Horror Tree seeks two new children of the dark to move into TWF Towers! We're looking for a new Assistant Editor - Special Editions to handle our 4 seasonal issues each year, as well as a Publications Editor to get our anthologies under control. Could it be you? Details about the roles are in the slides.
If you're interested and understand these are VOLUNTEER roles, email contact@horrortree.com.
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It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.
It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.
It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.
DJ SmallToday is the day. Finally committed all the edits on my next book, which means I am now looking for an editor.
After having given my book 2 pass throughs, it's time to give it to a fresh set of eyes. Looking for someone who does a mix of line editing and content editing, and is affordable.
Who I'm looking for: An editor who is knowledgeable about North American football. I like working with women and fellow queers. Won't mind establishing a good working relationship for future books.
About the book: This book is a sapphic sport romance with 51,343 words. It is book 1 of my new series about various individuals in a fictional football league that's primarily comprised of women and trans individuals. This book is centered on a 20-something US football player of Mexican descent who gets injured, which puts her in a identity crisis of sorts. She falls for her physical therapist who is a black woman in her late 20s/early-30s. The plot is about how my MC handles losing her dream job while falling in love.
If interested or if you've got questions, DM me or email me at djsmall@djsmallauthor.com
Hey, all! @herbaria51 is looking for #editing or #writing work. Hit her up if you need an excellent plant person!
Bonus #Joke:
You can't run through a campground. You can only ran… because it's past tense.
(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)
So nice to "meet" some old and new CIEP members in Canada in a local group meeting. Delighted to see how the number of Canadian members has grown. They're a nice gang, wherever they are located, in Canada or elsewhere. #AmEditing #Edibuddies #Editing #EditorsOfMastodon #NicePeople
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A related post of mine, on language reform and prescriptivism:
"By oversimplifying the nature and aims of prescriptivism, we invite confusion, category errors, and semantic muddles"
https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2021/07/25/four-types-of-language-prescriptivism/
Sentence firstFour types of language prescriptivismPrescriptivism is an approach to language centred on how it should be used. It contrasts with descriptivism, which is about describing how language is used. Prescriptivism has a bad reputation amon…
One of the most common errors I fix when editing is known as false attraction, a form of subject–verb disagreement
Here's an example of what I mean, in a recent (and well-written) article in The Atlantic: "Research into such conditions are grossly underfunded"
A post on why it happens and some of the forms it takes:
https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/grammatical-disagreement-through-false-attraction/
Sentence first · Grammatical disagreement through false attraction
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Looking for editorial professionals on Mastodon?
For editors, see #AmEditing #copyediting #edibuddies #editing #EditorsOfMastodon #StetWalk and @edibuddies @stetwalk.
For proofreaders, see #AmProofreading #proofreading.
For book indexers, see #AmIndexing #indexing #indexodon and @indexodon.
Editors, indexers, proofreaders (ACES/CIEP/EFA/SI), please say hi below. I’ll keep this toot pinned to help find each other. 
Editing is a human skill, one that by necessity needs an iterative process between humans. AI isn't capable of that to the degree needed to produce a quality result. A professional editor is worth their weight in gold, esp for those who want professional copy. #AmEditing #EditorsOfMastodon #Authors #Academic
Editing is a human skill, one that by necessity needs an iterative process between humans. AI isn't capable of that to the degree needed to produce a quality result. A professional editor is worth their weight in gold, esp for those who want professional copy. #AmEditing #Edibuddies #Editing #EditorsOfMastodon
Hello! My friend @JanetWordsmith and I are looking for Mastodon's editing community.
Kind and lovely (and happy) folks who raise an eyebrow at participles that dangle, commas that splice, verbs that don't align with subjects, (etc) while keeping the writer's voice.
Along with people, are there instances or hashtags to follow?
MastodonJanet MacMillan Wordsmith (@JanetWordsmith@mastodon.social)Looking for the kind (text) editor community here, many of whom probably decamped from the bird app.
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@pjohanneson @gg
Hello and thanks from a book indexer and editor. A plus one here for the @edibuddies group. Some other relevant hashtags for editorial professionals:
– for editors, see #AmEditing #edibuddies #editing #EditorsOfMastodon
– for indexers, see #AmIndexing #indexing #indexodon
My two cents on the #Meta #ThreadsApp discussion. I think my past experience in the publishing industry has given me a unique perspective on the #Fediverse.
The evolution I've witnessed in that industry over the years has helped me to recognize a similar evolution in social media now. My experiences there have shown me how the Ordinary Person has eventually become empowered by new technology-- in this case, ActivityPub and the Fediverse. I don't foresee a reversal in that evolution.
Regardless of what Meta does or does not do with their Threads app, I'm sure of one thing:
#TheFutureIsFederated.
#PublishingIndustry #MetaThreads #ElonMusk #Zuckerberg #MarkZuckerberg #MetaThreadsApp #Threads #Federated #TwitterExodus #RedditMigration #Mastodon #TwitterMigrants #RedditMigrants #Change #ParadigmShift #SelfPublishing #POD #KDP #TraditionalPublishing #PrintOnDemand #ActivityPub #ActivityPubBased #Writers #WritingCommunity #EditorsOfMastodon
https://annethewriter33.wordpress.com/2023/07/06/the-future-is-federated/
Anne Fisher-Ahlert · The Future is FederatedToday (July 6, 2023), Meta introduced their new Threads platform, advertising it as a rival of Twitter. On Mastodon and elsewhere in the Fediverse, the rumors of this newest move have been causing …
#editorsofmastodon #editing Why are people hyphenating ages like this? Why has this been spreading like wildfire the past few years? Something must have started it, and I want to know what.
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@GeckoEdit I cannot wait! The CIEP annual conferences are always the highlight of my year for professional development and collegiality.
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See previous tweet if you came here because of any of these hashtags.
The next social-networking event for the LGBTQ+ Editors Association is tomorrow, 4/14! Join us. No membership required.
#LGBTQEditors #LGBTQIAEditors #LGBTQIA #EditorsOfMastodon #Editors
Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lgbtq-editors-april-virtual-social-networking-tickets-617124846027
EventbriteLGBTQ+ Editors: April Virtual Social & NetworkingJoin the LGBTQ+ Editors Association for a brief update and to chat and network!