https://www.whatstheidea.ca/articles daily 0.75 2026-01-17 https://www.whatstheidea.ca/articles/themaskbooklet monthly 0.5 2026-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1768678081346-4D8QCGM9XJ565LRLJTNA/PXL_20260117_191819608.jpg Articles and Reviews - Is Arrow Video’s “The Mask” Limited Edition booklet worth the splurge? - Make it stand out The front cover of the booklet for The Mask, which was released by Arrow Video in 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/40d4e098-2b7b-4568-8d6c-732121d26e66/PXL_20260117_191807345.jpg Articles and Reviews - Is Arrow Video’s “The Mask” Limited Edition booklet worth the splurge? - Make it stand out The booklet with a small sleeping cat for scale. After multiple readings and flip throughs to look at the images, the cover is still quite flat. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/articles/peanutsultimatetvspecials monthly 0.5 2026-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/3eeafcb8-e922-4332-9eab-f53c08446b38/PXL_20260117_025435698.jpg Articles and Reviews - Do you need the “Peanuts: Ultimate TV Specials Collection” Blu-ray booklet? - Make it stand out The front cover of the booklet for the Peanuts: Ultimate TV Specials Collection Blu-ray, which was released by Warner Bros. in 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/79e1e9dc-1e5a-4c7d-abd7-0df5c2b30510/PXL_20260117_025503135.jpg Articles and Reviews - Do you need the “Peanuts: Ultimate TV Specials Collection” Blu-ray booklet? - Make it stand out This collection has plenty of essential viewing, but the booklet doesn’t add much value. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/articles/hookersondaviebooklet monthly 0.5 2026-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/6bb270f6-ef06-400d-a7ac-11145b27051e/PXL_20260116_231006260.jpg Articles and Reviews - Should you read the Canadian International Pictures’ “Hookers on Davie” 4K-UHD/Blu-ray booklet? - Make it stand out The front cover of the booklet for Hookers on Davie (1984), which was released by Canadian International Pictures in 2025 on 4K-UHD and Blu-ray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1384346b-0be7-4703-b8ad-9c05c875ac0f/PXL_20260116_231109663.jpg Articles and Reviews - Should you read the Canadian International Pictures’ “Hookers on Davie” 4K-UHD/Blu-ray booklet? - Make it stand out The booklet’s essays offers incisive and interesting overviews of the careers of Janis Cole and Holly Dale in an overall very well-made booklet. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/articles/moviesthatmakemethinkofmydad monthly 0.5 2026-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/63d1e4b7-287b-40b6-87f9-7b57f982a6c2/PXL_20260106_001204010.jpg Articles and Reviews - Movies that make me think of Dad - Make it stand out One of the great horror comedies of the ‘80s was the featured movie at a memorable Long family movie night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/71dee29c-6c6c-4d56-956b-b543ff0e2438/stand+by+me.jpg Articles and Reviews - Movies that make me think of Dad - Make it stand out Stand By Me remains one of my favourite movies, going on 25 years since I first watched it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/9cc821a6-b87f-4690-b8a7-7a92cfd2580b/PXL_20260106_001147073.jpg Articles and Reviews - Movies that make me think of Dad - Make it stand out Who doesn’t love Norm? https://www.whatstheidea.ca/articles/americannightmarebooklet monthly 0.5 2026-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/f36f0cc9-1f7b-458e-85c4-7ec1c294169d/PXL_20251016_015509780.jpg Articles and Reviews - Why you should read Terror Vision’s “American Nightmare” Booklet - Make it stand out The front cover of the booklet for American Nightmare (2002), which was released by Terror Vision in 2023 on Blu-ray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/e877162b-68f3-44f3-b1ab-d0a36f160b3d/PXL_20251016_015623286.MP.jpg Articles and Reviews - Why you should read Terror Vision’s “American Nightmare” Booklet - Make it stand out The contents of the Blu-ray release for American Nightmare include a slipcover, the booklet, and the case. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/articles/afistfulofdollarsbooklet monthly 0.5 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/ea17beea-4efb-48d8-a916-58a62ce82230/PXL_20250807_193331429.jpg Articles and Reviews - Arrow Video’s booklet for the 4K deluxe edition of A Fistful of Dollars: is it worth seeking out? - Make it stand out The front cover of the book for A Fistful of Dollars (1964), which was released by Arrow Video on 4KUHD and Blu-ray in 2025. 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(Photo credit: Matt Long) https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/midgley2015 monthly 0.5 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1773027354902-7AJF3SB0L75LU77OSVPG/PXL_20260309_033158495.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Documenting terror in “20/15”: What's your idea with Peter Midgley (part two) - Make it stand out Peter Midgley’s chapbook 20/15 (pictured above) examines how violence, and specifically acts of terror, is documented and discussed through media and lists. (Photo credit: Matt Long) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/9eb25d12-d3d1-4542-afbb-60fa2e25aee3/IMG_5052.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Documenting terror in “20/15”: What's your idea with Peter Midgley (part two) - Make it stand out Peter Midgley (pictured above) believes “you cannot remain silent, however you do that. For me, writing is a way of speaking out. Hopefully my words do move people into action.” (Photo credit: Marlene Wurfel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1772984669502-OG2RITLPUHDOBLQXRF0Z/Selected+Books.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Documenting terror in “20/15”: What's your idea with Peter Midgley (part two) - Make it stand out The diverse collection of books written by author and editor Peter Midgley. The bottom left book is 20/15, a chapbook examination on the violence that occurred in 2015. (Photo credit: Peter Midgley) https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/petermidgley monthly 0.5 2026-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/10817fd9-e578-473f-94a4-b6fc836c0d83/PXL_20260131_201334779-EDIT.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Documenting terror in “20/15”: What's your idea with Peter Midgley (part one) - Make it stand out Peter Midgley (pictured above) is a writer and editor based out of Edmonton, Alberta, and the author of the chapbook 20/15. (Photo credit: Marlene Wurfel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/0e656a30-ab24-4c87-8de4-bb21aed1a3fe/Selected+Books.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Documenting terror in “20/15”: What's your idea with Peter Midgley (part one) - Make it stand out A collection of Midgley’s published works, showcasing the range of his interests. (Photo credit: Peter Midgley) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/51977b9e-5d0d-45ea-9a98-f6b667bddbcc/PXL_20260309_033158495.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Documenting terror in “20/15”: What's your idea with Peter Midgley (part one) - Make it stand out Midgley’s chapbook 20/15 is his latest published work. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/aaronwestpartthree monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/b3dbcc6a-aa68-4155-986c-bdcca8f7abbb/aaronwest+2.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part Three) - Make it stand out Aaron West (pictured above at the Nashville Film Festival) is the author of the upcoming book The A24 New Wave (published May 2026). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1076201b-ba65-4000-a666-f9b23023e77c/PXL_20260131_055156511.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part Three) - Make it stand out A24 has continued producing important and challenging works of art, including Civil War (2024) and Warfare (2025), Alex Garland’s recent examinations of modern war. (photo by Matt Long) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/80a19e9e-1655-4d60-bde8-80a71585f0b6/PXL_20260131_052015730.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part Three) - Make it stand out “We get into why Moonlight meant something to the [playwright/screenwriter Tarell Alvin] McCraney and to [Barry] Jenkins, and we have to talk about the ending for that.” (Photo by Matt Long) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/46559832-5eb1-4991-8045-2e91a066e033/9b29171c1013f99ec30f52f6cddcfcb0_original.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part Three) - Make it stand out “Everything Everywhere All at Once is a huge, huge part of the new normal. I think that's where representation and audience satisfaction coalesced.” (Image property of Aaron West) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/e4591717-51d9-4b1c-a64b-a6486104ba22/A24.CoverFront.PR_-scaled.png What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part Three) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/aaronwestparttwo monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1fd08406-0900-4165-a14b-ef9d096ff287/A24.CoverFront.PR_-scaled.png What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part Two) - Make it stand out Aaron West is the author of the upcoming book The A24 New Wave, set to be published May 2026. Pictured above is the cover art for the book, designed by “the amazingly talented Caitlin Kuhwald.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/f8656154-b1c3-4704-b97d-6dd49b4950b0/PXL_20260131_051200258.MP.JPG What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part Two) - Make it stand out “I remember seeing Dune: Part One in IMAX and just being blown away that this looked like a David Lean epic, maybe even Tarkovsky…” (Photo by Matt Long) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/153b3aac-c505-48a8-8e2c-368a72dea45f/PXL_20260131_050059041.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part Two) - Make it stand out Spring Breakers was the first major release from A24, immediately confounding, and exciting, audiences and critics. (Photo by Matt Long) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1f355f35-f5ae-47d1-beee-0171d4505352/ad443d05abccbef197fa9ef108653ae6_original.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part Two) - Make it stand out This is one of the images available with merch add-ons to the book, featuring an iconic image from Midsommar (2019). https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/aaronwestpartone monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/a83cca72-a137-4f89-8e40-36677e937d5d/Aaron+west+1.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part One) - Make it stand out Aaron West (pictured above) is the author of the upcoming book The A24 New Wave, in which he discusses the film distributor’s origins and analyzes their core films and filmmakers and their lingering effects on culture and film making. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/51a600d0-4823-45bc-ac0a-d2a8cc1a69da/PXL_20260131_043632227.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part One) - Make it stand out “I eventually started a podcast called Criterion Close-Up, which is what my blog was called, based on the Abbas Kiarostami movieClose-up, which famously I had never watched.” (photo by Matt Long) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/e1766321-bfe1-4d99-9e7e-76c7c7e63527/PXL_20260131_043554680.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part One) - Make it stand out “The international masters, like Bergman, Fellini, early Kurosawa, Ozu, are the gold standard. All those really hit my sweet spot.” (photo by Matt Long) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/e4591717-51d9-4b1c-a64b-a6486104ba22/A24.CoverFront.PR_-scaled.png What's Your Idea- Interviews - Starting to make sense of A24 and modern cinema: In conversation with Aaron West (Part One) - Make it stand out The cover of Aaron’s upcoming book, designed by “the amazingly talented Caitlin Kuhwald.” The image was inspired by Moonlight (2016). https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/dylanhaley monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/dc6adc26-b96f-4159-a13c-b163712611c5/dylan_haley.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Keeping the art of the film poster alive: In conversation with Dylan Haley - Make it stand out Dylan Haley (pictured above) is a graphic design and movie poster artist with a flair for the understated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/8cbec80b-9a44-4f97-a27d-db5ad3c5940a/funeral_parade_of_roses_poster.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Keeping the art of the film poster alive: In conversation with Dylan Haley - Make it stand out Haley’s poster for the Toshio Matsumoto film Funeral Parade of Roses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/225198ba-573b-4f77-aa3f-937c554a1cbf/your_tomorrow_film_poster.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Keeping the art of the film poster alive: In conversation with Dylan Haley - Make it stand out “I did this film poster for Your Tomorrow, which is about the park Ontario Place. That's a really interesting documentary. I feel like I'm really learning about Toronto. There seems to be lots of cool people doing cool things there” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/982471d1-3565-4bf3-b84f-ef89dc8d2650/satantango_poster.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Keeping the art of the film poster alive: In conversation with Dylan Haley - Make it stand out Haley’s poster for Bela Tarr’s acclaimed film Sátántangó. Dylan “wanted the weather and the mud and the dampness to be in the poster.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/651a9af6-81f7-471f-a10f-3a9da4c5edb4/life_is_cheap_but_toiltet-2.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Keeping the art of the film poster alive: In conversation with Dylan Haley - Make it stand out Haley’s poster for Life is Cheap… But Toilet Paper is Expensive, a 1989 black comedy film directed by Wayne Wang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/fa07d164-b5d2-4af6-b221-e1f6fd2ba943/Roadkill_1989_Blu-ray.webp What's Your Idea- Interviews - Keeping the art of the film poster alive: In conversation with Dylan Haley - Make it stand out Haley’s poster for the Canadian International Picture Blu-ray release of Road Kill, directed by Bruce McDonald. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/13d51c76-c0e5-4baa-92a4-470609609adc/in-the-mouth-film-poster.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Keeping the art of the film poster alive: In conversation with Dylan Haley - Make it stand out Haley’s poster for the 2025 film In the Mouth, directed by Cory Santilli. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/antennapartthree monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/cbe061b1-780b-48a7-9276-0e2fe91ca8db/AE5945E8-F530-4288-873A-53AAEA04603F_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Man, should we start a Blu-ray company?”: Ryan Verrill shares the origin story of Antenna Releasing (part three) - Make it stand out Stolen Kingdom, a documentary about Disney Land and urban exploring (among many other things) is the first film being distributed by Antenna Releasing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/b1d71a34-7dcf-4fe6-b302-779fa3f4d1a1/6C4D4958-89E3-4660-B884-FA1BCE7C90F7_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Man, should we start a Blu-ray company?”: Ryan Verrill shares the origin story of Antenna Releasing (part three) - Make it stand out Billy Ray Brewton, the theatrical acquisitions specialist for Antenna Releasing, saw Stolen Kingdom at Slamdance 2025 and thought it would get distribution immediately. When that didn’t happen, he knew it was the perfect movie for Antenna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/4282c923-782b-4b07-b265-a7a25e78c295/A53B5377-4C98-4FC8-B131-6385F250F7CB_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Man, should we start a Blu-ray company?”: Ryan Verrill shares the origin story of Antenna Releasing (part three) - Make it stand out “The whole team is beyond thrilled to be pitching ideas for what to include on the disc, for what to include as tributes, for what to use as marketing, or other gimmicks that we can have so people say, ‘Man, I have to own that now’ when it’s released later this year.” https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/antennaparttwo monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/8c2f1245-4547-489f-aed7-946e47c5ccad/Antenna_FullLockup.png What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Man, should we start a Blu-ray company?”: Ryan Verrill shares the origin story of Antenna Releasing (part two) - Make it stand out Ryan Verrill is now co-founder (along with Billy Ray Brewton and Francis Galluppi) of Antenna Releasing, a distribution label with the goal of disrupting the current models that are not filmmaker-focused. (photo property of Antenna Releasing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/2bffd70c-cfa3-4e76-ad3b-e306d1ca91d5/PXL_20260115_210325077.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Man, should we start a Blu-ray company?”: Ryan Verrill shares the origin story of Antenna Releasing (part two) - Make it stand out Francis Galluppi’s feature film The Last Stop in Yuma County to critical acclaim. Antenna Releasing will help improve the chances of other filmmakers being successful with their own distribution. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/antennapartone monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/d73d373a-c4d0-462f-8c6d-e554f3b68c21/B192EB88-6FCD-408B-A85C-E752F140BE38.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Man, should we start a Blu-ray company?”: Ryan Verrill shares the origin story of Antenna Releasing (part one) - Make it stand out Ryan Verrill (pictured above) is the co-founder (along with Billy Ray Brewton and Francis Galluppi) of Antenna Releasing, a distribution label with the goal of disrupting the current models by being filmmaker-focused. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/26ba36ad-8ce0-411e-984a-d5078b025d5e/PXL_20260115_222042978.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Man, should we start a Blu-ray company?”: Ryan Verrill shares the origin story of Antenna Releasing (part one) - Make it stand out One of the co-founder, Francis Galluppi, is set to follow his feature The Last Stop in Yuma County with an installment of The Evil Dead franchise, currently set for release in 2027. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/b1d71a34-7dcf-4fe6-b302-779fa3f4d1a1/6C4D4958-89E3-4660-B884-FA1BCE7C90F7_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Man, should we start a Blu-ray company?”: Ryan Verrill shares the origin story of Antenna Releasing (part one) - Make it stand out Stolen Kingdom, a documentary directed by Joshua Bailey, will be Antenna’s first release. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/8c2f1245-4547-489f-aed7-946e47c5ccad/Antenna_FullLockup.png What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Man, should we start a Blu-ray company?”: Ryan Verrill shares the origin story of Antenna Releasing (part one) - Make it stand out “Within our first couple of months, you're going to be able to schedule titles from all over, from all the genres that you could possibly imagine, and titles that I have loved and have championed on home video for years.” https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/ryanverrillpartsix monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/dd7b8497-78ea-40d7-8654-c578cf1c865c/B249A623-FB95-4881-97DE-1CC60DC2AF52_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - From one social media channel to the head of a podcast network: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part six) - Make it stand out Miss-Connected, Shawnee Smith from the Saw franchise and The Blob (1988), and Ryan Verrill (of The Disc-Connected) at Kansas City Crypticon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/5fd177fe-185a-4766-b6e5-4572e3db03b3/0F2CBD70-D194-4EE2-B7F6-2BEE96EB785B_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - From one social media channel to the head of a podcast network: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part six) - Make it stand out Ryan’s collection of limited edition Marvel Cinematic Universe steelbooks. Similar to The Avengers, the various shows part of Someone’s Favorite Productions can “be there to lift each other up and support each other and keep ourselves motivated to keep getting better.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/b4d36690-0852-4d79-8170-44c350ab2c0f/A4B71A2F-E09F-45FD-A93D-7FBC28DACD08_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - From one social media channel to the head of a podcast network: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part six) - Make it stand out Ryan with a Discord patron named Cameron. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/9bea1d23-1c47-4d7b-8c0b-cdbd79b0f383/8F380F5C-5642-4B6E-96CF-6547623B4C43_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - From one social media channel to the head of a podcast network: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part six) - Make it stand out “My in-law and my mother wanted to have a bigger part in my kids' lives, so I saw an opportunity. I said, ‘Hey, how about we plan it so every weekend, the wife and I get away to go to a theatre.’ I'm going on three months in a row where every weekend I've gone to at least two films in one day.” https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/ryanverrillpartfive monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/dc3af0dc-bbb9-4df2-af85-cfaadfed79f4/PXL_20260102_165826823.MP.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Creating The Physical Media Advocate: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part five) - Make it stand out Ryan Verrill’s magazine The Physical Media Advocate is a love letter by the physical media community for the physical media community, celebrating the many things it means to be a physical media advocate. Pictured above are the first and most recent issues (as of publishing). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/401af1be-bfdb-4e74-a951-35b98c42dd59/A8D39DAD-DCF6-430A-B227-16099A55C8E3_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Creating The Physical Media Advocate: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part five) - Make it stand out Ryan and Miss-Connected with Bill Moseley AKA Chop Top from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 at Kansas City Crypticon (photo is the property of Ryan Verrill) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/9300cc5f-a6ef-49bd-8d28-3a1ebf5f16e6/PXL_20260102_231933736.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Creating The Physical Media Advocate: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part five) - Make it stand out “We wanted a very vibrant issue after the black and white issue. The cover art for that one is psychedelic almost.” (Ryan Verrill) https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/ryanverrillpartfour monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/331d8722-83fd-4c76-a9c8-629f6041c6ad/1F8977FC-3403-4139-8385-124B02DE47CF_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Becoming many people’s favourite supplements producers: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part four) - Make it stand out Ryan Verrill (pictured above right) and Miss-Connected (pictured above middle) with Tobin Bell (pictured above left), the master actor behind the character Jigsaw in the Saw franchise, at Kansas City Crypticon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/4cc0ce8e-2879-43a3-8711-f45c047d6536/A71540F2-3D80-4464-85E0-77E56959491F_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Becoming many people’s favourite supplements producers: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part four) - Make it stand out A collection of limited edition steelbooks from John Carpenter, one of the masters of horror. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1767370190191-1I2JTWIJNHKZ3T5YRGEI/4C2B8B36-55FA-4ABA-A4C0-5890ED5747EC_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Becoming many people’s favourite supplements producers: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part four) - Make it stand out Ryan and Miss-Connected with comedy legend Emo Philips after a local show. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/ryanverrillpartthree monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/d3e35862-5b62-47f8-8537-d78d150b78a5/3335B530-FD02-43EE-96E5-514FD368F3BB_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The adventure continues with the Shelf Shock Rewind Awards: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part three) - Make it stand out Ryan Verrill and Miss-Connected (above, middle and left) accompanied by horror icon Tom Savini at Kansas City Crypticon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/a11e081e-d1bf-43c3-9f85-f64deceef64a/DC0EB2FC-8697-4435-B96E-41BE5CAF7A31_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The adventure continues with the Shelf Shock Rewind Awards: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part three) - Make it stand out “It's been affirming in so many wild ways that what we're doing behind the scenes is actually important and actually moving the needle a little bit and is actually changing people's opinions of these things in a way that I never dreamed possible.” https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/ryanverrillparttwo monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1767301268158-WIBPJ45I8M1O5TGQCPYI/7836BDDC-8348-4D6A-82D1-E5DC923428E2_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Re-Connected live every Thursday: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part two) - Make it stand out Ryan Verrill (pictured above) launched his live show Re-Connected in 2021, and since then, it has become an essential part of many people’s weeks (Ryan included) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/e9a1fde4-31a1-4668-91a0-9dc67fecf23e/96E32871-1F8C-44F1-BC96-F969EB9319BA_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Re-Connected live every Thursday: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part two) - Make it stand out Miss-Connected and Ryan (pictured above) enjoying a night out at a baseball game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/6a9201b1-a961-4387-95bf-bc6cdd4dce8b/PXL_20251215_033601536.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Re-Connected live every Thursday: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part two) - Make it stand out Though the variety of movies that Ryan works on for companies like Terror Vision and Deaf Crocodile is diverse, he brings integrity and a journalistic approach to all his work. (Photo taken by Matt Long) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1fac2e79-9475-44bd-8995-bba8dde6976e/PXL_20260102_055722239.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Re-Connected live every Thursday: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part two) - Make it stand out Deaf Crocodile released the Lithuanian musical The Devil’s Bride (1974) in 2025, one of the many physical media announcements covered by Ryan on Re-Connected (and one of the best physical media releases of 2025). (Photo taken by Matt Long) https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/ryanverrillpartone monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/916185fb-154e-4084-9c76-6804b3f43845/4A2879D2-06BE-4FFD-BD8E-AE7ACA2F0098_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - How he became Disc-Connected: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part one) - Make it stand out Ryan Verrill (pictured above) launched his channel The Disc-Connected to highlight upcoming physical media releases for movies. From those humble beginnings, Ryan’s influence can now be felt across the boutique Blu-ray industry and beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/b714a63f-4cc0-4fe2-9475-b4366ba8f659/03FCE652-1CB2-4925-A2ED-B33FFACABD05_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - How he became Disc-Connected: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part one) - Make it stand out Ryan’s collection (pictured above) might be running low on shelf space, but an avid collector always finds a way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/a995cdca-5df4-4d8c-996e-35cd37331ac4/52037C8F-72A2-47D2-BC0C-3D86F8D48DA1_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - How he became Disc-Connected: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part one) - Make it stand out An assortment of some of the biggest boxsets released in recent years highlights the variety of different films and TV being given the deluxe treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/67058bc1-818e-4cbf-bae1-fb17ccdf6eb0/14A52BD1-03F3-4837-8DEA-13B199F3753C_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - How he became Disc-Connected: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part one) - Make it stand out Some films, like the Universal horrors of the 1930 and 1940s, have been released consistently across every format. Pictured above are the main releases from that series, such as Dracula and Frankenstein released in a limited steelbook format. This is in contrast to movies that rarely or never receive releases due to various rights issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/c702fb32-6c54-4952-a471-f7c680349733/F9E307FF-2F59-4B02-BEA9-B53AC5B38F9F_1_105_c.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - How he became Disc-Connected: In conversation with Ryan Verrill (part one) - Make it stand out Laura Verrill AKA Miss-Connected (pictured above with Ryan) plays an essential behind-the-scenes role in making everything Ryan does possible. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/willdodsonparttwo monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/78eec677-e15d-46a6-8b9c-be4da6768d02/IMG_7726.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Delivering movie supplements with a healthy love of puns: In conversation with Will Dodson (part two) - Make it stand out Will Dodson (left) with Joe Bob Briggs (right) on the homemade set made in Will’s living room to interview Briggs for Terror Vision’s release of Gator Bait (1974). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/bcfd7b10-4e0c-4977-ba6a-29cb9d1f2a58/IMG_6175.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Delivering movie supplements with a healthy love of puns: In conversation with Will Dodson (part two) - Make it stand out Will is now one of the public faces for companies like Severin and Terror Vision at conventions around the United States, which gives him the chance to share his love of these movies directly with fans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/8663a018-1a31-42bf-bb50-a8ed46f8e262/PXL_20251215_033620182.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Delivering movie supplements with a healthy love of puns: In conversation with Will Dodson (part two) - Make it stand out “Tamala 2010 is a good example… The film itself was not explicitly a critique of capitalism, but it was very much in those conversations about commodity and materialism, and that's part of the point of the movie.” - Will Dodson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1765770843979-946FYHXVHFKG397UH722/WDodson.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Delivering movie supplements with a healthy love of puns: In conversation with Will Dodson (part two) - Make it stand out Will has distinguished himself as a scholar on everything from the golden age of Hollywood to exploitation classics and the obscurities of Deaf Crocodile, always delivering excellently researched work without removing his propensity for jokes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/73f81ed6-5679-46cb-b385-af2e13aab7f0/PXL_20251215_044239391.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Delivering movie supplements with a healthy love of puns: In conversation with Will Dodson (part two) - Make it stand out “As far as me and Ryan’s collaborations, I'm really proud of our work together on Sirius (1942) and The Devil's Bride (1973).” - Will Dodson https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/willdodsonpartone monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/031f9fd1-274f-4147-b000-4918f80c2d79/WDodson+75+percent.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Delivering movie supplements with a healthy love of puns: In conversation with Will Dodson (part one) - Make it stand out Will Dodson (pictured above) is a film, rhetoric, and literature professor and an audio commentary and visual essay producer for an amazing variety of movies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1613f834-1437-4d3d-80f9-0bb74a128dac/PXL_20251215_033514444.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Delivering movie supplements with a healthy love of puns: In conversation with Will Dodson (part one) - Make it stand out Will’s cinephile journey quickly moved from Criterion’s like Le Grand Illusion (1937) to the likes of Troma’s The Toxic Avenger (1984). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/0f47c23d-34ac-4462-8b4f-9a760ad9c84b/PXL_20251215_032519999.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Delivering movie supplements with a healthy love of puns: In conversation with Will Dodson (part one) - Make it stand out “One of the first things I ever saw Sean Baker shoot was an interview with Herschell Gordon Lewis, and the Criterion cover for Anorais a reference to a Jess Franco poster, so I liked that.” - Will Dodson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/2a73cbce-5891-4fa0-8f14-93d369320aa7/PXL_20251215_032618992.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Delivering movie supplements with a healthy love of puns: In conversation with Will Dodson (part one) - Make it stand out Writing the book American Twilight with Kristopher Woofter led to the two of them recording an audio commentary for Tobe Hooper’s I’m Dangerous Tonight (1990), which was the start of Will’s career in Blu-ray supplements production. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/6a9201b1-a961-4387-95bf-bc6cdd4dce8b/PXL_20251215_033601536.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Delivering movie supplements with a healthy love of puns: In conversation with Will Dodson (part one) - Make it stand out “It's a real honour every time we get asked to do anything, whether it's The Nail Gun Massacre for Terror Vision or Felidae for Deaf Crocodile. The range of things that we’re asked to do is vast, and that's a huge compliment to me.” - Will Dodson https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/chrishaskellparttwo monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/a6257145-43e6-4cd7-92fa-208934f4bcbb/chris+haskell+2.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - And there was after “Action U.S.A”: Chris Haskell talks movies, Punk Vacation, and They Live By Film (part two) - Make it stand out Chris Haskell (pictured above) plays a vital role in promoting the amazing films being curated by boutique Blu-ray labels like Vinegar Syndrome and Mondo Macabro with his podcasts, online reviews, and active participation on Reddit and Discord. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/57b2bba0-65f8-4fe2-8576-ffa0bd4683c8/PXL_20251021_174037720.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - And there was after “Action U.S.A”: Chris Haskell talks movies, Punk Vacation, and They Live By Film (part two) - Make it stand out The later work of Fellini, Chris’ favourite director, combines many of Chris’ favourite elements of film, including transgressive avant-garde imagery and a fountain of creative energy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/ef10ce47-edfb-4170-8cc1-7b3f894a755b/chris+haskell+1.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - And there was after “Action U.S.A”: Chris Haskell talks movies, Punk Vacation, and They Live By Film (part two) - Make it stand out Chris often travels for work, forcing him to watch more movies on planes than the average cinephile, but he finds time for his monthly Vinegar Syndrome subscription box and whatever was picked for They Live By Film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/0731048c-8a19-4ed4-9fa9-50f71ea00ce0/PXL_20251021_174148764.MP.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - And there was after “Action U.S.A”: Chris Haskell talks movies, Punk Vacation, and They Live By Film (part two) - Make it stand out Chris promotes many favourites among the films curated by companies like Vinegar Syndrome and Mondo Macabro, including The Caller and the films of Rudy Ray Moore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/eba24468-7f94-4346-bdd1-6d1c86781b00/IMG_9386.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - And there was after “Action U.S.A”: Chris Haskell talks movies, Punk Vacation, and They Live By Film (part two) - Make it stand out A glimpse of Chris’ collection, focusing on his Vinegar Syndrome titles, including the to-date complete line of Vinegar Syndrome Archive releases. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/chrishaskellpartone monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/a6257145-43e6-4cd7-92fa-208934f4bcbb/chris+haskell+2.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - There was before “Action U.S.A.”…: Chris Haskell talks movies, Punk Vacation, and They Live By Film (part one) - Make it stand out Chris Haskell (pictured above) plays a vital role in promoting the amazing films being curated by boutique Blu-ray labels like Vinegar Syndrome and Mondo Macabro with his podcasts, online reviews, and active participation social media channels like Reddit and Discord. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/fe3ee602-f89b-4cc8-b719-05f4857cbd2b/PXL_20251021_174023291.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - There was before “Action U.S.A.”…: Chris Haskell talks movies, Punk Vacation, and They Live By Film (part one) - Make it stand out A Nightmare on Elm Street was a seminal gateway into horror fandom for Chris, me, and many others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/0b010e89-f804-49aa-98ec-3dc58f8d97ee/IMG_8401.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - There was before “Action U.S.A.”…: Chris Haskell talks movies, Punk Vacation, and They Live By Film (part one) - Make it stand out One of the statues from Indonesia that Chris described. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/b0248af6-a4c6-4946-973a-1a2010faf062/IMG_8243.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - There was before “Action U.S.A.”…: Chris Haskell talks movies, Punk Vacation, and They Live By Film (part one) - Make it stand out Another statue representing the demonic imagery present in Indonesian culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/32d55777-2e9d-41b4-ab77-1e3860cc28b2/IMG_9383.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - There was before “Action U.S.A.”…: Chris Haskell talks movies, Punk Vacation, and They Live By Film (part one) - Make it stand out The Vinegar Syndrome Archive Blu-ray of Action U.S.A. (1989) played a pivotal role in connecting Chris with Vinegar Syndrome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/5a64d24b-44c4-4f89-8f2d-5e81b809bcd3/PXL_20251021_174000293.MP.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - There was before “Action U.S.A.”…: Chris Haskell talks movies, Punk Vacation, and They Live By Film (part one) - Make it stand out In the Amityville Horror sequels released by Vinegar Syndrome, various objects from the haunted house end up doing the haunting, including a clock in Amityville 1992: It’s About Time. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/garytooze monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/6abccf8a-9299-4b80-bca4-fbafd371f7d6/gary-tooze4.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - 10,000 discs and more, but who’s counting?: Gary Tooze shares the story of DVDBeaver - Make it stand out Gary Tooze (pictured above) has been reviewing physical media on his website since the DVD era. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/0ad6bc90-06dc-4495-9c3f-6d1a9cd7d6c3/PXL_20251211_024839200.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - 10,000 discs and more, but who’s counting?: Gary Tooze shares the story of DVDBeaver - Make it stand out Classics like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest are available to anyone supporting physical media, but might not be so readily available to those insisting streaming is enough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/c6ec568d-77af-4860-8422-705b91f416cc/gary-tooze2.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - 10,000 discs and more, but who’s counting?: Gary Tooze shares the story of DVDBeaver - Make it stand out Gary’s interest in films started early, and like many of us, he still goes back to those early favourites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/51d949a5-6452-482c-94eb-5cbd6f299470/gary-tooze5.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - 10,000 discs and more, but who’s counting?: Gary Tooze shares the story of DVDBeaver - Make it stand out With over 11,000 reviews, DVDBeaver is an essential resource for anyone purchasing movies on physical media. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/121600b1-953f-442e-86b0-2767f6113f11/PXL_20251211_024954881.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - 10,000 discs and more, but who’s counting?: Gary Tooze shares the story of DVDBeaver - Make it stand out Robert Altman, one of the best directors of the New Hollywood era, created two of his masterpieces, 3 Women and Nashville, nearly back-to-back in the 1970s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/725e956c-5ccd-4cb6-8f25-662dce6a8c6c/PXL_20251211_025239155.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - 10,000 discs and more, but who’s counting?: Gary Tooze shares the story of DVDBeaver - Make it stand out Hitchcock’s classic filmography has been the subject of endless re-releases with each format. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/erinbrenner monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/00034498-b99a-4c93-b412-196b24140b5a/Erin+Brenner+gray+shirt+cropped.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - How two decades of building her online presence helped Erin Brenner write the book on freelance editing - Make it stand out Erin Brenner (pictured above) is an acclaimed business editor who recently published The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors as a way to impart her knowledge on how to build and maintain a successful freelance business. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/82c755fa-d27d-4596-a013-9115ea82bae6/PXL_20251028_143607304.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - How two decades of building her online presence helped Erin Brenner write the book on freelance editing - Make it stand out Erin’s book The Chicago Guide for Freelancer Editors offers comprehensive insight into building a sustainable freelance business that is based on her own experience as well as knowledge gleaned from her peers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/848725f4-ade9-4898-bca8-d197f0d1ceae/2023+Red+Pencil+Conference.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - How two decades of building her online presence helped Erin Brenner write the book on freelance editing - Make it stand out Erin speaking at the Red Pencil Conference in 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/bff7df9f-1f59-4078-8d3e-e97cc974ed73/Erin-accepting-Robinson.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - How two decades of building her online presence helped Erin Brenner write the book on freelance editing - Make it stand out Erin won the Robinson award in 2024, which is ACES’ highest honour. She is pictured here accepting the award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/46759a7c-6c98-4c33-b065-ab89ee1790ff/Mt+Eisenhower+2024.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - How two decades of building her online presence helped Erin Brenner write the book on freelance editing - Make it stand out Erin hiked Mount Eisenhower in 2024 as part of her ongoing task of getting away from work by spending time in nature. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/danielcolemanparttwo monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/394757d0-bc54-4818-84ae-6fc421d37262/Daniel+Coleman+by+Gerogia+Kirkos+%28Mac%29_JPG.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Thinking for the faces about to be born: In conversation with Daniel Coleman on the ideas in his book “Grandfather of the Treaties” (part two) - Make it stand out Daniel Coleman (pictured above) has been on a lifelong journey of understanding the meaning of home and the significance of language. In his latest book, Grandfather of the Treaties, he focuses on those interests in connection with the fundamental original agreements between Europeans and Indigenous Peoples. (Photo credit: Georgia Kirkos) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/5f5667a3-c4a4-4b92-ac47-9b02bbd40fce/Covenant+Chain+and+Two+Row+by+Rick+Hill.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Thinking for the faces about to be born: In conversation with Daniel Coleman on the ideas in his book “Grandfather of the Treaties” (part two) - Make it stand out These images (taken by Rick Hill) show the Wampums that served to record the the original established foundational relationships between the Europeans and the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/10a4165f-84de-4a33-8dce-2088655e66c6/PXL_20250910_000442934.MP.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Thinking for the faces about to be born: In conversation with Daniel Coleman on the ideas in his book “Grandfather of the Treaties” (part two) - Make it stand out Burlington Bay on a September evening in 2025, taken from Bayfront Park in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo credit: Matt Long) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1759065750464-O6OU9398O6YX997Z5ZNO/DanielH%26SBlueShirt.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Thinking for the faces about to be born: In conversation with Daniel Coleman on the ideas in his book “Grandfather of the Treaties” (part two) - Make it stand out One of Coleman’s goals is to bring a greater understanding of how to build from these established relationships, “rather than starting from scratch all the time.” (Photo credit: Geoff Skirrow) https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/danielcolemanpartone monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/14c96366-f8aa-46d6-a5fa-3970de1ec43e/DanielH%26SBlueShirt.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The journey of learning from the place where you live: In conversation with Daniel Coleman on the writing of his book “Grandfather of the Treaties” (part one) - Make it stand out Daniel Coleman (pictured above) is an author and recently retired professor of English at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo credit: Geoff Skirrow) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/5f5667a3-c4a4-4b92-ac47-9b02bbd40fce/Covenant+Chain+and+Two+Row+by+Rick+Hill.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The journey of learning from the place where you live: In conversation with Daniel Coleman on the writing of his book “Grandfather of the Treaties” (part one) - Make it stand out These images (taken by Rick Hill) show the Wampums that served to record the the original established foundational relationships between the Europeans and the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/0ddefdde-c493-4069-aee3-ff78a89b3545/SNPMacPartnershipBeltbyGeorgia+Kirkos.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The journey of learning from the place where you live: In conversation with Daniel Coleman on the writing of his book “Grandfather of the Treaties” (part one) - Make it stand out The Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) Partnership Belt that was presented to Niagara College. (Photo credit: Georgia Kirkos) https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/birdology monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/bc8fc22b-00c8-4b80-94d4-4d310728de36/IMG_4951.JPG What's Your Idea- Interviews - The science of grief and birds: Carolyne Van Der Meer on her book “Birdology” - Make it stand out Carolyne Van Der Meer (pictured above) published her sixth book, Birdology, in 2025 with Cactus Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/47219ce6-f3a6-4408-bad1-59c6e63bb4b4/IMG_4969.JPG What's Your Idea- Interviews - The science of grief and birds: Carolyne Van Der Meer on her book “Birdology” - Make it stand out Birdology started as a collection focusing on the reoccurring image of birds in Carolyne’s poetry before the shift focused to an exploration of grief and its connection with birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/f3a4b9e7-3e22-405d-9fa7-168e40c9aaf7/IMG_5057.JPG What's Your Idea- Interviews - The science of grief and birds: Carolyne Van Der Meer on her book “Birdology” - Make it stand out Carolyne reads from Birdology in a live setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/90f94fd3-474e-4cbb-a3d8-6cd8a59e6a67/IMG_1550_Ring-billed+gull.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The science of grief and birds: Carolyne Van Der Meer on her book “Birdology” - Make it stand out A ring-bulled gull, one of the many birds common to cities close to bodies of water such as Montreal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/f48bf10d-c6f9-4478-89b7-591e55661d1e/IMG_5547_Cedar+waxwing.JPG What's Your Idea- Interviews - The science of grief and birds: Carolyne Van Der Meer on her book “Birdology” - Make it stand out The photo of a cedar waxwing taken by Carolyne at Cap-St-Jacques. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/ghaderywidowfantasies monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/d760f384-0dd8-40c8-a02c-27e4b4bdc6d2/Widow+fantasies.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Sharing her stories, and theirs too: In conversation with Hollay Ghadery on “Widow Fantasies” - Make it stand out Hollay Ghadery’s short story collection Widow Fantasies (pictured above) provides a diverse, fascinating, and dynamic exploration into “the shadowed lives of girls and women,” as described in the book’s description. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/9f11f57c-ab4a-41cb-9d27-bb0965f0eca8/zhengtao-tang-V7SKRhXskv8-unsplash.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Sharing her stories, and theirs too: In conversation with Hollay Ghadery on “Widow Fantasies” - Make it stand out “I still don’t know what happened to Jaws. But this gave me a way to work out a story where at least my character knew what happened to her fish.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/d3399eb0-ad91-42c1-b6fe-9fb6e399c9f8/TONIGHT.png What's Your Idea- Interviews - Sharing her stories, and theirs too: In conversation with Hollay Ghadery on “Widow Fantasies” - Make it stand out Ghadery’s story collection contains both her own truths and a wider examination of the many things it can mean to be a woman. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/ghaderyrebellionbox monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/79ee565e-028c-4b16-90e0-d0ef832e3106/IMG_7745.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Can I do that? You can do whatever you want”: In conversation with Hollay Ghadery on her poetry collection “Rebellion Box” - Make it stand out Hollay Ghadery (pictured above) with her book Rebellion Box, which was published in 2023 by Radiant Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/29d3e691-c510-4b73-a92e-98d5d119eb36/IMG_5330.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Can I do that? You can do whatever you want”: In conversation with Hollay Ghadery on her poetry collection “Rebellion Box” - Make it stand out Rebellion Box was the culmination of over a decade of writing and experimenting with poetry. This collection embraces her everyday realities, including motherhood, vulnerability, and rage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/921300db-d8a9-413a-b6f9-dedeb74864e6/B4799334-EF38-4763-8E5F-43372994D59F.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Can I do that? You can do whatever you want”: In conversation with Hollay Ghadery on her poetry collection “Rebellion Box” - Make it stand out Ghadery’s poem “The 13th Step,” was published in Rebellion Box. It’s posted here with permission from the author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/74d5fe8d-612a-4721-9819-797c01339471/IMG_1193.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Can I do that? You can do whatever you want”: In conversation with Hollay Ghadery on her poetry collection “Rebellion Box” - Make it stand out Ghadery reads from Rebellion Box at a public event. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/roughcutvideo monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/3ceea05f-3cb9-49f8-a2ff-2ec7eac1585a/073A3162.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Serving the Venn diagram of Canadian movie lovers and collectors: In conversation with Pascal Fortin from Rough Cut Video - Make it stand out Pascal Fortin (pictured above) opened Rough Cut Video in 2023 to serve the Canadian boutique Blu-ray collector market. Since then, the business has quickly grown into a bigger success than expected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/49b486bb-9675-4afe-8344-b31498cb5d85/073A3140.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Serving the Venn diagram of Canadian movie lovers and collectors: In conversation with Pascal Fortin from Rough Cut Video - Make it stand out Rough Cut Video offers a wide variety of releases from both major and smaller boutique Blu-ray distributors, providing Canadian collectors with a single source for importing titles from all over the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1c93251f-30fb-4e31-acd7-50c686ef1500/photo%282%29.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Serving the Venn diagram of Canadian movie lovers and collectors: In conversation with Pascal Fortin from Rough Cut Video - Make it stand out Pascal’s ambitions extend beyond the retail store. One day, he’d like to start his own Blu-ray distribution label. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/348dfa06-5527-4570-9e31-ef26012c02bd/073A3241.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Serving the Venn diagram of Canadian movie lovers and collectors: In conversation with Pascal Fortin from Rough Cut Video - Make it stand out Pascal now has a team of four employees. Their first employee was interested in working for Rough Cut Video even before the store opened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/46cb9b2b-73fe-4398-8dd5-9a45cb27289f/073A3227%281%29.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Serving the Venn diagram of Canadian movie lovers and collectors: In conversation with Pascal Fortin from Rough Cut Video - Make it stand out You can never be sure what you’ll find at Rough Cut Video, so come prepared to stroll the aisles and find unexpected cult classics along with other oddities. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/ghaderyfuse monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/c05a842c-9761-4395-9d83-a148a1be0e0b/Hollay+1.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The stories we tell ourselves, the stories we are told, and those too often untold: In conversation with Hollay Ghadery about her memoir “Fuse” - Make it stand out Hollay Ghadery (pictured above) is a writer, poet, and founder of River Street Writing. In 2021, Ghadery’s memoir Fuse was published by Guernica Editions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/12e9fc2c-7fde-4499-a86c-a32cef495b74/IMG_7885.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The stories we tell ourselves, the stories we are told, and those too often untold: In conversation with Hollay Ghadery about her memoir “Fuse” - Make it stand out Pictured above are Ghadery’s three published books as of 2025: Widow Fantasies (2024), Rebellion Box (2023), and Fuse (2021). Although Ghadery always believed herself to be a poet first and foremost, she published her memoir first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1b75a1ae-29fc-4887-b9ca-c9b864bbf10a/Fuse+cover.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The stories we tell ourselves, the stories we are told, and those too often untold: In conversation with Hollay Ghadery about her memoir “Fuse” - Make it stand out Fuse (2021) won the 2023 Canadian Bookclub Award for Nonfiction/Memoir. The book “explores the way that biracial, or mixed race, women have a documented prevalence of mental illness, particularly eating disorders.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/8d3948ed-41e8-404c-a75b-42c1427f4f2b/TONIGHT.png What's Your Idea- Interviews - The stories we tell ourselves, the stories we are told, and those too often untold: In conversation with Hollay Ghadery about her memoir “Fuse” - Make it stand out Ghadery’s dedication to writing and stories extends well beyond her own writing. She is also a publicist, a co-host of HOWL on CIUT 89.5 FM, and a host on The New Books Network. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/catherinebush monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/86127bdd-87a9-4ad3-8ec0-21da28861110/AWxCatherineBush_013.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The unusual vulnerability of washing a stranger’s feet: In conversation with author Catherine Bush - Make it stand out Catherine Bush (pictured above in a photo by Arden Wray) is the author of Skin, a short story collection published by Goose Lane Editions in 2025. This collection brings together stories from throughout her writing career that showcase her dynamic command of a rich variety of writing styles and unusual subjects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/ebdd42cd-7917-4420-bbba-56cd2b5b9298/AWxCatherineBush_017.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The unusual vulnerability of washing a stranger’s feet: In conversation with author Catherine Bush - Make it stand out Catherine Bush chose a short story collection as her fifth book because “I was interested in setting different challenges for myself.” (Photo by Arden Wray) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/a9d93f39-43ca-4e23-9533-580cb01decd1/AWxCatherineBush_011.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The unusual vulnerability of washing a stranger’s feet: In conversation with author Catherine Bush - Make it stand out Catherine’s writing has a variety of sources, including taking old templates and updating them. She believes “the originality comes from your take and your voice.” (Photo by Arden Wray) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/9ea5fc2f-75ef-4e49-a27f-4897f621fac8/AWxCatherineBush_020.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - The unusual vulnerability of washing a stranger’s feet: In conversation with author Catherine Bush - Make it stand out Along with her long career as a writer, Catherine Bush is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Guelph. (Photo by Arden Wray) https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/athousandtinyawakenings monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/97cbeb31-68e2-4735-a05d-5f57496119bd/IMG_6959.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Uplifting young voices to create change: In conversation with Connor Lafortune and Lindsay Mayhew about “A Thousand Tiny Awakenings” - Make it stand out Connor Lafortune (left) and Lindsay Mayhew (right) hold their co-edited anthology, A Thousand Tiny Awakenings. The book collects the voices of emerging young voices in powerful poetry and prose that challenges the status quo while honouring home, community, and language. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/77fe7e94-67c1-4f06-89e9-e987d76217ee/IMG_5905+2.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Uplifting young voices to create change: In conversation with Connor Lafortune and Lindsay Mayhew about “A Thousand Tiny Awakenings” - Make it stand out Connor reads from one of his books before a live audience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/c839c2e3-d1e1-4b6c-988f-1a456e3a566f/55D54DBC-2653-44B1-B449-D6C34F9600B2.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Uplifting young voices to create change: In conversation with Connor Lafortune and Lindsay Mayhew about “A Thousand Tiny Awakenings” - Make it stand out Lindsay is passionate about poetry, advocacy, and activism, and finds ways to blend all three together, including her work on this anthology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/cee715ab-267d-4da7-a8a5-3b770526c97d/IMG_6069.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Uplifting young voices to create change: In conversation with Connor Lafortune and Lindsay Mayhew about “A Thousand Tiny Awakenings” - Make it stand out Connor dances at Two-Spirit Powwow. Photo credit to Bangishimo Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/3a3154e6-ae5b-4869-ab6c-bd958482fa8c/IMG_3799.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Uplifting young voices to create change: In conversation with Connor Lafortune and Lindsay Mayhew about “A Thousand Tiny Awakenings” - Make it stand out As an accomplished poet with experience in the Sudbury slam poetry scene, Lindsay is able to generate poetry live at events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/3287794b-4dd2-4981-ba09-14e01f4fae08/IMG_5578.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Uplifting young voices to create change: In conversation with Connor Lafortune and Lindsay Mayhew about “A Thousand Tiny Awakenings” - Make it stand out Connor is an accomplished educator on top of being an artist. His work allows him to travel to different Anishinabek communities, which provides valuable opportunities to continue learning his traditional language. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/46d43791-7381-4162-972f-25630f8a5650/C807CE89-4AB9-4287-9081-7D7D6E587405.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Uplifting young voices to create change: In conversation with Connor Lafortune and Lindsay Mayhew about “A Thousand Tiny Awakenings” - Make it stand out Lindsay performs her poetry before a live audience. Her work on this collection helped teach her “how important it is to honour the unique knowledge and experience of the person that you're working with.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/72bf3d2b-9141-49a8-8901-939a5db4bfdb/Headshot.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Uplifting young voices to create change: In conversation with Connor Lafortune and Lindsay Mayhew about “A Thousand Tiny Awakenings” - Make it stand out Connor continues to take on more projects, including poetry collections and collaborating on a short film. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/chytomo monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/0013be04-a3e4-43ca-a846-1c6bc3faff05/byTarasPodolian.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Integrity, flexibility, and diverse funding: Iryna Baturevych’s insight on persevering for success - Make it stand out Iryna Baturevych (pictured above) is an essential figure in the Ukrainian publication industry that she’s developed her company alongside. She was working on strategy for Chytomo the day this picture was taken. (Photo by Taras Podolian) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/591494d4-b494-47b7-8c87-1baee0584462/Chytom+co+founders+from+LinkedIn.jpeg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Integrity, flexibility, and diverse funding: Iryna Baturevych’s insight on persevering for success - Make it stand out Oksana Khmeliovska (left) and Ira Baturevych (right) co-founded Chytomo as a university project that has now become the core of their professional lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/b574e979-e0e8-4a2f-a013-57ccd7cc6678/Iryna+Bturevych_2.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Integrity, flexibility, and diverse funding: Iryna Baturevych’s insight on persevering for success - Make it stand out Even while living in Canada, Iryna remains devoted to supporting Ukrainian literature. (picture by Olha Zakrevska) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/d65f6cc6-1f42-4fa2-af7d-23de86b9240c/Award.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Integrity, flexibility, and diverse funding: Iryna Baturevych’s insight on persevering for success - Make it stand out Iryna introduces the Chytomo team, with whom they launched The Chytomo Award in 2023 – Oleksandr Mymruk, Oksana Khmelyovska, Oksana Gadzhiy, Mariia Horbach, Olesia Boyko, Daryna Holovan, and Yulia Lesechko. (picture by Dmytro Larin) https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/patriciamacdonald monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/70ef161a-bb40-43d9-8d80-1fecc8733f53/IMG_1663.JPG What's Your Idea- Interviews - Patricia MacDonald’s essential advice on building a freelance editing business by choosing a niche - Make it stand out Patricia MacDonald (pictured above) combined her love of sports with an aptitude for English to build a successful career. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/e474e4cf-be81-466b-bd06-2629a9d4633d/IMG_0885.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Patricia MacDonald’s essential advice on building a freelance editing business by choosing a niche - Make it stand out “Some projects hit harder than others. I was honoured to proofread this book by Kaleb Dahlgren, one of the survivors of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.” - Patricia MacDonald https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/67a40dce-d41e-4f73-bda8-fa9d3d1dbcb9/IMG_0870.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Patricia MacDonald’s essential advice on building a freelance editing business by choosing a niche - Make it stand out A look at Patricia’s bookshelf, filled with the books she’s worked on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/4179ae65-d38f-4282-9688-a43fbac36028/IMG_0894.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Patricia MacDonald’s essential advice on building a freelance editing business by choosing a niche - Make it stand out One of Patricia’s editorial assistants, Maisie, supervises with long sleeps under the desk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/6162dd85-a311-4391-80b6-a12b27cd3e05/IMG_0884.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Patricia MacDonald’s essential advice on building a freelance editing business by choosing a niche - Make it stand out The three books pictured above were the books Patricia landed as a result of contacting publishers about a specific topic (Rush) or book (a-ha). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/637c910c-ab44-4924-86aa-9c7f061ed60a/IMG_0871.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Patricia MacDonald’s essential advice on building a freelance editing business by choosing a niche - Make it stand out In recognition of her contributions, Patricia won Editors Canada’s Lee d’Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award in 2022. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/womanlifefreedom monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/48102a1c-18cf-4f63-a1e5-8b63537858e6/Calgary+w+the+famous+five.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Woman, Life, Freedom”: How Bänoo Zan and Cy Strom developed their feminist poetry anthology - Make it stand out Bänoo Zan and Cy Strom at the "Famous Five” monument in Calgary, Alberta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/090c2747-86fa-40fd-998d-ede3601febcf/Edmonton+Protest.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Woman, Life, Freedom”: How Bänoo Zan and Cy Strom developed their feminist poetry anthology - Make it stand out Bänoo Zan and Cy Strom in Edmonton, Alberta, at the Woman, Life, Freedom protest in autumn 2022. The events in Iran that echoed around the world sparked the idea for this anthology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/cabd35cd-5cc6-43a2-b295-05939b2471f5/Woman+Life+Freedom+Anthology+Cover.png What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Woman, Life, Freedom”: How Bänoo Zan and Cy Strom developed their feminist poetry anthology - Make it stand out The cover of the anthology “Woman Life Freedom: Poems for the Iranian Revolution,” with the titular phrase written in Persian on the wall depicted on the cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/95dc36f1-6d43-4454-b155-cad8d9d5dd81/B%C3%A4noo+Zan+by+Alex+Usquiano+DSC_7863.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - “Woman, Life, Freedom”: How Bänoo Zan and Cy Strom developed their feminist poetry anthology - Make it stand out Bänoo Zan (pictured above) spent hundreds of hours developing, curating, editing, and contributing to this important collection of poetry defined by feminism, empowerment, and truth. 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He hoped the poems in the anthology would “uncover the dimension of the people's experience in Iran, or outside of Iran, of this women's revolution.” (Photo credit: Bänoo Zan) https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/gaelspivak monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/47e3a3fe-54b3-47f5-83b9-aee316bef557/Gael+Spivak+right+6X4+300dpi.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Gael Spivak’s transformation of the communications plan for the ISO plain language standard - Make it stand out Gael Spivak (pictured above) is a Canadian editor and writer who consistently makes significant impacts to the organizations that she works for, whether as a volunteer or as an employee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/3e1c3f68-9283-41f4-ab43-cc1e57c0d856/pexels-kovyrina-1045915.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Gael Spivak’s transformation of the communications plan for the ISO plain language standard - Make it stand out Gael’s involvement with the plain language standard began by attending a conference in 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario, the capital of Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/95e267a1-c6ea-4ff5-9b1a-3382afcc700d/idea-8628356_1280.png What's Your Idea- Interviews - Gael Spivak’s transformation of the communications plan for the ISO plain language standard - Make it stand out Effective collaboration with many people from many different countries helped achieve Gael’s goal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/e1914ee4-2ed3-4dd3-86d1-5b0cdb59287f/social-media-3846597_1280.png What's Your Idea- Interviews - Gael Spivak’s transformation of the communications plan for the ISO plain language standard - Make it stand out The publication of the ISO plain language standard was extremely successful thanks to the social media kits and press releases created as part of the communication plan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/a7648454-c774-445e-a72d-b39b9475ab15/countries-1301799_640.png What's Your Idea- Interviews - Gael Spivak’s transformation of the communications plan for the ISO plain language standard - Make it stand out Localization allows for the ISO standards to be adapted using references that are meaningful to the country’s population. https://www.whatstheidea.ca/interviews/kovylainterviewpartthree monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f5ef3aa4a67c5e348e7c33/1740274661466-KIUCBGRQWTNS52PNH617/Illustration+3.jpg What's Your Idea- Interviews - Victoria Narizhna from Kovyla Publishing on the inspiration for “Stories from Ukraine” (Part three of three) - Make it stand out Victoria Narizhna at the Book Space festival held in Dnipro in September, 2021. 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