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Specialties worth knowing

  • Medical and scientific editing

    Journals, drug submissions and research papers. You need to understand the science.

  • Technical and standards editing

    Engineering, government and safety documents where an error has consequences.

  • Plain language

    Rewriting government and legal material so ordinary people can act on it. Growing demand in Canada.

  • French to English editing

    Editing material translated from French is constant work in Canada.

  • Indexing

    A separate craft, paid per page, and in short supply.