Meaghan Steeves
@choicewordsedit.bsky.social
Freelance nonfiction editor and writer 📝 Film and book lover 📖📽 Neurodivergent 🧠 She/her 🏳️🌈
www.choicewordsediting.com
www.choicewordsediting.com
If I took away anything from the #RedPencilConference this past weekend, it was this gem of a reminder from Laura Burge. Finding a working style that works for you can take some time, but once you do, don’t let anybody tell you it’s weird or wrong or inefficient. 🩷
Have a great week!
Have a great week!
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
If I took away anything from the #RedPencilConference this past weekend, it was this gem of a reminder from Laura Burge. Finding a working style that works for you can take some time, but once you do, don’t let anybody tell you it’s weird or wrong or inefficient. 🩷
Have a great week!
Have a great week!
#RedPencilConference Let’s goooo! 🎉 @edsguild.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#RedPencilConference Let’s goooo! 🎉 @edsguild.bsky.social
I just sent an inquiry and got a reply from an editor whose last name is Pond. For some reason I found that utterly charming.
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I just sent an inquiry and got a reply from an editor whose last name is Pond. For some reason I found that utterly charming.
My friend @judylmohr.com has a course starting in January for writers! Check it out. 😄
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'The Writer in You' Interactive Program (January 2026)
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November 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
My friend @judylmohr.com has a course starting in January for writers! Check it out. 😄
payhip.com/b/zYSRf
payhip.com/b/zYSRf
The kind folks at Editors Tea Club permitted me to write a blog post of editor biographies and memoirs! It was great fun to write and I’m so happy with how it turned out. 🫖📚
www.editorsteaclub.org/blog-posts/s...
www.editorsteaclub.org/blog-posts/s...
October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The kind folks at Editors Tea Club permitted me to write a blog post of editor biographies and memoirs! It was great fun to write and I’m so happy with how it turned out. 🫖📚
www.editorsteaclub.org/blog-posts/s...
www.editorsteaclub.org/blog-posts/s...
Editing myth: We’re waiting like vultures with our red pens, eager to tear your work to shreds. A podcast I listened to recently, said copy editors often introduce errors, try to rewrite your work, and flag things they shouldn’t.
October 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Editing myth: We’re waiting like vultures with our red pens, eager to tear your work to shreds. A podcast I listened to recently, said copy editors often introduce errors, try to rewrite your work, and flag things they shouldn’t.
A nourishing editing day means I'm not too overwhelmed by my tasks. It's one where I don't work more than five hours total, and one where I learn something new, either from the writing's contents or by looking something up. 📖
What does a nourishing editing day look like for you, fellow editors? 🤓
What does a nourishing editing day look like for you, fellow editors? 🤓
October 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A nourishing editing day means I'm not too overwhelmed by my tasks. It's one where I don't work more than five hours total, and one where I learn something new, either from the writing's contents or by looking something up. 📖
What does a nourishing editing day look like for you, fellow editors? 🤓
What does a nourishing editing day look like for you, fellow editors? 🤓
Apparently this is a pretty common quote, though I’d never heard of it! I can appreciate this objective, no-nonsense way of thinking about something you’re going back and forth on. But I also think telling someone to turn off their feelings can be easier said than done, especially for (cont’d)
September 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Apparently this is a pretty common quote, though I’d never heard of it! I can appreciate this objective, no-nonsense way of thinking about something you’re going back and forth on. But I also think telling someone to turn off their feelings can be easier said than done, especially for (cont’d)
Happy Punctuation day! {⁉️&;)*} Lots of bookish/bookish-adjacent days this week!
What’s your favourite punctuation mark? Mine’s the ampersand! 💗&😁
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#Punctuation #Nonfiction #Freelance #Editor #FreelanceEditor #AmEditing #Bookstagram
What’s your favourite punctuation mark? Mine’s the ampersand! 💗&😁
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#Punctuation #Nonfiction #Freelance #Editor #FreelanceEditor #AmEditing #Bookstagram
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Happy Punctuation day! {⁉️&;)*} Lots of bookish/bookish-adjacent days this week!
What’s your favourite punctuation mark? Mine’s the ampersand! 💗&😁
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#Punctuation #Nonfiction #Freelance #Editor #FreelanceEditor #AmEditing #Bookstagram
What’s your favourite punctuation mark? Mine’s the ampersand! 💗&😁
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#Punctuation #Nonfiction #Freelance #Editor #FreelanceEditor #AmEditing #Bookstagram
Happy Tuesday!
Many of us relish that idyllic, brief window in early September when we feel like students starting another semester. Even after you leave school, you get to have this feeling without the new year jitters and pressures of multiple courses and assignments every week.
Many of us relish that idyllic, brief window in early September when we feel like students starting another semester. Even after you leave school, you get to have this feeling without the new year jitters and pressures of multiple courses and assignments every week.
September 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Happy Tuesday!
Many of us relish that idyllic, brief window in early September when we feel like students starting another semester. Even after you leave school, you get to have this feeling without the new year jitters and pressures of multiple courses and assignments every week.
Many of us relish that idyllic, brief window in early September when we feel like students starting another semester. Even after you leave school, you get to have this feeling without the new year jitters and pressures of multiple courses and assignments every week.
Reposted by Meaghan Steeves
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
In other news I grabbed this at a family reunion crafts table and I’m OBSESSED with it. 😁💕
August 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
In other news I grabbed this at a family reunion crafts table and I’m OBSESSED with it. 😁💕
Happy Tuesday!
I heard a concept on a podcast that really resonated with me. My business has been built, and continues to be built, on small windows of time between other work.
I heard a concept on a podcast that really resonated with me. My business has been built, and continues to be built, on small windows of time between other work.
August 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Happy Tuesday!
I heard a concept on a podcast that really resonated with me. My business has been built, and continues to be built, on small windows of time between other work.
I heard a concept on a podcast that really resonated with me. My business has been built, and continues to be built, on small windows of time between other work.
No, LinkedIn. A video editor is NOT the same thing as a copy editor. 🙃
August 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
No, LinkedIn. A video editor is NOT the same thing as a copy editor. 🙃
Here’s a metaphor for your Monday! 🤓
Editors collaborate with writers to make their projects sing. We might suggest alternatives or point out where a reader may stumble, but on principle we will not change your voice. 💗
Have a great week!
Editors collaborate with writers to make their projects sing. We might suggest alternatives or point out where a reader may stumble, but on principle we will not change your voice. 💗
Have a great week!
August 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Here’s a metaphor for your Monday! 🤓
Editors collaborate with writers to make their projects sing. We might suggest alternatives or point out where a reader may stumble, but on principle we will not change your voice. 💗
Have a great week!
Editors collaborate with writers to make their projects sing. We might suggest alternatives or point out where a reader may stumble, but on principle we will not change your voice. 💗
Have a great week!
Reposted by Meaghan Steeves
And keep in mind, Early Bird registration for the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference will get you the best value on in-person, online, or in-person + online tickets—on now through 9/15! Video recordings of sessions are available for 6 months after the conference!
edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025
edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025
August 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
And keep in mind, Early Bird registration for the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference will get you the best value on in-person, online, or in-person + online tickets—on now through 9/15! Video recordings of sessions are available for 6 months after the conference!
edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025
edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025
Reposted by Meaghan Steeves
Look you just have to make the cool weird shit that excites you. You must. In this world besieged by bland, scrubbed boring, computer slop, you must. Make the thing you’re embarrassed to make, the thing that feels “too much” because otherwise we get drowned in a sea of cowardly work made by a button
August 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Look you just have to make the cool weird shit that excites you. You must. In this world besieged by bland, scrubbed boring, computer slop, you must. Make the thing you’re embarrassed to make, the thing that feels “too much” because otherwise we get drowned in a sea of cowardly work made by a button
I've got four writing projects due at various stages this month and I'm really excited about them!
What do you have going on that's got you hyped up to get to your desk at the moment? (I understand if it's nothing because summer, haha.) I'd love to hear!
What do you have going on that's got you hyped up to get to your desk at the moment? (I understand if it's nothing because summer, haha.) I'd love to hear!
August 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I've got four writing projects due at various stages this month and I'm really excited about them!
What do you have going on that's got you hyped up to get to your desk at the moment? (I understand if it's nothing because summer, haha.) I'd love to hear!
What do you have going on that's got you hyped up to get to your desk at the moment? (I understand if it's nothing because summer, haha.) I'd love to hear!
I have some slots left for autumn so now’s the perfect time to get in touch!
I work with short and long-form nonfiction documents, including books, chapbooks, blog posts, newsletters, website copy, recipes and cookbooks.
You can reach me at choicewordsediting.com or choicewordsedit@gmail.com.
I work with short and long-form nonfiction documents, including books, chapbooks, blog posts, newsletters, website copy, recipes and cookbooks.
You can reach me at choicewordsediting.com or choicewordsedit@gmail.com.
August 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I have some slots left for autumn so now’s the perfect time to get in touch!
I work with short and long-form nonfiction documents, including books, chapbooks, blog posts, newsletters, website copy, recipes and cookbooks.
You can reach me at choicewordsediting.com or choicewordsedit@gmail.com.
I work with short and long-form nonfiction documents, including books, chapbooks, blog posts, newsletters, website copy, recipes and cookbooks.
You can reach me at choicewordsediting.com or choicewordsedit@gmail.com.
Happy Tuesday, all! 👩🏻💻
My starting price for each service is on my website—all are subject to change.
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My starting price for each service is on my website—all are subject to change.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Happy Tuesday, all! 👩🏻💻
My starting price for each service is on my website—all are subject to change.
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[Image description: An infographic containing the starting prices for Choice Words Editing’s editorial services, which can be found on her website. End of description.]
My starting price for each service is on my website—all are subject to change.
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[Image description: An infographic containing the starting prices for Choice Words Editing’s editorial services, which can be found on her website. End of description.]
I’m so full of gratitude for my clients, and for the experiences and support I’ve had along the way from colleagues, friends, and family. I have many hopes for this little solo business in terms of goals and growth, and can’t wait to see what the next five years bring. 💗
July 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m so full of gratitude for my clients, and for the experiences and support I’ve had along the way from colleagues, friends, and family. I have many hopes for this little solo business in terms of goals and growth, and can’t wait to see what the next five years bring. 💗
I love having so many exciting, happy little goals to do. I just don't enjoy the difficulty of picking which one to tackle first, and then not being able to concentrate and end up task-switching. Bonus: Distractions abound! Oh look, it's lunchtime.... #ADHDBrains
June 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I love having so many exciting, happy little goals to do. I just don't enjoy the difficulty of picking which one to tackle first, and then not being able to concentrate and end up task-switching. Bonus: Distractions abound! Oh look, it's lunchtime.... #ADHDBrains
Happy birthday, @jstor.bsky.social! You saved me while writing many an essay during my academic tenure.
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All Grown Up: JSTOR Turns Thirty - JSTOR Daily
What started out as an experiment in digitizing under-used scholarship blossomed into an invaluable online educational resource for students and faculty alike.
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June 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Happy birthday, @jstor.bsky.social! You saved me while writing many an essay during my academic tenure.
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daily.jstor.org/all-grown-up...