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KOKEdit

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Medical editor (www.kokedit.com) helping nonfluent English writers in 20+ nations get published in 60+ medical journals. Member of ACES, AMWA, BELS, CSE, EFA. She/her.

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KOKEdit, to ai
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in , here's a about in . Please participate! Thank you. It's being run by @jhargrave, a lecturer in publishing at the University of Derby, UK. https://tinyurl.com/ynhcs9p9

KOKEdit, to random
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Helpful podcast from @grammargirl: “Efficiency Hacks for Writers and Editors with Erin Brenner,” author of new The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors: How to Take Care of Your Business, Your Clients, and Yourself from Start-Up to Sustainability. https://tinyurl.com/24u5y6td .

KOKEdit, to ChatGPT
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Unfortunately, this isn't surprising. " are misusing and other chatbots to produce . ... One ... [study] found that up to 17.5 percent of recent computer science papers exhibit signs of AI writing." https://tinyurl.com/mrx4tmyp

KOKEdit, to 13thFloor
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of , you've heard about @AmyJSchneider's new book The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction. Should you get it? Wonder no more! Longtime editing pro Adrienne Montgomerie says she even quotes passages of it to her university students! https://tinyurl.com/y27jauz6

KOKEdit, to random
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Congratulations to Erin C. Brenner, 2024 winner of the Robinson Prize from ACES: The Society for Editing! ⭐️

KOKEdit, to DigitalNomadHub
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This makes me so happy! @ecbrenner has been a colleague and friend of mine for years, and I'm so glad fellow will now be able to benefit from her wisdom about running their own . Thank you, , for Erin's ! So many editors will benefit from it. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo213434367.html

KOKEdit, to random
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Ooh, this sounds good! The Design of Books: An Explainer for Authors, Editors, Agents, and Other Curious Readers. It’s out now from the University of Chicago Press: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo213648394.html .

KOKEdit, to Pubtips
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Seen those reports re an article w/ intro by ? The blog Scholarly Kitchen says, "While this has led many to question the process..., it’s worth considering other points in the...workflow where such errors might happen." https://tinyurl.com/8hkuuhw4

KOKEdit, to random
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Ooh! The publication date (April) is getting closer for the new book The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors: How to Take Care of Your Business, Your Clients, and Yourself from Start-Up to Sustainability, by @ecbrenner! Take a look at the book cover! http://tinyurl.com/4t6txd3z

KOKEdit, to DigitalNomadHub
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Why do some of and for think they should not themselves and set and ? Humans are not robots. They can only do so much work each day. Stand up for yourself!

KOKEdit, to business
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Wow! If years of hadn't taken away the urge to work in a , I'd jump on this. What fun, and what a great chance to help make the world a better place! @dailykos is looking for a . https://www.dailykos.com/jobs/#job-managing-editor-1jx7

KOKEdit, to random
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The first snow of 2024 falls on the cedar-covered KOK Edit building and the surrounding trees.

KOKEdit, to mentalhealth
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Excellent points in this article about ways to improve the so that workers will have better and : https://time.com/6548866/how-work-affects-your-health/ But I must say that choosing 29 years ago HUGELY improved my health and in working.

KOKEdit, to science
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If you're a , you may be interested in the open-access article "Building , , , and Capacity: Resources to Promote Best Practices Among Professionals in " in Science Editor, the journal of the Council of Science Editors. https://www.csescienceeditor.org/article/building-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility-capacity/

KOKEdit, to writing
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I've updated the "Education and Certification" page of the Copyeditors' Knowledge Base ()—specifically, the entry for and @tanyagold. If you're ready to learn more about your craft, editors, that's the page for you. http://tinyurl.com/ymxa3me6

KOKEdit, to random
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Cynthia Williams, experienced , has posted to the blog Outside the Book about an issue that needs attention: "what it’s like for people of different linguistic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds to work together, to work in publishing. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/further-outside-book-cynthia-williams-rfa1c/

KOKEdit, to ArtificialIntelligence
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and everyone else, this book about () sounds very useful. It's Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence and How It Will Change Everything. Author: Martha Brockenbrough. https://tinyurl.com/yhrudu53

KOKEdit, to random
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, if you want lots of helpful on common editorial issues, check out this bundle of PDFs from the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading: https://www.ciep.uk/resources/fact-sheets-home/fact-sheets-paid-for . Free to CIEP members; low price for nonmembers.

KOKEdit, to ArtificialIntelligence
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(1/4) I'm concerned that () will perpetuate problems in because it learns from and builds on existing materials in each field. https://beta.elsevier.com/promotions/clinician-of-the-future-education-edition

KOKEdit,
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@grammargirl, yes! That the necessary systems are designed and run by fallible humans is as scary as ’s would-be infallibility!

KOKEdit, to design
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The University of Chicago Press coming out that sounds helpful: The of Books: An Explainer for , , , and Other Curious . It’ll publish in March 2024 but can be preordered now: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/D/bo213648394.html .

KOKEdit, to random
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I'll be ordering the Says Read Banned Books T-shirt to help fund MoveOn.org's work to fight : https://store.moveon.org/products/levar-burton-banned-books-t-shirt

KOKEdit, to magazine
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: 's , Harvard Medicine, is searching for new . (Current editor is leaving in January.) Work format: hybrid (partially on-site, partially remote). Full time. Get details & apply: https://tinyurl.com/57buwe8h. See magazine: https://tinyurl.com/ynt8ah8h.

KOKEdit, to gpt
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detectors of writing that is done by are discriminating against speakers by wrongly tagging their writing as created by AI. This could seriously affect their academic & professional achievements. https://tinyurl.com/5h7zykf6 & https://tinyurl.com/3fpxstjy

KOKEdit, to Battlemaps
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The has updated its : https://www.acs.org/about/diversity/inclusivity-style-guide.html .

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