'What differentiates us from machines is not what we do or how we do it. It's why.' A spectacular first session of @the-ciep.bsky.social's annual conference. #ciep2025 lnkd.in/p/eKr98U3C

Day 1 of @the-ciep.bsky.social's annual conference. I will not be live reporting for the first time, but I look forward to the online buzz shared. I'll be there in the virtual spaces, so do say hi if you're at conference -- in-person or online. Has anyone used the hashtag yet?! #ciep2025

I did it again. All in the search for elusive perfection. Don't make the same mistake, and go make in-case-of-emergency plans. For your editing business but also for life. #ProofPros #EmergencyPlans

Welcome! We have some exciting news to reveal. Editing Globally is expanding! We've all been working steadily, always learning something new & always honing our editorial skills—and meeting new editors. Please visit us again this week, as we prepare to introduce some new members of our collective.

Civic courage and moral clarity. Apparently, humanity needs reminding. #DifficultConversations #education #genocide

On tackling and avoiding tight editorial schedules and other life things. Check out the last contribution of the Proof Pros in the Edit Better blog by @wordstitchedits.bsky.social before the latest issue hits your socials. #AmEditing www.linkedin.com/posts/ayesha...

Take a break to listen, if you've not already heard this year's Booker winner's acceptance speech. #books #prizes www.youtube.com/live/GSS_BSz...

Lovely piece on lists and anti-planning plans by @plantnerd.bsky.social. Do read. #AmEditing #AmReading www.theopennotebook.com/2025/04/15/a...

Editors! @acesediting.bsky.social is looking for people to host a 1-hour #ACESChat here on Bluesky! I've done it before and it's a great way to learn from other editors, build relationships with #edibuddies, and get your name and expertise out there! #amediting #freelanceeditor #publishing

I've just re-watched an excellent webinar on ableist language and the origin of slurs by @yourpublishingbff.bsky.social. Whoever is reading this and cares about conscious language use, please hire Dayna to present. They do a brilliant job of helping you self-reflect and unlearn harmful conditioning.

An invitation to writers of #AcademicSky: Free online academic writing accountability group, co-hosted by me and @theclarityeditor.bsky.social, designed for scholars in Asia (from Seoul to New Delhi). It begins on 13 May. Please share! theclarityeditor.com/scholarly-ed...

Princeton University Press have a 50% sale on at the moment (@princetonupress.bsky.social) If anyone is interested, I have three books in it: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Editing conference season in the second half of the year is kicking off with bookings now open for @the-ciep.bsky.social's annual conference on 20–22 September 2025. Find details here: www.ciep.uk/events/ciep-... #AmEditing #conferences #cpd #editors

Things editors do when overworked: type Merriam in the search bar of said online dictionary. @merriam-webster.com, you need to have a valid entry, not add to the worry of why nothing valid appears. #AmEditing

I've finally caught up with all episodes of the recently launched The Free Lance Podcast by @thenarrativecraft.bsky.social. An excellent intro to making one think about issues in #publishing we tend to avoid sitting with. Because discomfort. Do listen. www.thenarrativecraft.com/the-free-lan...

In the last week, I've had 4 referrals for fab editing projects. I don't know yet if the clients will think me a good fit and I will get any of the jobs, but I wanted to say a big thank you publicly to fellow editors and my clients making these referrals. It makes tough days easier. #PayItForward

I've had the privilege of editing some of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's writing. And of spending time enough to see a little of her brilliantly humane non-public self. Much deserved recognition in the Holberg Prize here. #postcol #academia

It's out! The first edition of a co-contributed series of reflections on different questions about editing and freelancing by the Proof Pros – a global team of editorial experts, collectively with over 100 years of experience in fiction and non-fiction. #AmEditing www.linkedin.com/posts/ayesha...

Katherine Kirk, thanks for the start-up, but I haven't a clue how this social media stuff works. Anyway, if anyone out there can hear me, I'm here to help with any Word macro queries you might have. And if anyone could email me with advice on how this system works, that would be great, thanks.

This is a slightly old piece, but it makes the point that there is a stark difference between the experiences of western “expats” going to work in the Middle East and African / South Asian migrant workers. Because of RACISM that hardly anyone ever talks about. hir.harvard.edu/a-tale-of-tw...

It's ACESChat Wednesday!!

What a brilliant starter pack to set up! #AmEditing #publishing #WritingCommunity

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

Looking for kids book recs - anything for reading age of 6-8y. What/who are kids reading these days? I know places to find good stuff like The Colourful Bookshelf (uk.bookshop.org/shop/thecolo...) and Book Trust UK among others, but I'm looking for direct recs pls. #books #kidlit #AmReading

More #buyastrangerabook magic! @alifearn.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15! So, if there is a particular book you'd like, get in touch. It's #buyastrangerabook day. UK only.

Since it's the new year, first week back and no one's quite in the zone yet, here's some Zoom bingo while you launch yourself gently into 2025 😁 #writing #editing #edibuddies #meetings #business #work #NewYear #freelancing #BackInTheOffice #WorkFromHome #WFH

Super late to #ACESchat cos my planning is.. um.. going downhill this week. Fab topic for me cos in life I'm a planner, but in business I'm not. (Hilariously contradictory!) blog.editors.ca/how-freelanc... Best to catch up via @acesediting.bsky.social or @freshlookediting.ca.

Things I get up to when one of my four new years is ending. #AmEditing #SelfEmployed #planning

Calling #WritingCommunity. This new year @eliotedits.bsky.social and Beth Wright are launching an online writing support and accountability group to help you create a sustainable writing practice. Register by 30 December. You don't want to miss this! www.eliotwesteditorial.com/writing-grou...

The @the-ciep.bsky.social is officially in the starter pack. Might be worth coming back to follow those who've been added since you last dipped in!

'Editing requires honesty, trust, and friendliness. You don’t need to be close friends with your editor, but you should enjoy working with them and be confident they can get you where you need to go.' Sensible advice from @aschrock.bsky.social for writers looking for editors. #AcademicWriting

Another super useful pack of editors for #publishing and #AcWri folks. #AmEditing

I’m glad to have found a few more book indexers here since I set up this starter pack. *friendly wave hello* It’s now opt-in (and still opt-out) by request, so please just let me know if you wish to join or leave it. Good to see you all in the #IndexSky. 😶‍🌫️

FLASH SALE! TODAY ONLY! Get both new issues of Stanchion magazine in a bundle with two free bookmarks featuring cover art and save $2. No coupon code needed. Will ship today! www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

OK just had a thought talking to @andyshepherdwriter.bsky.social does anyone have a bookish (authors/editors/agents/hashtags) feed, list, starter pack that is UK based and wouldn't mind sharing for me to compile a page on the blog with? #BookSky 💙📚

This Starter Pack is up to 100 now, I'm only doing the one pack for this so if you want on please let me know if you're not on there go.bsky.app/8ui1WS6

A little something to make it easier to find some dope Black creatives to follow on here. ☺️ go.bsky.app/U3UQX2A

I have just discovered the coolest literary journal, and feel like I've been under a rock all this while. Check out *Honey Literary*! They even have submissions open till 16 Dec 2024. #BIPOC #WritingCommunity #writers #editors www.honeyliterary.com/sticky-fingers

New starter pack for members of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) to find each other. Bookmark the link as more people will be added to it later. go.bsky.app/9pp1tVx #StarterPack #CIEP #Edibuddies #AmEditing

Here is a thing of beauty. #IndiePublisher #publishing #fiction #nonfiction

Safe spaces are a privilege. Never forget that. #bias #AmReading www.opendemocracy.net/en/twitter-b...

I've got another starter pack for you, friends! ✨🌈 This one's for queer editors 🌈✨ I've only included people who've requested it or who've indicated they're queer in their bio. Let me know if you'd like to be added! #QueerEditor #AmEditing #WritingCommunity 🌈📚 go.bsky.app/TN1oEYt

New to @bsky.app? We’ve got some etiquette just for you! Turn on the little feature that reminds you to post alt text with your images. Alt text allows blind and partially sighted people to understand what's in your images using screen readers. Without alt text, it just says "image".

#Editors and #proofreaders, check out @madeleinevasaly.com’s new book about proofreading comic books! 🗯️ Preorder The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style today in paperback or PDF: comicbookstyle.com/collections/... #proofreading #comics #comicbooks #writingcommunity #books #freelanceeditors

Since we're on question time here, can anyone tell me why several profiles here seem to have an 'Invalid handle'? Many of them I follow and they follow me back too. Any #edibuddies noticed this your profile? #BlueskyHelp

Hey, friends new and old! This seems like a good time to let you know about / remind you of my editor starter packs, and for you to let me know if you'd like to be in one of 'em. There are two general editor starter packs. Here's the first: go.bsky.app/2kVHe2i 🧵

I'm looking for an android mobile app to doodle on, or one that can convert pics of doodles on paper to digital images that can be used on say a website or as an email signature. Ideally something free to try out. What do folks use / recommend? #DigitalDoodling #AmEditing (not)

Very cool folks in a very cool space right here. To the scores of new followers, thanks for connecting. (Sorry I've not been able to keep up.) And a big thank you to edibuddies making #StarterPacks for #editors, the #WritingCommunity and #publishing and all things language.