Announcing ACES VCON24: Call for Sessions. Join our 3rd annual virtual conference, Sept. 25–27. What will you present? Deadline: May 15. aceseditors.org/conference/vco…

Preview of what will be in the new version of CMOS! #AmEditing

On April 16, I'll have the privilege of presenting my webinar 'An Editor's Guide to Assessing and Addressing Problematic Content' for Editors Canada! Members and nonmembers alike can register. I hope you'll join me. 😊

Register now: webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_webin…

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This week is the @aceseditors conference—always one of the highlights of my year.

I'm honored to be on a panel called 'Making the Invisible Visible: Editors as Changemakers' with CaTyra Polland, Cynthia Williams, and Vee White (they/them).

Will you be there? If so, I hope to see you!

I almost misspelled 'misspell' to a client, which would've been highly embarrassing (another word I often misspell). Those double letters, c'mon. #AmEditing

Yesterday I emailed an updated version of the Conscious Language Toolkit for Editors and Writers to past purchasers. If you're a purchaser who didn't get the update, DM me. I had some email bounce messages.

Don't know what the toolkits are? Learn more: rabbitwitharedpen.com/paid-courses-a…

Today's the LAST DAY to register for the Ask the Editing Experts Roundtable ahead of the ACES: The Society for Editing conference in San Diego! Don't miss the opportunity to talk to experts on topics such as plain language, AI, dev editing, and accessibility. #AmEditing

aceseditors.org/training/ask-t…

Many editors use Paul Beverley's MultiSwitch macro to change one word to another (e.g., 'he is' ➡️ 'he's'), but you can also list multiple alternatives to choose from for a word, not just one. I've updated my blog post on macros to explain how. #AmEditing

rabbitwitharedpen.com/blog/using-wor…

On this #NationalGrammarDay and all days:

If you're attending the ACES conference in April, the Ask the Editing Experts Roundtable is an amazing opportunity to get face-to-face time with industry experts in fields such as AI, conscious language, government editing, plain language, and more. You won't want to miss it!

Confused about the differences between a hyphen, an en dash, and an em dash? Check out this explanation (with video game-themed examples) by Crystal Shelley | Fiction Editor! rabbitwitharedpen.com/blog/hyphens-a… #WritingTips

New/prospective editors: Check out the ACES: The Society for Editing Guide for New Editors! This guide contains invaluable information, including types of editing, career opportunities, advice, ethics, and DEI in editing. #AmEditing

aceseditors.org/resources/the-…

On The Editing Podcast:🎙️ We chatted with Crystal Shelley @redpenrabbit about sensitivity reading. Find out more here. 👉 louiseharnbyproofreader.com/blog/sensitivi…

I learned this em-dash tip from Crystal Shelley | Fiction Editor (thank you!) and have shared it with many grateful clients. I can insert an em dash by pressing my F11 key. Quick and easy! rabbitwitharedpen.com/blog/efficienc…

So excited to be on this panel for the upcoming ACES: The Society for Editing conference! Such a great group of editors. ❤️

I once tweeted, 'Editing is just looking things up until you die,' and that's how I feel when I copyedit nonfiction.

My current style sheet has ~280 proper nouns, including cities, brand names, famous people, movies, TV shows, restaurants, publications, and songs. #AmEditing

On The Editing Podcast:🎙️ We chatted with Crystal Shelley @redpenrabbit about sensitivity reading. ❤️📘 Find out more here. 👉 bit.ly/3OuOm09

Here's your reminder to update your website copyright date to 2024 if needed! 🥳

Here's to next year being kind to you all. ❤️

Some things I checked in my last copyedit:
-song lyrics (as in listening to the actual song)
-spider anatomy (ew)
-whether certain planets are aligned on a future date
-whether said architect designed X
-Japanese names
-math

You know—things AI will think to verify. #AmEditing