#WomenInPublishingSummit has some videos on #publishing, #writing, and #editing up for free on their YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/@womeninpubl...
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This is a great take re: #writers using #AI for feedback on their #writing! 👀
I attended the #WomenInPublishingSummit this week, and a big focus on was on building your literary community as an #author. It takes work! It's not easy! But it will ultimately benefit you much more than using AI tools.
This is a great take! I think you're on to something. 👀
I just attended the #WomenInPublishingSummit virtual conference this week, and a big focus on was on building your literary community as an author. It takes work! It's not easy! But it will ultimately benefit you much more than using AI tools.
White and dark purple text on a teal background covered in proofreading marks. Text reads "I am open minded and receptive to new ideas and perspectives."
I love my affirmation cards for editors! Today's card is especially well timed since it's the last day of the #WomenInPublishingSummit.
Thanks to @nadiageageapupa.bsky.social at Pique Publishing for coming up with the cards!
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An intro slide that reads: Exploring AI: A Certificate Community Working Session.
After a long day at #WomenInPublishingSummit...
I'm now attending the University of Chicago's editing certificate program's "Exploring #AI: A Certificate Community Working Session."
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This was such a fantastic presentation!!! #WomenInPublishingSummit
The complete toolkit from Patricia Marshall’s WIP Community presentation — ready-to-use worksheets for vetting #publishing collaborators, structuring deals, managing projects, and protecting your reputation:
www.luminarepress.com/lp/wipsummit... #WomenInPublishingSummit #freelanceeditor #amediting
If you're working with another #publishing professional, you need two contracts: One between you and the author, and one between you and the contractor.
Here's what each contract should include:
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4 ways to structure partnerships with other #publishing professionals:
3. Contractor agreement: You manage client experience; provider delivers at a pre-agreed rate
4. Project-based flat fee: Provider bills a flat rate; you set your own pricing structure
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4 ways to structure partnerships with other #publishing professionals:
1. White label services: Provider works under your brand; you mark up their rate nad quote the author
2. Referral fee: Author works directly with provider; provider pays you a finder’s percentage
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Ask these 4 questions about every #publishing service you offer — or consider adding:
3. Profitability: Can we make a reasonable margin while still pricing competitively?
4. Time Investment: Does offering this take time away from our core strengths?
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Ask these 4 questions about every #publishing service you offer — or consider adding:
1. Expertise: Do we have genuine expertise here, or are we learning as we go?
2. Volume: Do we get enough requests to justify keeping this in-house?
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The mindset shift from competitor to collaborator. Instead of telling a potential client, "I don't offer that," say: "Let me connect you with the right specialists."
Here's the mindset shift from competitor to collaborator for #publishing processionals
❌ "I don't offer that service."
✅ "Let me connect you with the right specialists."
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Next at #WomenInPublishingSummit: “Don't Compete, Collaborate! For #Publishing Professionals” w/ Patricia Marshall of Luminare Press
Patricia Marshall will explain best practices for finding and working with collaborators and contractors so you can expand your offerings without expanding your staff
Next up at #WomenInPublishingSummit: “The State of Publishing 2026: Trends, Shifts & Opportunities That Will Shape Your Next Big Move”
Jennifer S. Wilkov of Your Book Is Your Hook, LLC, will share a future-focused, insight-rich keynote that unpacks the real state of #publishing in 2026.
Next up at #WomenInPublishingSummit: “Why Authors Who Write In Community Are More Likely To Finish and Flourish” with MeiMei Fox
MeiMei Fox will illuminate a simple secret to success as an #author—and it doesn't have to cost you a penny.
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Linda Ruggeri has taken Erin Servais’s AI for Editors course and recommends it.
Linda and Katherine Pickett have taken this free Poynter Institute course on #AI and recommend it: www.poynter.org/courses/alti...
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Linda Ruggeri: #Publishing houses use AI internally through in-house platforms.
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People in the chat had questions about how big publishers are approaching AI.
I shared in the chat: Big publishers like Hachette and PRH make freelance #copyeditors agree to not use #AI in #editing.
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Q: Should I use AI for developmental editing? Or should I hire a human editor so I don’t mess it up?
Tenesha Curtis: Hire a human. There’s lots of nuance and judgment calls.
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Misconceptions about what #AI can do for a writer’s work?
Tenesha Curtis: Ask AI something you know a lot about already. When you look at its response, you can see its limitations and see the gaps in its abilities.
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Misconceptions about what AI can do for a writer’s work?
Linda Ruggeri: We can’t get into the ethics of AI in this session. But you need to be informed about what happens every time you use AI.
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Misconceptions about what AI can do for a writer’s work?
Katherine Pickett: AI uses about 10x as much energy per search as Google searches. If you can find your answer in less than 10 Google searches, just do a Google search.
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Misconceptions about what AI can do for a writer’s work?
Tenesha Curtis: Blind trust in AI is not helpful. AI needs some level of supervision. It’s not a substitute for human critical thinking.
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Linda Ruggeri: AI is a tool to assist us with the writing and the writer goals we have.
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Linda Ruggeri likes Microsoft Copilot. It’s built into Microsoft’s Word Editor and does a great job of flagging spelling and grammar errors.
Boy, do I disagree—Word's Editor has gone downhill in the past year. 🫣
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In memoir, Linda Ruggeri sees #authors relying on AI tools like Grammarly or ProWritingAid. When authors use these tools too much, your #writing loses your voice.
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Linda Ruggeri: #AI doesn’t buy #books. Humans buy books. What do humans expect to see in a book?
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Linda Ruggeri: The editor is the reader’s advocate. As editors, we read dozens and dozens of books in the genres we edit in. It’s hard to replace that kind of knowledge and the feeling you get as a reader.
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If #AI can already edit grammar, why would you ever need a human #editor?
Katherine Pickett: The editor is a reader’s advocate and reads the book as a reader would.
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