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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a>, you might wonder how your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editors</span></a> are trained and what things they do to help you get your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manuscript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>manuscript</span></a> into its best shape. Look at this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/career" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>career</span></a> guide from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@EditorsCanada" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EditorsCanada</span></a></span>: thorough info about editors and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a>. <a href="https://editors.ca/join/career/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">editors.ca/join/career/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Sørina Higgins<p>Ladies &amp; Gentlemen, may I present: WYRDHOARD: LEARNING &amp; LORE FOR WRITERS &amp; READERS. <br><a href="https://youtu.be/SqwMaogyte4?si=5CH87R7fXwnOIwur" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/SqwMaogyte4?si=5CH87R</span><span class="invisible">7fXwnOIwur</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coaching</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/classes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inklings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inklings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Narnia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Narnia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CSLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSLewis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shakespeare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shakespeare</span></a></p>
Olly 👾<p>:blobcatscience: Gene Editing Spiders to produce Red Fluorescent Silk.</p><p>Continuing the scientific theme of adding fluorescent proteins to everything that moves, this time spiders found themselves at the pointy end of the CRISPR-Cas9 injection needle.</p><p>🖇️Check my Image Description’s🖇️</p><p><a href="https://www.uni-bayreuth.de/en/press-release/gene-editing-spiders" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uni-bayreuth.de/en/press-relea</span><span class="invisible">se/gene-editing-spiders</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/CrisprCas9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrisprCas9</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/gene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gene</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spider</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/fluorescent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fluorescent</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/silk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>silk</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/geneticcode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geneticcode</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Flock of Cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 ☀️<p>“a Sb atom and a Sn atom…” —&gt; “an Sb atom and a Sn atom…”</p><p>&lt;awaits inevitable query from client&gt;</p><p><a href="https://famichiki.jp/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a></p>
Amalia Zeichnerin<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> <br>I am <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a>, with a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> and a chronic mental illness/neurodivergency. Ich write books in German and fanfictions in English, do illustrations (hello, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a>), I also do <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SensitivityReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SensitivityReading</span></a>. I am a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a>🪴<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goth</span></a>.🖤<br>I am interested in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> topics, especially <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environmentalProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalProtection</span></a> but because of my chronic illness I do not have much spoons.<br>Toots in English and German.</p>
Venessa G<p>I'm accepting a few new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freelance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> 📝 clients in the coming months. If you're interested, let me know ASAP. Spots are limited :) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiepub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiepub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indieauthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indieauthors</span></a> <a href="http://www.venessagiunta.com/editing-services/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">venessagiunta.com/editing-serv</span><span class="invisible">ices/</span></a></p>
bookandswordblog<p>I will have some time in my editing schedule for August and September. I am a commercially and academically published author with extensive experience bringing writing to the next level; as a onetime German-second-language speaker I can help with ESL writers. From a short business document to a book, I can help. Details at </p><p><a href="https://www.bookandsword.com/2024/06/01/editing-and-translation-services/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bookandsword.com/2024/06/01/ed</span><span class="invisible">iting-and-translation-services/</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freelance</span></a></p>
That Word Chat<p>That Word Chat featuring John Kelly premieres today on YouTube at 4:30 PM ET.</p><p>We’re digging into the roots of slang, how salary is related to salt, and what Cincinnati has to do with Roman virtue.</p><p>Watch along: bit.ly/ThatWordVideo</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThatWordChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThatWordChat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Editing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Etymology</span></a></p>
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Editor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/colleagues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colleagues</span></a>, if you've thought about getting into <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a>, you need to register for this class. Laura Arul knows her stuff! <a href="https://community.the-efa.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1979540" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community.the-efa.org/events/E</span><span class="invisible">ventDetails.aspx?id=1979540</span></a></p>
Flock of Cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 ☀️<p>I think every native English speaker who gets to do academia in easy mode should have to write at least one paper in a foreign language they don’t know so that they can have a little empathy when reviewing papers written in ESL </p><p><a href="https://famichiki.jp/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://famichiki.jp/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a></p>
Flock of Cats 🐈 🐈 🐈 ☀️<p>Plural<br>❌ Editor-in-chiefs<br>✅ Editors-in-chief</p><p>Possessive<br>❌Editor’s-in-chief<br>✅ Editor-in-chief’s</p><p>Plural possessive? 🤔 </p><p>✅ Editors-in-chief’s 🤯 </p><p><a href="https://famichiki.jp/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a></p>
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Stan Carey<p>I explored some of these ideas in an essay for the CIEP a few years ago: "How well read should editors be?"<br><a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2021/10/13/how-well-read-should-editors-be/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stancarey.wordpress.com/2021/1</span><span class="invisible">0/13/how-well-read-should-editors-be/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/essays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editors</span></a></p>
Aviva Gary<p>The next animal in my backyard menagerie is not pictured because you can hear them</p><p>Right now</p><p>No matter where you are or what you're doing</p><p>There are 3 hen houses with at least that many roosters and before this was fine as they greeted the sun as one does</p><p>but ever since the time change one rooster right across the street WON'T SHUT UP</p><p>He is confused about what time it is and so as to not forget the whole reason he lives crows ALL THE TIME</p><p>No matter the time...</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Editing</span></a></p>
Your Autistic Life FR/EN/ES<p>"More than 12,000 Bottles of a Duloxetine Have Been Recalled Nationwide"</p><p>There. I fixed it for you. The original was:</p><p>"More than 12,000 Bottles of a Popular Antidepressant Have Been Recalled Nationwide"</p><p>This news source is now banned from my news feed. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.</p><p>Here is the FDA data:</p><p><a href="https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=214736" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ire</span><span class="invisible">s/index.cfm?Product=214736</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/duloxetine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>duloxetine</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/recall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recall</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/headline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>headline</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/idiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idiots</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/assclowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assclowns</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/newsfeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newsfeed</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/PlayStupidGamesWinStupidPrizes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlayStupidGamesWinStupidPrizes</span></a></p>
Guill.Jones, Honorary Canadian<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benroyce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> <br>Note to you writers out there: This woman charges $100 per hour to the companies that hire her to unfuck their generative Ai-produced slop.<br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ai</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Editing</span></a></p>
David Megginson<p>If you see something written with en-dashes and em-dashes, you know it involved <del>artificial intelligences</del> <u>competent writers and editors.</u></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/punctuation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>punctuation</span></a></p>
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SelfEmployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfEmployed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editors</span></a>, Suzy Bills has been a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freelancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freelancer</span></a> for a long time and can <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teach</span></a> you many things you need to know to keep your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> running well. Check out the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/training" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>training</span></a> she does: <a href="https://payhip.com/WritingandEditingbySuzy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">payhip.com/WritingandEditingby</span><span class="invisible">Suzy</span></a></p>
bookandswordblog<p>Got paid a three-digit sum for some freelance work! Invoice issued 1 August 2024 paid on 30 June 2025 after three or so rounds of reminders. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/freelanceLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freelanceLife</span></a></p>
Janeishly<p>Looking for a human translator to convey your human words to a human audience? Maybe that's me!</p><p>I translate from Swedish, French, Norwegian and Danish into English (mainly UK but US possible depending on the text - I also work with a USian translator as a team where required). I'm a full Member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting for both Swedish and French.</p><p>I'm also an Intermediate Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading – in other words, I offer proofreading/editing/copyediting services too.</p><p>Oh, and copywriting!</p><p>I work on everything from press releases through sustainability reports to novels. Particularly fond of archaeology/history (got to get use from my MA somehow) and personal development, but really I'm interested in almost everything and translation allows me to be a nerd about all kinds of things. </p><p>The subjects I *don't* do are legal, financial and medical.</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/comissionsopen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comissionsopen</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/getfedihired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>getfedihired</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/translation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>translation</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/copywriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>copywriting</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/proofreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proofreading</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/PersonalDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalDevelopment</span></a> </p><p>I feel like this needs a pic, so here are two of my three cats looking comfy (if a bit warm).</p>