Marissa Earl
@earleditorial.bsky.social
Copyeditor and Proofreader with confused niches 😂
📚 Nonfiction (including non-evangelical Christian theology)
📚 Fantasy (some sci-fi)
Aro/ace 🤍💜🖤 who's been proofreading romance books?
Band and choir nerd
She/her
EarlEditorial.com
📚 Nonfiction (including non-evangelical Christian theology)
📚 Fantasy (some sci-fi)
Aro/ace 🤍💜🖤 who's been proofreading romance books?
Band and choir nerd
She/her
EarlEditorial.com
It's conference day! 📝
I'm excited to attend my first in-person editing conference, put on by @edsguild.bsky.social, and I brought my husband along. If you see us there, say hi!
Yesterday we worked our way to Seattle and got to see a bit of town before it got dark.
#EdsGuild2025
I'm excited to attend my first in-person editing conference, put on by @edsguild.bsky.social, and I brought my husband along. If you see us there, say hi!
Yesterday we worked our way to Seattle and got to see a bit of town before it got dark.
#EdsGuild2025
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It's conference day! 📝
I'm excited to attend my first in-person editing conference, put on by @edsguild.bsky.social, and I brought my husband along. If you see us there, say hi!
Yesterday we worked our way to Seattle and got to see a bit of town before it got dark.
#EdsGuild2025
I'm excited to attend my first in-person editing conference, put on by @edsguild.bsky.social, and I brought my husband along. If you see us there, say hi!
Yesterday we worked our way to Seattle and got to see a bit of town before it got dark.
#EdsGuild2025
Context: I'm getting ready for a concert and listening to podcasts.
The latest Perpetual Chess episode just popped up talking about Daniel Naroditsky and uh ... that's not a great topic to bring up while I'm **trying to put on eye makeup.**
RIP Danya
The latest Perpetual Chess episode just popped up talking about Daniel Naroditsky and uh ... that's not a great topic to bring up while I'm **trying to put on eye makeup.**
RIP Danya
October 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Context: I'm getting ready for a concert and listening to podcasts.
The latest Perpetual Chess episode just popped up talking about Daniel Naroditsky and uh ... that's not a great topic to bring up while I'm **trying to put on eye makeup.**
RIP Danya
The latest Perpetual Chess episode just popped up talking about Daniel Naroditsky and uh ... that's not a great topic to bring up while I'm **trying to put on eye makeup.**
RIP Danya
September 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Eucontamination Ch. 2
(because this is apparently what I'm doing this weekend 😄)
"Disgust is not so much about inherent qualities of an object, person, or group but about the concern they create around contamination. Nothing is *inherently* disgusting."
(because this is apparently what I'm doing this weekend 😄)
"Disgust is not so much about inherent qualities of an object, person, or group but about the concern they create around contamination. Nothing is *inherently* disgusting."
Eucontamination Ch. 1
Very smart. Many words. Much dense. overheated-brain.gif
[Inserts "I'm joking" disclaimer before @billieiswriting.bsky.social throws me out for immediately complaining about her book. I will write some about the actual chapter.]
Very smart. Many words. Much dense. overheated-brain.gif
[Inserts "I'm joking" disclaimer before @billieiswriting.bsky.social throws me out for immediately complaining about her book. I will write some about the actual chapter.]
Eucontamination Intro
"Our liminal position left us in a near-permanent tension between us and them...
What we found most impactful in this space of being the other was our friendships and not our arguments...
This all began to make more sense once we started exploring the psychology of disgust..."
"Our liminal position left us in a near-permanent tension between us and them...
What we found most impactful in this space of being the other was our friendships and not our arguments...
This all began to make more sense once we started exploring the psychology of disgust..."
September 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Eucontamination Ch. 2
(because this is apparently what I'm doing this weekend 😄)
"Disgust is not so much about inherent qualities of an object, person, or group but about the concern they create around contamination. Nothing is *inherently* disgusting."
(because this is apparently what I'm doing this weekend 😄)
"Disgust is not so much about inherent qualities of an object, person, or group but about the concern they create around contamination. Nothing is *inherently* disgusting."
Eucontamination Ch. 1
Very smart. Many words. Much dense. overheated-brain.gif
[Inserts "I'm joking" disclaimer before @billieiswriting.bsky.social throws me out for immediately complaining about her book. I will write some about the actual chapter.]
Very smart. Many words. Much dense. overheated-brain.gif
[Inserts "I'm joking" disclaimer before @billieiswriting.bsky.social throws me out for immediately complaining about her book. I will write some about the actual chapter.]
Eucontamination Intro
"Our liminal position left us in a near-permanent tension between us and them...
What we found most impactful in this space of being the other was our friendships and not our arguments...
This all began to make more sense once we started exploring the psychology of disgust..."
"Our liminal position left us in a near-permanent tension between us and them...
What we found most impactful in this space of being the other was our friendships and not our arguments...
This all began to make more sense once we started exploring the psychology of disgust..."
Apparently Bookshop thought this combo was so powerful they had to send it in two different boxes. 😂
Now that it's all here I don't know where to start, and my TBR pile is doomed (in a good way). 💜
@billieiswriting.bsky.social
@dexanderson.com
@aprilajoy.bsky.social
Now that it's all here I don't know where to start, and my TBR pile is doomed (in a good way). 💜
@billieiswriting.bsky.social
@dexanderson.com
@aprilajoy.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Eucontamination Ch. 1
Very smart. Many words. Much dense. overheated-brain.gif
[Inserts "I'm joking" disclaimer before @billieiswriting.bsky.social throws me out for immediately complaining about her book. I will write some about the actual chapter.]
Very smart. Many words. Much dense. overheated-brain.gif
[Inserts "I'm joking" disclaimer before @billieiswriting.bsky.social throws me out for immediately complaining about her book. I will write some about the actual chapter.]
Eucontamination Intro
"Our liminal position left us in a near-permanent tension between us and them...
What we found most impactful in this space of being the other was our friendships and not our arguments...
This all began to make more sense once we started exploring the psychology of disgust..."
"Our liminal position left us in a near-permanent tension between us and them...
What we found most impactful in this space of being the other was our friendships and not our arguments...
This all began to make more sense once we started exploring the psychology of disgust..."
Apparently Bookshop thought this combo was so powerful they had to send it in two different boxes. 😂
Now that it's all here I don't know where to start, and my TBR pile is doomed (in a good way). 💜
@billieiswriting.bsky.social
@dexanderson.com
@aprilajoy.bsky.social
Now that it's all here I don't know where to start, and my TBR pile is doomed (in a good way). 💜
@billieiswriting.bsky.social
@dexanderson.com
@aprilajoy.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Eucontamination Intro
"Our liminal position left us in a near-permanent tension between us and them...
What we found most impactful in this space of being the other was our friendships and not our arguments...
This all began to make more sense once we started exploring the psychology of disgust..."
"Our liminal position left us in a near-permanent tension between us and them...
What we found most impactful in this space of being the other was our friendships and not our arguments...
This all began to make more sense once we started exploring the psychology of disgust..."
Apparently Bookshop thought this combo was so powerful they had to send it in two different boxes. 😂
Now that it's all here I don't know where to start, and my TBR pile is doomed (in a good way). 💜
@billieiswriting.bsky.social
@dexanderson.com
@aprilajoy.bsky.social
Now that it's all here I don't know where to start, and my TBR pile is doomed (in a good way). 💜
@billieiswriting.bsky.social
@dexanderson.com
@aprilajoy.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Apparently Bookshop thought this combo was so powerful they had to send it in two different boxes. 😂
Now that it's all here I don't know where to start, and my TBR pile is doomed (in a good way). 💜
@billieiswriting.bsky.social
@dexanderson.com
@aprilajoy.bsky.social
Now that it's all here I don't know where to start, and my TBR pile is doomed (in a good way). 💜
@billieiswriting.bsky.social
@dexanderson.com
@aprilajoy.bsky.social
My 8yo was messing around after school and made this heart, then decided it looks like it should go with a story. Now he's coming up with the story and planning designs for other beaded illustrations to turn the library time-filler into a multimedia event.
September 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
My 8yo was messing around after school and made this heart, then decided it looks like it should go with a story. Now he's coming up with the story and planning designs for other beaded illustrations to turn the library time-filler into a multimedia event.
It's the first day of school, so I'm back in my favorite spot at the library. 😊📚
#Freelancing #Editing #Proofreading #EarlEditorial
#Freelancing #Editing #Proofreading #EarlEditorial
September 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It's the first day of school, so I'm back in my favorite spot at the library. 😊📚
#Freelancing #Editing #Proofreading #EarlEditorial
#Freelancing #Editing #Proofreading #EarlEditorial
“As we walk through life, we weren't meant to do it alone.”
--> “We weren't meant to walk through life alone.”
While the first is technically correct, the second is clearer and less wordy, which are both goals copyediting addresses.
#CatchOfTheDay #Copyediting #Editor
--> “We weren't meant to walk through life alone.”
While the first is technically correct, the second is clearer and less wordy, which are both goals copyediting addresses.
#CatchOfTheDay #Copyediting #Editor
July 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“As we walk through life, we weren't meant to do it alone.”
--> “We weren't meant to walk through life alone.”
While the first is technically correct, the second is clearer and less wordy, which are both goals copyediting addresses.
#CatchOfTheDay #Copyediting #Editor
--> “We weren't meant to walk through life alone.”
While the first is technically correct, the second is clearer and less wordy, which are both goals copyediting addresses.
#CatchOfTheDay #Copyediting #Editor
Well, I just realized that one of my invoice templates has had my first and last names in different font sizes for, let's see, almost two years now? Yeah ... even proofreaders need proofreaders. 😅
#Editing #Proofreading
#Editing #Proofreading
July 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Well, I just realized that one of my invoice templates has had my first and last names in different font sizes for, let's see, almost two years now? Yeah ... even proofreaders need proofreaders. 😅
#Editing #Proofreading
#Editing #Proofreading
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GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
May 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Today is my lovely friend Janine's birthday.
A concussion in January has forced her to resign from working as a therapist.
To keep her house, she wants to rent out a room or two and needs help furnishing them. We would be so grateful for even a few small purchases from her list: tiny.cc/bsai001
A concussion in January has forced her to resign from working as a therapist.
To keep her house, she wants to rent out a room or two and needs help furnishing them. We would be so grateful for even a few small purchases from her list: tiny.cc/bsai001
April 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Today is my lovely friend Janine's birthday.
A concussion in January has forced her to resign from working as a therapist.
To keep her house, she wants to rent out a room or two and needs help furnishing them. We would be so grateful for even a few small purchases from her list: tiny.cc/bsai001
A concussion in January has forced her to resign from working as a therapist.
To keep her house, she wants to rent out a room or two and needs help furnishing them. We would be so grateful for even a few small purchases from her list: tiny.cc/bsai001
Is it the end of April already? What a year.
We've been busy with birthdays and chess tournaments and school recently, but my editing work is still plugging along.
And I have been enjoying the sunshine after a cold winter. 🌞
We've been busy with birthdays and chess tournaments and school recently, but my editing work is still plugging along.
And I have been enjoying the sunshine after a cold winter. 🌞
April 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Is it the end of April already? What a year.
We've been busy with birthdays and chess tournaments and school recently, but my editing work is still plugging along.
And I have been enjoying the sunshine after a cold winter. 🌞
We've been busy with birthdays and chess tournaments and school recently, but my editing work is still plugging along.
And I have been enjoying the sunshine after a cold winter. 🌞
I snatched a used copy of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store from a donation pile the other day (our library already has a copy).
I don't usually choose historical fiction, but I read half the book the next day. So that's what I'm #CurrentlyReading.
I don't usually choose historical fiction, but I read half the book the next day. So that's what I'm #CurrentlyReading.
April 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I snatched a used copy of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store from a donation pile the other day (our library already has a copy).
I don't usually choose historical fiction, but I read half the book the next day. So that's what I'm #CurrentlyReading.
I don't usually choose historical fiction, but I read half the book the next day. So that's what I'm #CurrentlyReading.
Elementary school chess club is great.
You may overhear seven-year-olds try to make small talk by saying things like, "Do you like queen sacrifices?" 😂
You may overhear seven-year-olds try to make small talk by saying things like, "Do you like queen sacrifices?" 😂
April 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Elementary school chess club is great.
You may overhear seven-year-olds try to make small talk by saying things like, "Do you like queen sacrifices?" 😂
You may overhear seven-year-olds try to make small talk by saying things like, "Do you like queen sacrifices?" 😂
I just realized my first full-book proofread was due three years ago yesterday.
I'm grateful for the managing editor who gave me a chance (I still get to do regular work for her!) and all the other MEs and authors who have trusted me with their books. 💕
I'm grateful for the managing editor who gave me a chance (I still get to do regular work for her!) and all the other MEs and authors who have trusted me with their books. 💕
March 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I just realized my first full-book proofread was due three years ago yesterday.
I'm grateful for the managing editor who gave me a chance (I still get to do regular work for her!) and all the other MEs and authors who have trusted me with their books. 💕
I'm grateful for the managing editor who gave me a chance (I still get to do regular work for her!) and all the other MEs and authors who have trusted me with their books. 💕
Not my brother spamming the sibling Snapchat with videos of him attempting to play full songs on the recorder. 😂
March 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Not my brother spamming the sibling Snapchat with videos of him attempting to play full songs on the recorder. 😂
A proper (portable) workstation.
It's not as nice as my big monitors at home, but I figure if I'm going to work from the library all day, I'll appreciate that I brought my second screen.
It's not as nice as my big monitors at home, but I figure if I'm going to work from the library all day, I'll appreciate that I brought my second screen.
February 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A proper (portable) workstation.
It's not as nice as my big monitors at home, but I figure if I'm going to work from the library all day, I'll appreciate that I brought my second screen.
It's not as nice as my big monitors at home, but I figure if I'm going to work from the library all day, I'll appreciate that I brought my second screen.
Reposted by Marissa Earl
I mean, literally, the answer to this is "I am federally prohibited from telling you anything about my students without a subpoena or judicial warrant; if you have a subpoena or judicial warrant, please submit it to [Legal Officer/Office] to ensure it is in compliance with all relevant federal laws"
If you have students who are trans no you don’t. If you have students of color who may be affected by ICE no you don’t. If anyone asks you gender or racial the makeup of your class you don’t have to tell them.
Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.
1. Breaking News: Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting trans youth and teachers in schools who teach for them.
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
It goes after "social transition" and threatens arrests.
I will go through line by line, as I have the last 3 nights.
Find the EO here:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I mean, literally, the answer to this is "I am federally prohibited from telling you anything about my students without a subpoena or judicial warrant; if you have a subpoena or judicial warrant, please submit it to [Legal Officer/Office] to ensure it is in compliance with all relevant federal laws"
I still have a single license for Word, so this isn't an issue for me at the moment, but for anyone who does have a Microsoft subscription you'll want to be aware of this. ⬇️
Microsoft is going to price gouge you by adding their genAI to your subscription without your consent, and they are not transparent about how to avoid this bullshit.
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
Redirecting
answers.microsoft.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I still have a single license for Word, so this isn't an issue for me at the moment, but for anyone who does have a Microsoft subscription you'll want to be aware of this. ⬇️
One month after I copyedited this manuscript—one week after completing the edit review with the author—I got an email from his sons that Bill had passed away.
January 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
One month after I copyedited this manuscript—one week after completing the edit review with the author—I got an email from his sons that Bill had passed away.
Reposted by Marissa Earl
I fully believe that part of our job is to keep believing in each other. It is silly and small and yet fascism relies on hate and distrust. Idk. I have kids. I have to not destroy us as a family.
January 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I fully believe that part of our job is to keep believing in each other. It is silly and small and yet fascism relies on hate and distrust. Idk. I have kids. I have to not destroy us as a family.