i would again like to remind everyone that NEGATING A FRAME REINFORCES IT "he's not really targeting criminals" makes it an argument about criminality "this is a fascist attack" states what is actually happening START WITH WHAT IT IS not what it isn't

“Gender studies scholars and experts on domestic violence have long known that gender-based bigotry is a gateway to violent extremism.”

Editors, rise up.

Am I…the target audience?

Editors, rise up.

this worked once before so 🤞🏽 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️ james 🕯️ 🕯️ patterson 🕯️ 🕯️gives me 🕯️ 🕯️ $50K 🕯️ 🕯️ 🕯️

On September 10, 2018, I launched the Editors of Color Database to raise the visibility of editorial professionals of color. Like many POC, I was tired of being left out of projects, interviews, panels, and jobs because the people in charge claimed we don’t exist… Continue on LinkedIn

Conscious Style Guide is a proud sponsor of @edsguild.bsky.social’s Red Pencil Conference 2025. The Early Bird discount ends September 15, 2025, so reserve your spot today! Join the Guild to receive the member rate. Register: www.edsguild.org/red-pencil-2... #EdsGuild2025

#Amplify: A Call For Change Helpline is “a confidential, anonymous helpline for people who want to stop using abuse and control in their intimate relationships…also for family, friends and professionals who want to help them stop.” acallforchangehelpline.org #DV #DIVP #IVP #SA

On 9/3/24, my debut, #WholeWhale, came out as a huggable board book! May this story (illus. by Nelleke Verhoeff) continue to tickle readers with its rhyme and inspire creative thinking. “This simple rhyming book packs a powerful message.” —School Library Journal @barefootbooks.bsky.social #KidLit

Here are the most popular articles from last month’s Conscious Language Newsletter. If you love learning about conscious language, please subscribe: mail.consciousstyleguide.com

Yes, he was.

I found a copy of my high school résumé buried in a scanning app on my phone. Finding random photos and scans of things I had lost in the fire is 🥹❤️‍🩹. P.S. Check out the typewritten double-dash em dashes.

Dear #WritingCommunity, Do you know about my free news round-up on conscious language? I've been publishing it since 2015, when I launched ConsciousStyleGuide.com. The newsletter is super skimmable, designed for busy people by a busy person. Read it here: mail.consciousstyleguide.com/subscribe

If you think that adding “skibidi” to the Cambridge Dictionary is grody to the max, check out this totally rad writeup on why paying attention to how younger generations use language “gives us insight into the experiences they’re expressing.” Tubular! #DragonflyEditorial

Their human has been proved.

me after learning i am a trendsetter.

is this…the best post ever?

My latest podcast interview is out! Many thanks to Daniel Midgley and the #BecauseLanguage podcast for welcoming me to the show to talk about conscious language and the very real challenges in using it. 📚 #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #Edibuddies #ConsciousLanguage #ConsciousStyleGuide

📣 #KidLit #WritingCommunity #AmEditing #Edibuddies #AmReading

This month's Conscious Language Newsletter is out! Includes: • Stop Saying “I’ve Been There” When Empathizing With Someone—Here’s How to Truly Be Helpful • A Contestant on a Popular TV Show Used This Racist Word. Many People Don’t Even Know It’s a Slur. Read/subscribe now

i prefer the vegetarian bedroom obvs

What can we do to support #queer #kidlit? Ask your local library and bookshops to participate in #ReadOutLoud as a location. Thank you, @authorsabb.bsky.social! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

“We often hear about large-scale, visible ICE raids targeting Latino immigrants…But less visible, smaller raids targeting Asian immigrants are also occurring in garment and fashion wholesale shops, shopping centers, massage parlors, nightclubs, restaurants and grocery stores.”

a lot of these start with M but do cats have lips

I'm sad to remove NPR's Diverse Sources from my database, but I'm proud that DiverseDatabases.com has been here for you since 2018 and I have no plans to stop running it.

Thanks, Internet, for helping me fix an annoying gap in my wood floor in 1 second. #Crocs

“When words, phrases, and stories fail to affirm our humanity and individuality, we are not free.” #July4 #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #RequiredReading

Have you read the latest Conscious Language Newsletter? In the June 2025 edition: • Why Use the Term “West Asia”? • Nutrition for Today: FDA Issues a New Definition of the Word “Healthy” on Food Labels • To Tell My Disabled Stories, I Needed to Unlearn Ableist Workshop Critiques • and more! Read

that’s enough reddit for today.

#StealMyIdea: Audiobook player that syncs with your Apple Watch and pauses when you fall asleep.

I had the honor of being interviewed by James Salanga, co-director of The Objective, about why newsrooms may be continuing to use passive voice when describing police violence. #GeorgeFloyd

Dearest Conscious Style Guide, Happy 1st birthday to you, my fourth book child. When you arrived, I showed you off everywhere and spoke endlessly of your potential to help people change the way they think about language and each another… Read more: www.instagram.com/p/DKM5TaeO94f/

“Cartographers must continue understanding how maps function as a political tool and harness their influence to foster radical change.” @theflytrapmedia.com

The Conscious Language Newsletter is out! This issue includes: • Four Essentials for the Press Right Now • You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism • Medical Journal Editors Must Resist CDC Order and Anti-Gender Ideology ✅ Read/subscribe: mail.consciousstyleguide.com/p/conscious-...

Please sign this petition to reinstate Shira Perlmutter. "The livelihoods of writers and other creatives are protected by copyright. Don’t let the administration take over copyright policy—it’s illegal and puts the very foundations of our creative economy at risk." @authorsguild.bsky.social

I am honored and ecstatic to be joining Virginia Center for the Creative Arts' prestigious artist community as a 2025 #VCCAFellow. Thank you, VCCA, for this invitation to surprise myself and work on my craft uninterrupted in the company of a diverse cohort of artists. 🌷

I'm pleased to share the latest interview about my book The Conscious Style Guide. Thanks to journalist Sophia Scolman and the Center for Journalism Ethics for bringing attention to the creativity and flexibility of conscious language. Visit KarenYin.com to learn about my other books.

Huge thanks to everyone who gave to our GoFundMe and/or shared the link. It’s been almost 2 months since the #EatonFire, and we hope to be settled in longer-term housing soon. 💓

“The moral of Niemöller’s poem, then, isn’t really ‘speak up even if you aren’t in danger.’ It’s ‘speak up, even when the Nazis threaten marginalized groups that you yourself despise.’ Fascists do take advantage of indifference and apathy to some degree. But they also build on widespread prejudice.”

Deeply appreciating posts about my latest book, The Conscious Style Guide, because all my energy is going toward dealing with the aftermath of losing my 26-year forever home—and the entire neighborhood—in the #EatonFire. Thank you, Gillian. ❤️

I lost touch with my dear next-door neighbors for ten long days after the #EatonFire flattened our neighborhood. They just called. They are safe but they need help. #BlackSky

Friends, this GoFundMe is, unfortunately, legit. Can’t talk about it now, but I’m sure posts about the absurdity of life are to come. Please share if you can. #EatonFire

Thanks, Asian American History 101 podcast, for including my episode in your year-end list of Thought-Provoking Conversations Everyone Should Listen To! (I agree.) #TheConsciousStyleGuide ✅ Give a listen and a follow: asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com/season-4-yea... #WritingCommunity #HigherEd 📚

“Everyone who wants to write or speak consciously, without fear of offending, should read Yin’s words.” Thanks, Global Comment, for selecting my book “The Conscious Style Guide” for your December 2024 book club! 💖

Post your Queen.

"You will be visited by three spirits." The three spirits:

i'm taking the whole week off! to help me settle into a proper do-little vacation, please show me your favorite donut. here's mine, a maple old-fashioned!

Did you know "The Conscious Style Guide" audiobook is available on Spotify to Premium subscribers? 🌷 “The best tool book of all…I absolutely love it.”―Paula Froke, editor of The Associated Press Stylebook Narrated by Michelle H. Lee. #AmEditing #WritingCommunity #ConsciousLanguage 📚