Lori Burwash

The Calgary arm of @editorscanada.bsky.social is launching a Group Mastermind Program in January 2026. Three cohorts will cover fiction, non-fiction and corporate content (that last one is led by me). Find out more and register for next month’s Q&A: mailchi.mp/409fffa24b65...

Does anyone have a recommendation for a little mic that's compatible with iPhone 14? Doesn't need to be pro-level, just decent quality, not too expensive.

How motion can be the body language of branding | shots Magazine Kicking off shots' Animation Focus, Chris Chapman, Creative Director of Design, adam&eveDDB, explores the oft-ignored importance of movement in creating a brand’s identity and messaging.

I came for the intriguing title and stayed for the whole article, which makes a compelling case for something I’d never considered: the role of motion in a brand’s identity. magazine.shots.net/news/view/ho...
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Grammar Movies:

Apostrophes Now
Pluperfect Storm
The Bourne Subjunctive
Back to the Future Tense
Enemy of the Stet
Bracketman
Pulp Diction
Grammar Mia!
The Preposition
Gerund Brockovich
Meet the Parentheses

Grandkids everywhere next month having to explain to their Redhat mee-maws how Musk's incels slurp-juiced their social security checks

The second edition of Elements of Indigenous Style is hot off the press! I’m looking forward to digging in. I’m writing an Indigenous style guide for a client and look forward to seeing what’s new in this edition.

En Vibes-based book recommendations

Love this: get book recommendations based on vibes, favourite authors, etc.
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Annual PSA: Update your copyright year. 🗓️ 🧐

📆 PSA 📆
Make sure the © year in your site and email footers is updated to 2024.

I once received an application from a freelance editor who had my last name correct, but my first was wrong entirely. She turned out to be my best proofreader. Albeit, this was in hard copy days, and manuscripts would come back from her covered in eraser shavings and cat hair. Can’t have it all! 🤷‍♀️