pc_bain, to edibuddies
@pc_bain@toot.wales avatar

is the hashtag to follow for ACES (The Society for Editing) 2024 conference ‘Unleashing Creativity’ in San Diego, 4–6 April. Wordsmithery galore. 🤓

@edibuddies

pc_bain, to edibuddies
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is the hashtag to follow for ACES (The Society for Editing) 2024 conference ‘Unleashing Creativity’ in San Diego, 4–6 April. Wordsmithery galore. 🤓

@edibuddies

ThatWordChat, to random

A special Valentine's Day treat for our : We'll be with Connie Schultz and Maggie Smith, two accomplished Ohio authors releasing their first children's books! Register to join us on 2/14: https://bit.ly/ThatWordChat

ThatWordChat, to random

Happy New Year, fellow and ! We're celebrating the new year with the premiere of episode 69, featuring author and podcaster Mignon Fogarty. Head to our YouTube channel at 4:30 PM ET to tune in!

bit.ly/ThatWordVideo

KOKEdit, to ArtificialIntelligence
@KOKEdit@mastodon.social avatar

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

SuzanneArnoldEditor, to random

Fascinating study showing that writing quality affects the likelihood of papers being accepted for conferences or publication.

and writers in many fields will find this interesting, including Appendix C, which includes tips for making text more readable.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268123004225

lisacordaro, to writing

Call the grammar police!
It's a crime against language...🚔🚨

You'll be pleased to know that editors aren't like this – and we don't think it's cool to call others out on it either.

Here's why 👇


@writers @writingcommunity @writingcommunity
@editors @edibuddies

https://lisacordaro.com/2022/01/21/crimes-against-grammar-and-other-misdemeanours/

pc_bain, to edibuddies
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Something awry with today’s Observer newspaper. A Q&A with Rowetta (Manchester singer with Happy Mondays etc.) seemingly published with the answers from actor Mathew Horne. Rowetta gains a Norwegian wife, a baby son, and (most unlikely of all) a love of Tottenham Hotspur FC.

Good sub-editors can save you!

@edibuddies

eliotedits, to editors
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Folks who work on very long docs in Word using Comments: Is there anything I need to look out for? I’m about to start the longest project I’ve ever done in Word specifically and am slightly concerned I’ll get partway through & somehow explode the document. Wisdom? @edibuddies @editors

lisacordaro, to nature
pc_bain, to edibuddies
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It’s day 1 of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) 2023 hybrid conference in Glasgow and online. I’ll be there (on and off) virtually so hope to say hello. Follow the hashtag here or on your chosen platform of the many. Laters, !

@edibuddies

ideasonfirephd, (edited ) to random

We’re thrilled to be co-sponsoring again this year (register here: https://aceseditors.org/conference/vcon23-central) and have gathered a bunch of resources about editing training, building a social justice editing practice, working productively with authors, designing a progressive style guide, & more: https://ideasonfire.net/aces/

stancarey, (edited ) to writing
cherryedits, to random

So . Reckon you're going to post conference reflections on here, or BlueSky? Or is the bird still the word?

pc_bain, to FantasyWriters
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Looking for editorial professionals on Mastodon?

For editors, see and @edibuddies @stetwalk.

For proofreaders, see .

For book indexers, see and .

Editors, indexers, proofreaders (ACES/CIEP/EFA/SI etc.), please say hello below. Then I’ll keep this toot pinned to help find each other. 🤓

JanetWordsmith, to FantasyWriters

Editing is a human skill, one that by necessity needs an iterative process between humans. AI isn't capable of that to the degree needed to produce a quality result. A professional editor is worth their weight in gold, esp for those who want professional copy.

cardamomaddict, to FantasyWriters
@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca avatar

Hello! My friend @JanetWordsmith and I are looking for Mastodon's editing community.

Kind and lovely (and happy) folks who raise an eyebrow at participles that dangle, splicing commas, verbs that don't align with subjects, (etc) while keeping the writer's voice.

Apart from people, are there instances or hashtags to follow?

https://mastodon.social/@JanetWordsmith/110827180724001083

pc_bain, (edited )
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@cardamomaddict @JanetWordsmith
A big hello to you both. I’m an indexer and editor too. Agreed you’ll find many editors on the hashtags , and you can tag and read the @edibuddies account. Also check out the lovely and @stetwalk. And if you’d like to locate some book indexers as well, we’re the .

gg, to fediverse
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,, , Literary Agents, Publishing houses, magazines, poetry anthologies, Editors ... Are you on Mastodon? If so, please comment and boost.

What hash tags do you use? How can we best find all of you? How do you hook up with writers? Are you using Mastodon to find writers?

We are looking to make a collection of agents, publishers, editors for use by writers on Mastodon. Can you help? Leave a response below. THANKS.

@lastrobot @lastrobot @pjohanneson

pc_bain,
@pc_bain@toot.wales avatar

@pjohanneson @gg
Hello and thanks from a book indexer and editor. A plus one here for the @edibuddies group. Some other relevant hashtags for editorial professionals:
– for editors, see
– for indexers, see

eliotedits,
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@gg I'm an editor! I use , , and the group @edibuddies, as well as genre-specific hashtags and groups (I'm a romance nerd primarily). There are loads of very cool professionals here :)

PamelaBarroway,
@PamelaBarroway@mstdn.social avatar

@gg
@pjohanneson

here, focusing on the biz side. I do connect with other editors (and too) in the .

I recommend using the hashtag and . Specific to editing, follow @edibuddies and the hash .

pc_bain, to CrypticCrosswords
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I’ll be back over here more now (for reasons) so here’s a brief re-.
I’m a UK freelance book indexer and editor on arts/humanities books for authors and publishers. I’m also a new cryptic crossword setter and a Welsh learner. I like dancing, laughing, music and pubs, often in combination.
Hashtags of interest include
Happy to chat to decent folks both old and new to me. So hello/helô!

WordsByWesInk, to edibuddies
@WordsByWesInk@mstdn.social avatar

My new course, LaTeX for Academic Editors, is launching today: https://www.wordsbywes.ink/courses/latex-for-academic-editors/

Do you work with academic authors who use LaTeX? Have you had to turn them away because you don’t know LaTeX or aren’t comfortable working with it? Do you edit in LaTeX by moving the document to Microsoft Word?

If you answered yes to any of those, this course is for you.

@edibuddies

Alexis_WordsUnbound, to random
@Alexis_WordsUnbound@writing.exchange avatar

The other day, I posted a poll about styling the noun "worldbuilding." My thanks to the 25 people who participated. Here are the results:

60% of responders, like me, prefer "worldbuilding."

24% prefer "world-building."

16% prefer "world building."

I suspect "worldbuilding" is most common among the general , RPG game masters, and other storytellers. Wikipedia uses this variation, too. (1/2)

tanyagold, to edibuddies

Are you an editor from a background, culture, or community that's been historically underrepresented in publishing?

Want help making your business work better for you?

Then I hope you'll apply for the Diverse Editors for Diverse Books business coaching scholarship. I'm taking applications until June 20.

@edibuddies

tanyagold, to edibuddies

Want to learn more about memoir and how to help memoirists deliver compelling stories to their readers? Join us!

Editing Memoir starts this Friday and there are still a few spots left!

tanyagold.podia.com/editing-memoir

@edibuddies

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