<pops head back in>
oh hey, how's it going?

That was such dang good writing!

OMHECK. This is a must-read. (I am so tempted to copy a line from it, but I refuse to spoil it.) Just, wow.

We desperately need more media that's "the opposite of doomscrolling." Love it! #ACESChat

I'm excited for our #ACESVCon25 panel “Making the Invisible Visible: Communicating the Value of Editing to Non-Editors” w/ Shannon Roman @version4.bsky.social, @h-e-saunders.bsky.social, and Lauren Keleher.

You can still register through Sept. 8: aceseditors.org/conference/v... #vcon25 #amediting

please help us spread the word about this mentorship opportunity for writers of color & share it with anyone you think might be interested!

Since I'm a part of both editorial and horror communities, I'm hereby sharing this very useful article with both groups.

Goal is 7 pages over here!

<logs back into bluesky>
<peers around the corners>
ahh, this is nice

Finally watched it last night and it was just glorious.

Pulitzer Prizes Public Service Winner: ProPublica. Image (right) displays headline that reads: Their States Banned Abortion. Doctors Now Say They Can't Give Women Potentially Lifesaving Care.

JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...

AP pope says the trinity is three persons with one comma

sister site -> companion site
#AmEditing #GenderNeutralLanguage

Episode 29: STEM/Medical Editing (Double Feature Episode) | The Editor's Half Hour Podcast YouTube video by Pique Publishing, Inc.

The latest episode is out! I had the opportunity to interview @acesediting.bsky.social president @h-e-saunders.bsky.social and Robinson Prize winner @jamaaldpittman.bsky.social. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JKF...

Success! 🙌 Thanks for the sprint, all!

Perfection

Today's the day, #edibuddies! 🌟Catch my convo with the fabulous @nadiageageapupa.bsky.social of The Editor's Half Hour at #ACES205.

Jumping in late, but ready to be productive! #EditorSprint

#ACESChat with @editrix-rachel.bsky.social is TOMORROW!! So excited! #amediting #freelanceeditor

Alt Text: What to Write Images are decorative, functional, or informative. Skip alt text for decorative. Describe the action for functional. Convey the message for informative.

Did you know that you should end your alt text with a period?

"End alt text with a period, even if it isn’t a full sentence. The period ensures that the screen reader pauses after reading the alt text."

This was a new tip for me. Glad to learn something new!

www.nngroup.com/articles/wri...

Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award - NYU Journalism Matthew Power was an award-winning journalist who reported empathetically on the human […]

An early reminder to apply for the Matthew Power award, which provides $12,500 to support a longform journalism project. Deadline is February 19: journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/awa...

Cartoon. Dead Egyptian to Anubis: “Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it a weigh.”

It is Egyptologists’ favourite time of the year again.

Grammarly is more likely to add errors than to detect them. See the analysis in my latest addition to the Editor Vs AI series: scieditor.ca/2024/11/edit...

<opens link immediately>

Ooh! I've been very tempted to get one! How are you liking it?

I feel like I should be able to mark this as currently reading on my Storygraph

How many Bluesky scrolls equals a reading page, you think? Nine?

Looks we've arrived at the time of night when I think about opening my Libby app to read a book but instead scroll Bluesky for 45 minutes.

Cambridge Dictionary reveals Word of the Year 2024 The global wellness trend of "manifesting" saw a spike in people searching for the word on the web.

And so it begins ... Cambridge Dictionary has picked "manifest" as its 2024 word of the year.

Apparently, the word is big on TikTok — where people like Dua Lipa and Simone Biles talk about manifesting success.

#WOTY2024

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Note to self don't try to type etymology at 1:30 in the morning