My biggest editing client has officially replaced me with an LLM, meaning I am now functionally unemployed. If any of you need a proofreader or copy editor and value having a human being who can tell right from wrong doing the job, let me know?

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You know it's going to be a good time!

My @editingglobally.bsky.social colleagues @aalaptrivedi.bsky.social, @ebrenner.bsky.social & I certainly enjoyed sharing our experiences & answering the great audience questions. We're happy to help you with your editorial needs wherever you are. #GlobalBusiness #AmEditing #InternationalEditors

Happy Pride to queer editors.

A5: Alex Kapitan, the radical copyeditor, has a wealth of blog posts and guides, and I find that they are great for queries but you can also even link to them in editing letters if you think your client will want more info! #StetChat radicalcopyeditor.com

Next #StetChat is on June 17 and the topic is 🚩 RED FLAG ROULETTE 🚩 In Red Flag Roulette, we’ll post questions about hypothetical red flag clients and editing situations, then we’ll all discuss how we’d deal with them!

A9: I LOVE @radicalcopyeditor.bsky.social's Radical Copyeditor blog & webinar content. Treasure trove of both practical advice & high-level ideas about editing For example: “The Radical Copyeditor’s Style Guide for Writing About Transgender People”: radicalcopyeditor.com/2017/08/31/t... #StetChat

#StetChat A9: I'm actually looking to put together a database of aro and/or ace editors, readers, and resources that can help both writers and editors learn about and better represent these orientations. If anyone's interested in being included/offering info please reach out! [email protected]

No way I could keep up w/ the excited chatter and mostly forgot to label answers. But huge thanks to @carolinavonkampen.com @raqueledits.bsky.social and @editrix-rachel.bsky.social for setting up @stetchat.com, and to @ottersediting.com for support today. This is how we pay it forward! #StetChat

Yes, all of this! #StetChat

Such a wonderful resource!! Always find myself coming back to it! @karenyin.bsky.social #StetChat

Thank you so much for chiming in and sharing these amazing resources!! So useful for us editors, whether we're working in fiction, nonfiction, or beyond! ❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #StetChat

#StetChat Not being inclusive also perpetuates the idea that there's a normal way to be, and that anyone who doesn't fit the mould, therefore, isn't normal. It impacts both how folks treat queer people and how queer people internalise these biases and treat themselves.

A5: Here are a few resources we hope are helpful: 🔗 Inclusive Language Guide (2nd ed.; ILG): www.apa.org/about/apa/eq... 🔗 bias-free language guidelines: apastyle.apa.org/style-gramma... 🔗 Brief Guide to Bias-Free and Inclusive Language (handout): apastyle.apa.org/instructiona... #StetChat

#StetChat Q7 I offer sensitivity readings! My specialties are nonbinary/trans characters, asexual characters, and biromantic characters. And I'm a part of the LGBTQ+ Editors Association if I need to refer out to people with different lived experiences.

A7: This is why it's so helpful to partner with colleagues to hand work off as necessary to do whatever is going to be best for the manuscript. Editors who don't recognize their own limitations can do a disservice to their clients. #stetchat

Centering the reader is a good way to bring out the best in the writing and the editing. #StetChat

Same. #StetChat

22 notifications in the time it took me to quote post from #StetChat convos! 😂🔥

This. I don't work with fiction and these conversations seem much more limited in scholarly publishing/editing. I find online resources an excellent way to start a conversation when I want to challenge content stereotypes or nudge academics to think about the whys of their choices. #StetChat

A5: I’d also say: Don’t let that fear of “I don’t know the perfect way to suggest inclusive language” be a barrier to you suggesting inclusive edits. Often, a shortcut is to find a good online resource that outlines why the language is problematic and what a more inclusive option is. #StetChat

Inclusive language gold shared here. It doesn't take much to nudge language change, as you can see. What takes more effort is acknowledging care for our communities, separately and together. And then practising that care in our dailyness. #StetChat

This. Every time. #StetChat

#StetChat Q3 Use the specific language. If a character is asexual or pansexual, say that (or leave that alone if it's there). Be respectful and don't try to erase the identities. Also I will always delete things like "pick a side" for bi characters or "you'll find the right person" for aro/ace.

For example, some of the basics of inclusive language around gender are: ✅ Don’t treat men as the default (ex. mankind). ✅ Use gender neutral instead of gendered terms (ex. fireman → firefighter). ✅ Watch for gendered stereotypes (ex. assuming a doctor is a man and a nurse is a woman). #StetChat

Once again, proving the value of proofreading! #StetChat

A2: This can be tricky. There can't ever be a fixed list of definite terms that all trans and non-binary folks agree on. Remember context is key as is respecting the writer and their audience. They know best. When you're in doubt, ask with care. Ask to learn, not teach. #StetChat

A2: Not using famous people’s deadnames… 😭 #StetChat

Parent. Always. I've lost count of the number of times I've struck out mother/father and put down parent in a form against my husband and my names. Small change in the grander scheme of things maybe, but it matters. #StetChat

Allo, allo! Brilliant to be joining the first #StetChat in a special month. For those who've never done this before, welcome from the #AmEditing community. And to old friends, thank you for continuing to be here, there and everywhere for each other.

I'm here to stetread and maybe stetpost for #stetchat. Let's get this stetparty stetstarted!

Look @stetchat.com! We're already trending apparently! 😆 #StetChat

I can't do GIFs but this is me! #StetChat

#StetChat! #StetChat! #StetChat!!! #StetChat starts in 10 minutes!!! Come join us!!!

Following hashtags in real time on Bluesky can be a bit clunky, so if anyone wants a TweetDeck-like interface for #StetChat, try @deck.blue.

Who else is here early and checking the time every few seconds?! #StetChat

remember how Uber and DoorDash used to be cheap af? and now they're expensive af? that's what's happening w/ AI. that's why making AI an integral part of your editorial workflow is a bad idea—once companies start jacking up the price of your Claude sub to what it actually costs them, you're fucked.

Editor folks! Super excited for this today. Can't wait to see you all here. If anyone still misses our bird community, now very much scattered, this is one way to build something new for the flock to gather and share. Pay it forward. Follow @stetchat.com to make sure you don't miss out. #AmEditing

Join our upcoming #StetChats live at 4–5 p.m. ET / 1–2 p.m. PT here on Bluesky! 📆 June 3, 2026: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language 📆 June 17, 2026: Red Flag Roulette 📆 July 1, 2026: Managing Distractions! 📆 July 15, 2026: The Value of Editing Put #StetChat on your calendars so you don't miss it!

Join us for #StetChat: LGBTQ+ Inclusive Language at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on next Wednesday, June 3. We'll post the questions throughout the hour and we can talk about #LGBTQ+ #inclusivelanguage!

Misinformation isn’t just fake news. It's the assumptions we make, the language we let slide and the identities we misrepresent. 💥 #Editors26

Have an AI policy Ask your clients for their AI policy Require clients to disclose AI use before you begin work Communicate your AI policy response upfront and later in the process #Editors26

Stop press! @editingglobally.bsky.social colleagues @aalaptrivedi.bsky.social, @ebrenner.bsky.social and @janetwordsmith.bsky.social are attending and speaking at the @editorscanada.bsky.social #conference on 'Editing in the Age of Misinformation'. Will you be there? Do say hello to them!

AI and people's lives. Questions the planet and humanity will be answering for generations (if anyone is still around). Make time to read the stories of real-life people: www.dirtydata.earth/stories/as-d... #AI #environment #humanity #DifficultConversations

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 12194: Your editor is not there to correct you: they are there to advise you. Whether you take their advice is up to you: in the end, it’s your name on the cover.

I would say that publishing could and should create some brilliant IRL events and experiences around genres and authors. Starting with the question, how can this be an amazing experience for readers? Ie reader-first. And not latest big book first.

The fact that more and more people are taking up hobbies such as gardening, pottery, woodwork, art, floristry etc will only grow as AI grows. We’ll need tactile human interaction more and more. And our mental health and well-being will improve as a consequence.

but key to the topic Carolina is posting about: no, copyediting isn’t *only* imposing a style guide and fixing punctuation and typos.

and your point about "the inherent porousness of the boundaries of different types or levels of editing" is really solid. if you're automating most of a copyedit to AI, are you actually reading it deeply enough to realize it needs more than a grammar check and style sheet applied?