lisacordaro, to movies
stancarey, to Korean
stancarey,

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/

#EnglishUsage #prescriptivism #editing #writing #EditorsOfMastodon #language #EditingCommunity

stancarey, to FantasyWriters

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/

#grammar #copyediting #editing #proofreading #writing #EditorsOfMastodon

pc_bain, to FantasyWriters

Looking for editorial professionals on Mastodon?

For editors, see #AmEditing #copyediting #DevelopmentalEditing #edibuddies #editing #EditorsOfMastodon #StetWalk and @edibuddies @stetwalk.

For proofreaders, see #AmProofreading #proofreading.

For book indexers, see #AmIndexing #indexing and #indexodon.

Editors, indexers, proofreaders (ACES/CIEP/EFA/SI etc.), please say hello below. Then I’ll keep this toot pinned to help find each other. 🤓

grammargirl, to ChatGPT
@grammargirl@zirk.us avatar

If you're using ChatGPT in Britain, is it responding with British English spellings (e.g., "colour") and words (e.g., "caravan" instead of "RV"), or are you getting responses in American English?

#ChatGPT

JanetWordsmith,

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

JanetWordsmith, to FantasyWriters

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.

cardamomaddict, to FantasyWriters

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, splicing commas, verbs that don't align with subjects, (etc) while keeping the writer's voice.

Apart from people, are there instances or hashtags to follow?

https://mastodon.social/@JanetWordsmith/110827180724001083

pc_bain, (edited )

@cardamomaddict @JanetWordsmith
A big hello to you both. I’m an indexer and editor too. Agreed you’ll find many editors on the hashtags , and you can tag and read the @edibuddies account. Also check out the lovely and @stetwalk. And if you’d like to locate some book indexers as well, we’re the .

lisacordaro, to writing

I'm a firm believer that editors should write.

Why? Because we need to really understand the author experience.

Get under the hood of what it's like to create, graft and craft.

And to truly appreciate your process.

I've done it at Arvon courses and in published article writing.

Here's my story 👇

#writing #WritingCommunity #creative #author #editing
@writers @writingcommunity
@writing #WritersOfMastodon #EditorsOfMastodon #AuthorsOfMastodon

https://lisacordaro.com/2023/07/31/why-editors-should-write-and-need-to/

gg, to fediverse

#Fediverse #writingcommunity,#writers, #editor, Literary Agents, Publishing houses, magazines, poetry anthologies, Editors ... Are you on Mastodon? If so, please comment and boost.

What hash tags do you use? How can we best find all of you? How do you hook up with writers? Are you using Mastodon to find writers?

We are looking to make a collection of agents, publishers, editors for use by writers on Mastodon. Can you help? Leave a response below. THANKS.

@lastrobot @lastrobot @pjohanneson

pc_bain,

@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
– for indexers, see

JenniferDinsmoreEditorial, to edibuddies

It's the LAST CALL to sign up for my Proofreading 101 webinar with the EFA! Registration ends Tuesday: https://www.the-efa.org/product/proofreading-101/

#AmEditing #Proofreader #EditorsOfMastodon @edibuddies

lisacordaro, to writingcommunity

Top tip for writers: if you're looking to commission an editor and they have a clear list of topics they don't take on, please read it.

There are solid reasons why editors do this.

It could be for psychological safety.

For more info, get my free mini-guide:

https://lisacordaro.com/services/services/free-e-book/

#writing #WritingCommunity #editing #PsychologicalSafety #content #commissioning #editors #EditorsOfMastodon #writers #WritersOfMastodon #author @writingcommunity @writers @writing

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