Articles, Reviews, Interviews

On Writing and Editing

"Editing Clichés and Mixed Metaphors,” Editors Atlantic Blog, Dec. 2024

"How an Academic Editor Can Help a Scholar Write a Better Article,” Jane Friedman Blog, June 20, 2024

"Why I Prefer to Read Fiction without Lessons or Messages," Jane Friedman Blog, Oct. 19, 2023”

"How Smaller Organisms Adapt to Amazon in the Self-Publishing Ecosystem," Jane Friedman Blog, Aug. 23, 2023

"The Index in Pale Fire," Bulletin (Indexing and Abstracting Society of Canada), v. 26, no. 1 (spring 2003)

In Newspapers and Magazines

THE KINGSTON WHIG-STANDARD

During 2008-2009 (and a little into 2010), I was a member of the Community Editorial Board of the Kingston Whig-Standard, and given the luxury of publishing a column every couple of months.

"Column Courts with Word Danger" (January 6, 2010)

"Flu Hysteria Has Caused, Aggravated Problems" (November 6, 2009)

"The Slippers Test of Old Age" (September 5, 2009)

"Obama: Not God, But Better Than Bush" (July 9, 2009)

"Pope Didn’t Say He’s Sorry" (May 12, 2009)

"Senators: Please Get to Work" (March 14, 2009)

"Writing Lessons Learned" (February 10, 2009)

"Politicians Let Us Down" (December 11, 2008)

"My Election Day Guilt Trip" (October 15, 2008)

"Bush Displays His Hypocrisy" (August 16, 2008)

“How the Mayor Has Failed” (June 17, 2008)

"Get the Fighting Out of Hockey" (April 19, 2008)

THE GLOBE AND MAIL

“Mais Oui, But of Course I Speak Français” (Aug. 22, 2002)

"Getting a Grip on the Grapplers" (Sept. 25, 1989)

THE OTTAWA CITIZEN

"A Foodaholic Is Tired of Being Consumed" (Aug. 2, 1994)

BOOKS IN CANADA

"Leave Language Alone!" (May 1992)

review  of: Eats, Shoots & Leaves, by Lynne Truss, in Active Voice (Jan. 2005)

review of: Canadian Oxford Dictionary (2001 reissue), in Edition (Editors’ Association of Canada, Toronto Branch), Mar. 2002

Interviews by Me

interview of: Charis Cotter, Inkpod (WritersNL), July 5, 2024

Interviews of Me

"Being a Librarian, Writing, and More with Wayne Jones," Apollo Papyrus, s7e68 (April 29, 2024)

"Wayne Jones," Lost in the Groove, #187 (Mar. 26, 2024)

"Writer & Podcaster Wayne Jones," Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino, Feb. 22, 2024

"The Psychology of a Minimalist with Wayne Jones," The KAJ Masterclass LIVE, Dec. 18, 2023

"Writer Beware: Writing, Editing, and Publishing," Cultural Fluency, episode 18 (Sept. 8, 2023)

"A Writers’ Story: Collaborating Long-distance on a Bio of Greg Giraldo," Open Shelf, Oct. 7, 2019 [transcript]

"Wayne Jones and the Enemies of Fiction," Media Whore Blog, Apr. 10, 2018

"Wayne Jones Wants You to Know Samuel Johnson," Media Whore Blog, Feb. 14, 2016