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Sandy Newton
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Sandy Newton was one of the driving forces behind the creation of the Newfoundland and Labrador Editors twig, which received official Editors Canada recognition in 2013. The twig started as an informal group that had begun meeting in St. John’s approximately a year earlier, in what they called “Editors Talk Shop” sessions. The sessions were

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The first steps to successfully working with a writer are figuring out what kind of editing they need and clearly explaining how you’ll approach their work. Easier said than done—especially because many writers don't fully understand what editors do. Our Nov. 19 webinar with Amanda Lewis can help. Sign up now to learn how to assess a manuscript’s stage and communicate your role in a way that makes sense to the writer, as well as when to walk away from a project: webinars.editors.ca (link in bio) 

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