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Katt HernandezCopywriter for a friend? <a href="https://my-place.social/display/e599373b-1167-cf41-5b97-a8f476253138" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://my-place.social/display/e599373b-1167-cf41-5b97-a8f476253138</a>

Katt HernandezHello all! My dear friend Jane Barnes, a lifelong, prolific and highly dedicated writer who has been of great inspiration to my own artistic pursuits in this life, is looking for a copy-editor to work with her on getting her novel ready for publication! She writes: "Do you know of a woman who could copywriter my finished lesbian novel?  I worked on it for 30 years and it's 200 pages long. I'm looking for someone furiously literary who's crazy about literature, music, language, possibly things French, and the history of the Twenties. Does anyone come to mind? Copywriting includes proofing but beyond misspellings, having a look out for consistency, the right word, even a better way to write it. Thanks for your time." PM me if you want to take it on! <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LGBTQwriters?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQwriters</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/feministwriters?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feministwriters</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/copyeditor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/literature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a>

Stan CareyTestimonials on my website from people whose writing I've copy-edited or proofread: <a href="https://stancarey.com/testimonials/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://stancarey.com/testimonials/</a>If this is something you're interested in getting done, I'd love to hear from you.<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/proofreader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#proofreader</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyediting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/proofreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#proofreading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/selfpublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfpublishing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/JobSearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JobSearch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FediHire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediHire</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GetFediHired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GetFediHired</a>

db Slava UkrainiMy big excitement for the day: new CMoS just dropped (I also have 14 and 17). <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nerd</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#words</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/proofreader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#proofreader</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CMoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CMoS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChicagoManualofStyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChicagoManualofStyle</a>

(Claire) Cherry EditsAn achievement I'm proud of: In Nov 2021, GJ Kemp reached out for a copyedit, my first word-of-mouth client. Thanks to Francesca Catlow for the referral. 350,000+ edited words later, we're still working together! The snowball started here. 😁 <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/indies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indies</a>

(Claire) Cherry EditsHere's a quick tip I slipped to my writing craft group a few weeks ago.Thought I'd share it with you. Every day's a school day.Go get 'em, tiger. 🐅Send it on to anyone who might find this useful/interesting! 🤓<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CherryEdits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CherryEdits</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LineEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LineEditor</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CopyEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CopyEditor</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Proofreader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Proofreader</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WritingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WritingCoach</a>

(Claire) Cherry EditsMoving on up!Happy dance!!Achievement unlocked.Professional editor upgrade, June 2024.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amediting</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/lineeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lineeditor</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/proofreader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#proofreader</a>

CaroleHere's an interesting typo by Sky News. I'd love to hear your views on how a total sonar <a href="https://mas.to/tags/eclipse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eclipse</a> might manifest. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humour</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sciencewatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sciencewatch</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/geekeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geekeries</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writers</a> ... where's the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a> now...

Rachel "Red Pen" LapidowYesterday I gave a presentation about becoming a freelance copyeditor to a group of 7th to 9th graders. This was through a partnership between Vermont Works for Women and the Vermont Virtual Learning Cooperative. Here's one of my slides that covers the pros and cons of the profession.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#copyediting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreelanceLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FreelanceLife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#copyeditor</a>

Eugenia Diegoli (ニア)I’m now a <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a> for J <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/CaDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CaDS</a> Journal of Corpus-assisted Discourse Studies! Very happy to be part of such a great team 🥰 Any advice from people with experience in copyediting? <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@academicchatter</a>

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELSInfo-Tech Research Group, an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/analyst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#analyst</a> firm, is looking for a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a>. The position is full-time remote. Go here to get details and to apply: <a href="https://linkedin.com/jobs/view/3736698317/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linkedin.com/jobs/view/3736698317/</a> . Production manager there says compensation can be adjusted for any senior candidates who are a good fit. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a>

Kelsey ClareyI've added some new commission options to my Ko-fi, including beta reading, proofreading, copy-editing, page layout, and moodboard creation.Please consider checking them out if you're interested, or just share this post to help me spread the word! <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/proofreader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#proofreader</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/betareader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#betareader</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/layout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#layout</a> <a href="https://ko-fi.com/islanderscaper/commissions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/islanderscaper/commissions</a>

Rachel "Red Pen" LapidowOne thing that I hate about hustle culture is the idea that if you love your job, it's not work. I love editing, but I can only put in so many hours before I'm wiped.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AmEditing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#copyeditor</a>

knit.sew.singI thought I would know what I want to be when I grow up by now. Magic 8 Ball points to...copyeditor?My best skills are reading, correcting other people's errors, and social justice. Where can I get a job doing all those things?<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/JobHunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JobHunting</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/CopyEditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CopyEditor</a>

Mel CampbellReal pig-in-shit moment as a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/proofreader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#proofreader</a> coming up with a coherent set of style choices for replacing textual brackets with other punctuation, so that my decisions become intelligible to the author and to other editorsThis is specific to works that use author–date citation styles, to reserve brackets for the citations and for supplementary info, e.g. "World War II (1939–1945)"But it's also just refreshing for me to codify a set of choices that was previously intuitive to me. I've learned grammar post-hoc to understand why certain choices feel 'right' or 'wrong', and I still often don't know certain linguistic terms; I'm a Gestalt editor who reads holistically for meaningI swear to god, I feel at my most neurodivergent when I'm going deep on semanticsit embarrasses me to suspect that other people don't think so hard about "what words mean"they probably think I'm splitting hairs, but to me, it's vital to express myself absolutely precisely<a href="https://aus.social/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Editing</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AcademicEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AcademicEditing</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Proofreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Proofreading</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Copyediting</a>

Judy L MohrThere are ways to get quality <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#editing</a> on a minimal budget. You just have to be willing to put in the time and effort, and think outside the box. One such way is to use your other skills as a form of payment. Bring back bartering! (Serious, peeps. I'm currently looking for a <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/coverdesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coverdesigner</a> and a <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a> myself, and am definitely open to the idea of bartering.) <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingCommunity</a> <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/writinglife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writinglife</a> <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingtips</a> <a href="https://medium.com/@JudyLMohr/11-tips-for-getting-quality-editing-on-a-minimal-budget-e2ed78d5d057" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@JudyLMohr/11-tips-for-getting-quality-editing-on-a-minimal-budget-e2ed78d5d057</a>

ChelseaI think I use the dictionary most often to look up if a word is a preposition, even if I could use 1/5 of my brain and figure it out myself.And then I look up if follow-up is hyphenated as a noun. (It is.)<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyediting</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a>

ChelseaEvery year the time comes for updating the Style Guide and I have my personal bugaboos.Year 1: Accurate use of racial terms and capitalizing BlackYear 2: Removing men/women from the text and replacing with “patients” or “assigned male/female at birth”Year 3: Updating use of age terms and removing things like “elderly” from our textI love being a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a>

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> folks, Law360, a LexisNexis company, is hiring a FT <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/remote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#remote</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a>. The company publishes <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/analysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#analysis</a>. Get more details and apply here: <a href="https://relx.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Law360/job/Washington-DC/Editor_R58028" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://relx.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Law360/job/Washington-DC/Editor_R58028</a> . <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a>

Julie is editing 🌻🌼🌞☀️My niece, who is my exact opposite, posted a message about not having a dream job because she doesn’t want to work. I laughed as I commented that I have my dream job. Book editing is the ultimate dream job for me. Thank you all who entrust me with your books. <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amediting</a> <a href="https://romancelandia.club/tags/copyeditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyeditor</a>

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