Did you miss @bykristenmclark.bsky.social's "Intro to Plain Language" presentation earlier this week? Lucky you—the video is now available for *everyone* now through 3/10 (after which it becomes a Guild-member-only video). Learn about this important topic today! www.edsguild.org/intro-plain-...

Join us online 2 weeks from today (1/12) for "Intro to Plain Language" with @bykristenmclark.bsky.social, where she'll discuss editing for reader-friendly content with this free presentation rescheduled from Red Pencil. Open to all editors, registration required at www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve...

If you missed the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference last month, you're not out of luck—you can still purchase packs of videos from the conference! (And those videos are available to watch until May, so win-win for you!) Find out more at www.edsguild.org/virtual-purchase.

The last several days have been dedicated to my own annual review and planning. This has become one of my favorite parts of being a freelancer, because I get to celebrate myself and approach goal setting with joy. And the affirmation cards from @nadiageageapupa.bsky.social are the perfect guide!

On the Guild Blog: Read our recap of the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference highlights. And even if you missed the day of the conference, you can still purchase packs of Red Pencil videos, which will be viewable until May! www.edsguild.org/blog/red-pen...

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

On the Guild Blog: We take a look back at the highlights of the recent #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference and share how you can still learn from the videos even if you missed the day of the conference! www.edsguild.org/blog/red-pen...

These are the best book covers of 2025 (as chosen by some of the industry’s best cover designers).

Meet Citra, #StetPet editorial assistant of Seattle Guild member @dusablonediting.bsky.social. "Proving cats can be trained, Citra has finally learned how not to stomp on the keyboard while assisting on editing projects, instead providing sweet purrs and nose boops."

New on the Guild Blog: We share the highlights of our recent #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference. Missed the conference? You're not too late! You can still purchase video access and learn until early May! We explain how to get the recordings here. www.edsguild.org/blog/red-pen...

Red Pencil 2025 was amazing! Thank you to all the speakers and volunteers. I started gathering the committee and planning over a year ago, and there's nothing more satisfying than seeing all our work culminate in such a joyful, thought-provoking, convivial day! #edsguild2025 @edsguild.bsky.social

Conscious Style Guide is on Bluesky! What to expect: posts that help you think critically about language and design as tools for equity and self-expression. Check out the whole family of resources: Book | Website | Community | Newsletter By @karenyin.bsky.social 🌷

There's still plenty of time to register for the friendliest editing conference around if you haven't done so already! The #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference is coming to Seattle (and online) on 11/8. Registration closes 11/3. Find all things Red Pencil at edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025

We get it—there were too many big editing events this fall and you're overwhelmed. We're hoping you won't still feel that way come November and you'll sign up for the friendliest editing conference around: the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference in Seattle and online. edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025

So excited for fall weather! There's nothing quite like an early morning of editing with frost still clinging to my windowpanes.

Hours left to get Early Bird pricing for the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference! Prices go up by $40 starting 9/23, and this bird wants to save you money on the friendliest editing conference around. Learn more about everything Red Pencil at edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025.

So excited!

Update: The book is already ready for me to check out again and I'm pumped.

When people are curious about what being a freelance editor is like, I kind of just want to tell them I concentrate for a living!

My Libby audiobook is due in 9 hours and I have 7 hours of listening left. Then there's a 13 week wait to get it back. 🥲

Check out this blog post from Alexandra DuSablon (@dusablonediting.bsky.social) on linguistic worldbuilding! She gives some practical tips for those of us suffering from the supreme disadvantage of not being J. R. R. Tolkien! www.dusablonediting.com/blog/so-you-... #blog #writing #linguistics

Have you heard the big news? @janefriedman.com will be the keynote speaker at the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil conference on 11/8 in Seattle and online! Save the date for a day of learning and fun. More details coming soon at edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025.

This week's most satisfying copyediting catch: correcting "scatted" to "scattered." 🤭 #amediting #edibuddies

Today I'm heading on vacation, and I plan on not working for the next seven days! This will be my longest "out of office" since I started freelancing two years ago. Taking time off as a freelancer is really difficult, but really important. Wish me luck!

For those celebrating #IndependentBookstoreDay in Seattle, don't forget to make a donation to the nonprofit Books to Prisoners while you shop (it'll be matched)! Tons of local bookstores partner with them, like Left Bank and Third Place and Charlie's Books.

It's always fun when the word you look up in the dictionary comes with a picture. Today's was "wallaby." By the way, the plural can be either wallaby or wallabies. Any Aussies beg to differ? #amediting #edibuddies #copyeditor #proofreader

#copyediting ordnance and ordinance are two entirely different words

Inspired to share your knowledge with edibuddies? The deadline to submit sessions for the friendliest editing conference around is now 4/14! Send in your ideas for original presentations for the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference, 11/8 in Seattle & online! Info: www.edsguild.org/blog/call-fo...

*Slams dictionary shut til Monday*

'St. Paddy's Day' is usually preferred over 'St. Patty's Day.' 'Paddy' is the shortened form of the original Irish spelling of 'Patrick,' which is 'Pádraig.' 'Patty' is the shortened form of 'Patricia.'

I can’t help you with copyright, but I can help with copyleft… by helping take care of the errors you LEFT in this COPY. … I’ll see myself out. #writersky #bookeditor #writingcommunity

For all my #edibuddies needing a good laugh, might I recommend the New Zealand panel TV show Guy Montgomery's Spelling Bee. Find it on YouTube!

We're accepting session proposals thru 4/7 for the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference! Do you have a fresh presentation to share with fellow editors? Send us your ideas now to be a part of the friendliest editing conference around: 11/8 in Seattle & online! www.edsguild.org/blog/call-for-sessions

Phew! What a whirlwind four days of virtual conferencing with the Women in Publishing Summit. We ended in the most uplifting way: discussing hope and the power of WORDS. Hoping to keep up with everyone I met. (WIP needs to get on Bluesky! @dusablonediting.bsky.social pass it on!)

Interested in presenting at the friendliest #AmEditing conference around? We're now accepting session proposals for the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference on 11/8 in Seattle and online. Applications are due by 4/7. Find full details in our latest blog post at www.edsguild.org/blog/call-fo....

It's fish doorbell season! visdeurbel.nl/en/ #amediting

I see kindergarten incorrectly capitalized all the time... Do people think it's cap because we say pre-K and K-12? Or because it's a German word? Or just another casualty of general overcapitalization?

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

There's nothing sweeter than a little Valentine's Day #etymology! Valentine's Day itself is named after Saint Valentine, a Christian martyr who was thought to have performed marriages for soldiers who were forbidden to marry. All 8 words are on my Instagram. #wordnerd #valentinesday #languagehistory

If we’re renaming bodies of water based on petty grievances, I propose that this be renamed the Kendrick Lamar passage.

I just spotted a comma accidentally set in italics in a .pdf. That means I get to hang up my editing hat for the day, right? #amediting

The 2nd edition of Elements of Indigenous Style is here! Originally authored by IEA founder Dr. Gregory Younging, now lead edited by Warren Cariou. A must-read for anyone writing aiming to learn more about respectful representation. Buy it via Amazon, Brush Education, GoodMinds, or UTP.

Email from Ingram: “some book prices will go up. Some will go down.” Unspoken: books are going to be more expensive. Ingram is the primary printer and distributor for bookstores and libraries. They do both indie and trad pub. Expect delays and expense. Support authors and bookstores and libraries.

Removing this from its original context today so as to avoid turning it into a dunk, but for the thousandth time: The word "till" in the sense of "until" predates the word "until" by a century and has been in regular use for a millennium, give or take. It's not an abbreviation; it's a word.

New on the Guild Blog: @editorbeth.bsky.social shares how she helped two of her clients update their house style to reflect changes in CMOS 18, and why you might consider offering this service to your clients too. www.edsguild.org/blog/helping... #Editing #AmEditing

And now for an adorable photo of my adorable cat.

My takeaways from the #authorsagainstbookbans town hall for publishing professionals, as a freelance copyeditor: Any scope creep into altering or removing content that may "alienate audiences" or attract bans is unacceptable, and yet keeping authors' personal safety at the forefront is so important.

'The new guidelines say that AI prompts currently don’t offer enough control to “make users of an AI system the authors of the output.” (AI systems themselves can’t hold copyrights.)' www.theverge.com/news/602096/...

The part of your brain the creates and the part of your brain that edits are different. When you edit while writing, you switch your mode of thinking and can gum up the works, so to speak, knocking yourself out of your groove. Correct obvious mistakes, but knock out your pages and edit them after.

Philosopher Mark Kingwell speaks to the Toronto Star about his new book "Question Authority" and the causes and costs of our era of distrust and whether we can learn to repair it. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...