary is to restart the app! It's been like this most of the year, at least.
September 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
@merriam-webster.com the "close" button in your app is so beneath the battery symbol on an iPhone that the only way I can get back to the dictionary is to restart the app! It's been like this most of the year, at least.
Quoting lyrics—Please share your go-to blog posts that summarize for writers the ins and outs of using lyrics in their work. I am looking for resources for editing students.
July 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Quoting lyrics—Please share your go-to blog posts that summarize for writers the ins and outs of using lyrics in their work. I am looking for resources for editing students.
More work for editors, did you say? futurism.com/companies-fi...
July 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
More work for editors, did you say? futurism.com/companies-fi...
The hype about AI goes just not quite far enough. Reach past the "we can produce books entirely with AI, from idea through to promo podcast appearances" and get to the understanding that if AI can do all that, I won't need to buy your book at all. (Pixabay AI image by ThankYouFantasyPictures)
June 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The hype about AI goes just not quite far enough. Reach past the "we can produce books entirely with AI, from idea through to promo podcast appearances" and get to the understanding that if AI can do all that, I won't need to buy your book at all. (Pixabay AI image by ThankYouFantasyPictures)
AI faking hitoric quotes from famous diaries—an academic has a reel walking through egregious examples. Send it to me if you find it, please. I really want to reference it and share it but it's lost in the timelines!
June 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
AI faking hitoric quotes from famous diaries—an academic has a reel walking through egregious examples. Send it to me if you find it, please. I really want to reference it and share it but it's lost in the timelines!
Preparing for emergency backup is a professional practice practiced by very few. Health is #1, & pros should not be dealing with work from a hospital bed! Here's how to prep so you can hand off that task even if you can't talk at the time.
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June 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Preparing for emergency backup is a professional practice practiced by very few. Health is #1, & pros should not be dealing with work from a hospital bed! Here's how to prep so you can hand off that task even if you can't talk at the time.
scieditor.ca/2025/06/emer...
scieditor.ca/2025/06/emer...
Anyone else's smoke alarms going off because the outside air is so smokey today? Wow. Air filters on! Smoke alarms under the mattress now. I'm sure that's FINE.
Weather report: 19°C and smoke
Weather report: 19°C and smoke
June 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Anyone else's smoke alarms going off because the outside air is so smokey today? Wow. Air filters on! Smoke alarms under the mattress now. I'm sure that's FINE.
Weather report: 19°C and smoke
Weather report: 19°C and smoke
Periodic should-out to this book for changing the way I interact with the WORLD, including adults! Made life a lot easier. Always a valuable re-read its real, practical scenarios & scripts. How to Talk so _ will Listen & Listen so _ will Talk. Little kids, kids, teens... need "your aging parents!"
May 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Periodic should-out to this book for changing the way I interact with the WORLD, including adults! Made life a lot easier. Always a valuable re-read its real, practical scenarios & scripts. How to Talk so _ will Listen & Listen so _ will Talk. Little kids, kids, teens... need "your aging parents!"
Want some good news? Gender parity in leadership roles (and income) is found in Canadian publishing. Presentation and report here: bnctechforum.ca/sessions/can...
May 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Want some good news? Gender parity in leadership roles (and income) is found in Canadian publishing. Presentation and report here: bnctechforum.ca/sessions/can...
TIL fingerprints sometimes disappear as we age, as well as from some medical treatments
"The incidence of loss of fingerprints was 0.3% for those 24 years or younger, 2.8% for those aged 25 to 64 years, and 8.5% for those aged 65 years or older." www.researchgate.net/publication/...
"The incidence of loss of fingerprints was 0.3% for those 24 years or younger, 2.8% for those aged 25 to 64 years, and 8.5% for those aged 65 years or older." www.researchgate.net/publication/...
May 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
TIL fingerprints sometimes disappear as we age, as well as from some medical treatments
"The incidence of loss of fingerprints was 0.3% for those 24 years or younger, 2.8% for those aged 25 to 64 years, and 8.5% for those aged 65 years or older." www.researchgate.net/publication/...
"The incidence of loss of fingerprints was 0.3% for those 24 years or younger, 2.8% for those aged 25 to 64 years, and 8.5% for those aged 65 years or older." www.researchgate.net/publication/...
The irony of not being able to recycle the recycling bin has been in stitches
May 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The irony of not being able to recycle the recycling bin has been in stitches
This sweet story had me verclempt! AND it proves that caterpillars pass on learning to their offspring. Caterpillars!! "Annie’s mom, an esteemed entomologist, knows a lot about bugs. Her ten-year-old Japanese pen pal might know more." www.signalhill.fm/issue-one/#c...
April 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This sweet story had me verclempt! AND it proves that caterpillars pass on learning to their offspring. Caterpillars!! "Annie’s mom, an esteemed entomologist, knows a lot about bugs. Her ten-year-old Japanese pen pal might know more." www.signalhill.fm/issue-one/#c...
When the USA imposes a tariff, that fee is collected from the USA company importing the thing (a cost that is then charged to consumers) and **paid to the USA Treasury Board** to do with as they will. Tariffs are a tax on the consumer, Bloomberg explains. www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/int...
April 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
When the USA imposes a tariff, that fee is collected from the USA company importing the thing (a cost that is then charged to consumers) and **paid to the USA Treasury Board** to do with as they will. Tariffs are a tax on the consumer, Bloomberg explains. www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/int...
Want to get cited more? Write easier! Should be no surprise that when writing is easier to understand, more want to talk about it. www.valeriemonckton.com/research-imp...
April 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Want to get cited more? Write easier! Should be no surprise that when writing is easier to understand, more want to talk about it. www.valeriemonckton.com/research-imp...
In search of resources that explain BOOK MAPPING (or storyboarding; as shown in image) in a print publishing context. What are your favourites?
April 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In search of resources that explain BOOK MAPPING (or storyboarding; as shown in image) in a print publishing context. What are your favourites?
Eaglets are up and about today 🥰 🦅 www.outdoorchannel.com/live/eagleca...
March 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Eaglets are up and about today 🥰 🦅 www.outdoorchannel.com/live/eagleca...
Feels like a metaphor for something
March 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Feels like a metaphor for something
The brand new osprey platform at the ballfields where they have been building a nest on the enormous light standards every year #Glimmer
March 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The brand new osprey platform at the ballfields where they have been building a nest on the enormous light standards every year #Glimmer
Imagine proofreading this line before the margin got shrunk to fit it into a small box where the implication of the bracketed instructions now makes no sense. Proofreading Rule #2: Always proof the final format ([printer's] "proof" run of the product).
March 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Imagine proofreading this line before the margin got shrunk to fit it into a small box where the implication of the bracketed instructions now makes no sense. Proofreading Rule #2: Always proof the final format ([printer's] "proof" run of the product).
A condition or disease is considered "rare" in the USA **if a profit cannot be made from the drug** to treat it. Did I read this "Orphan Drug Act" right? Further down the rabbit hole!
March 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
A condition or disease is considered "rare" in the USA **if a profit cannot be made from the drug** to treat it. Did I read this "Orphan Drug Act" right? Further down the rabbit hole!