Kate Turner
@kturner.bsky.social
Academic editor specializing in humanities & social sciences. EFA Member. Former historian of gender.
Writer, reader, outdoorsy urbanite. Londoner in Upstate New York.
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The Writing Nook: https://www.kateturnereditor.com/newsletter
Writer, reader, outdoorsy urbanite. Londoner in Upstate New York.
She/her🌈
The Writing Nook: https://www.kateturnereditor.com/newsletter
Don't sleep on Katherine's brilliant academic writing groups!
Do you have a project that you need to finish? Does writing in a group setting help you get writing done? Do you like cultivating community by writing with others? Join us!
Enter BLSKY for 10% off registration through 8/22.
#AcWri #AcademicSky #Writing
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Enter BLSKY for 10% off registration through 8/22.
#AcWri #AcademicSky #Writing
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Scholarly Writing Groups — Goldenrod Editorial | Academic Editing
These scholarly writing groups help academics achieve their writing goals in a supportive environment. These faculty writing groups help provide accountability, carve out time for writing, and expand ...
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July 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Don't sleep on Katherine's brilliant academic writing groups!
Today in easily confused words:
spur (verb): to incite to action or accelerated growth or development*
"I was spurred to action."
spurn (verb): to reject with disdain or contempt*
“I spurn the very idea of black tea without milk.”
*Defs from Merriam-Webster
#amediting #AcWri #writingtips
spur (verb): to incite to action or accelerated growth or development*
"I was spurred to action."
spurn (verb): to reject with disdain or contempt*
“I spurn the very idea of black tea without milk.”
*Defs from Merriam-Webster
#amediting #AcWri #writingtips
April 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Today in easily confused words:
spur (verb): to incite to action or accelerated growth or development*
"I was spurred to action."
spurn (verb): to reject with disdain or contempt*
“I spurn the very idea of black tea without milk.”
*Defs from Merriam-Webster
#amediting #AcWri #writingtips
spur (verb): to incite to action or accelerated growth or development*
"I was spurred to action."
spurn (verb): to reject with disdain or contempt*
“I spurn the very idea of black tea without milk.”
*Defs from Merriam-Webster
#amediting #AcWri #writingtips
Registration just opened for the next session of Katherine's ever-popular writing groups (seriously, these things booked up quick last time)! An excellent opportunity to build community and get support for your summer writing goals.
Registration for my writing groups is open! These are great if you want to get a lot of writing done this summer, are looking for supportive community, and want to learn more about academic writing. Scholarships available. www.goldenrodeditorial.com/writing-groups
#academicsky #AcWri #writingtips
#academicsky #AcWri #writingtips
April 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Registration just opened for the next session of Katherine's ever-popular writing groups (seriously, these things booked up quick last time)! An excellent opportunity to build community and get support for your summer writing goals.
7 years ago my beloved cousin almost lost her leg, now she's doing a half-mile outdoor swim to raise money for the London Air Ambulance (without whom we may have lost her). Consider sponsoring her here: 2025swimserpentine.enthuse.com/pf/jo-serpen...
Jo’s Serpentine Swim!
7 years ago I was in a road crash. Without the work of London Air Ambulance and work of Royal London Hospital I would have lost my leg and maybe my life. As it is I’ve been able to regain a lot of my
2025swimserpentine.enthuse.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
7 years ago my beloved cousin almost lost her leg, now she's doing a half-mile outdoor swim to raise money for the London Air Ambulance (without whom we may have lost her). Consider sponsoring her here: 2025swimserpentine.enthuse.com/pf/jo-serpen...
Trying to find an academic press for your book? This post has some really valuable tips to help you feel confident about your sample chapter.
Here are some tips on how to select which book chapters to send to acquisitions editors. Preview: they should be representative, strong (but not perfect), and the kind editors like to see.
#AcademicSky #AcWri #academicwriting #AcademicChatter
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#AcademicSky #AcWri #academicwriting #AcademicChatter
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What Chapter Should I Send to an Acquisitions Editor? — Goldenrod Editorial | Academic Editing
What sample chapter should you send to an acquisitions editor at a university press? I highlight some of the main topics faculty should consider as they select the sample chapters they will use to dem...
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March 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Trying to find an academic press for your book? This post has some really valuable tips to help you feel confident about your sample chapter.
Reposted by Kate Turner
Don't buy shit, write your book
February 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Don't buy shit, write your book
I have had way too many projects die because I burned through all my energy talking about them rather than working on them. On the flip side, I find that not talking about them at all leaves them feeling inert and less real.
So, think I may have to steal this genius idea.
So, think I may have to steal this genius idea.
While I was writing THE REFORMATORY, I learned that it's possible to talk a project to death. (It took me seven years.)
I came up with a rule that I couldn't talk about my WIP unless I had produced actual writing that day.
I came up with a rule that I couldn't talk about my WIP unless I had produced actual writing that day.
February 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I have had way too many projects die because I burned through all my energy talking about them rather than working on them. On the flip side, I find that not talking about them at all leaves them feeling inert and less real.
So, think I may have to steal this genius idea.
So, think I may have to steal this genius idea.
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a piece from my calligraphy professor Carl Kurtz.
September 1, 1939 "We Must Love One Another or Die"
September 1, 1939 "We Must Love One Another or Die"
February 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
a piece from my calligraphy professor Carl Kurtz.
September 1, 1939 "We Must Love One Another or Die"
September 1, 1939 "We Must Love One Another or Die"
📝A rare last-minute editing slot just opened up in my calendar! Reach out if you're looking for a second set of eyes on an academic or non-fiction writing project - we could be getting it off your desk before you know it.
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contact — kate turner, editor
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February 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
📝A rare last-minute editing slot just opened up in my calendar! Reach out if you're looking for a second set of eyes on an academic or non-fiction writing project - we could be getting it off your desk before you know it.
www.kateturnereditor.com/contact
www.kateturnereditor.com/contact
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I just got an email from a student who read my book for their research and wanted to let me know they really enjoyed it. This has brighten up my day, and I encourage you all to write to authors to tell them you enjoyed reading their book. We all need this extra boost right now.
February 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I just got an email from a student who read my book for their research and wanted to let me know they really enjoyed it. This has brighten up my day, and I encourage you all to write to authors to tell them you enjoyed reading their book. We all need this extra boost right now.
It's more than a little difficult to hear yourself think right now. And if you can't do that, it's pretty much impossible to take meaningful action, show up thoughtfully for your community, or create your best work.
Here's some gentle ways to create more space for your own ideas.
Here's some gentle ways to create more space for your own ideas.
How do I hear myself think? — kate turner, editor
Making Space for Your Own Ideas
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February 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It's more than a little difficult to hear yourself think right now. And if you can't do that, it's pretty much impossible to take meaningful action, show up thoughtfully for your community, or create your best work.
Here's some gentle ways to create more space for your own ideas.
Here's some gentle ways to create more space for your own ideas.
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You are thirsty. Attempts to drink from the firehose of dread will do nothing for that. It'll bruise your face and hurt your neck. You know what WILL quench that thirst?
Doing something.
Doing something.
February 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
You are thirsty. Attempts to drink from the firehose of dread will do nothing for that. It'll bruise your face and hurt your neck. You know what WILL quench that thirst?
Doing something.
Doing something.
Some valuable insider insight on starting a successful developmental editing business
Since I left my faculty position and transitioned to owning an editing business, people have wanted to know more about how I did it. So I finally wrote down that story!
#academicsky #freelancer #altac #careerchange #acwri #editing
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#academicsky #freelancer #altac #careerchange #acwri #editing
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How I Started My Developmental Editing Business — Goldenrod Editorial | Academic Editing
How did I move from academia to developmental editing? Here I share the story of how I started my developmental editing business, taking you through the process! I share tips on how to get started, ac...
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February 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Some valuable insider insight on starting a successful developmental editing business
Today's the last day to subscribe before I send out my next writing and seasonality newsletter. Featuring musings on: writing through The Darkness, making space in your mind for your own ideas (cc: The Darkness), and Toni Morrison's ideal writing space.
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February 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Today's the last day to subscribe before I send out my next writing and seasonality newsletter. Featuring musings on: writing through The Darkness, making space in your mind for your own ideas (cc: The Darkness), and Toni Morrison's ideal writing space.
www.kateturnereditor.com/newsletter
www.kateturnereditor.com/newsletter
Been thinking a lot about the particular role that writers and editors can play in ~These Times~. Historically, we have been vital voices in countering misinformation and hopelessness, but things are looking a lot more complicated in this buck wild information ecosystem.
February 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Been thinking a lot about the particular role that writers and editors can play in ~These Times~. Historically, we have been vital voices in countering misinformation and hopelessness, but things are looking a lot more complicated in this buck wild information ecosystem.
If you’re trying to de-Meta your life right now, just a reminder that Zuck also owns WhatsApp - which is a very heavily used app for many of us. Talking to lots of people recently who had forgotten or had never known this was the case. Highly recommend Signal as an alternative.
January 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If you’re trying to de-Meta your life right now, just a reminder that Zuck also owns WhatsApp - which is a very heavily used app for many of us. Talking to lots of people recently who had forgotten or had never known this was the case. Highly recommend Signal as an alternative.
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Timeless advice: act stupid
January 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Timeless advice: act stupid
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I have a little plea and it's this: please keep posting about things that aren't The Horrors. I am not saying to not look at or be informed about The Horrors. What I am saying—what I am genuinely kind of begging you to do—is keep posting about books and movies and sunsets and pets and joy. Please.
January 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I have a little plea and it's this: please keep posting about things that aren't The Horrors. I am not saying to not look at or be informed about The Horrors. What I am saying—what I am genuinely kind of begging you to do—is keep posting about books and movies and sunsets and pets and joy. Please.
Anyone on Bluesky planning on partaking in Fun-A-Day this Feb (or doing it this month)? Thinking of posting my daily thing here. If you don’t know wtf I’m on about-it’s a cool daily art challenge. Info below from the Philly contingent (who do theirs in January)
#funaday25 #capregionfunaday25
#funaday25 #capregionfunaday25
start [Fun-A-Day]
artclash.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Anyone on Bluesky planning on partaking in Fun-A-Day this Feb (or doing it this month)? Thinking of posting my daily thing here. If you don’t know wtf I’m on about-it’s a cool daily art challenge. Info below from the Philly contingent (who do theirs in January)
#funaday25 #capregionfunaday25
#funaday25 #capregionfunaday25
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If you cant afford art, or cant draw or whatever yourself, USE PUBLIC DOMAIN IMAGES
NOT AI.
NOT AI.
🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive
January 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you cant afford art, or cant draw or whatever yourself, USE PUBLIC DOMAIN IMAGES
NOT AI.
NOT AI.
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hello hello! are you in or near Bristol? would you like to come to a public event where I will try and make the case that the pandemic turned the world into a more introverted place but that's an urge we need to resist? are you free on March 3? then do come along: www.meetup.com/bristol-huma...
Are the Introverts Winning? with Marie le Conte, Mon, Mar 3, 2025, 7:30 PM | Meetup
**Are the Introverts Winning?**
In our post-pandemic online world are we becoming more and more socially isolated? If so, what does that mean for us humans, the most socia
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January 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
hello hello! are you in or near Bristol? would you like to come to a public event where I will try and make the case that the pandemic turned the world into a more introverted place but that's an urge we need to resist? are you free on March 3? then do come along: www.meetup.com/bristol-huma...
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One thing before tomorrow:
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
January 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
One thing before tomorrow:
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
Having lots of conversations about balancing the need to avoid familiar cycles of reactivity/news burnout with the ethical requirement to stay engaged. Today I’m leaning more into the former in the hopes it will build a better foundation for the latter. (1/?)
January 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Having lots of conversations about balancing the need to avoid familiar cycles of reactivity/news burnout with the ethical requirement to stay engaged. Today I’m leaning more into the former in the hopes it will build a better foundation for the latter. (1/?)
Oh yes, I love to be charged more for a service I very much do not want and did not ask for.
For anyone who didn't hear, Microsoft has sneakily upgraded your account to include Copilot AI—and will charge you a lot more for it when you next auto-renew.
You can prevent it! Go to cancel your subscription, and it will give you the option for Microsoft 365 Classic instead—at the original price.
You can prevent it! Go to cancel your subscription, and it will give you the option for Microsoft 365 Classic instead—at the original price.
January 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Oh yes, I love to be charged more for a service I very much do not want and did not ask for.
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Periodic editor's reminder to use "TK" for your placeholder copy, because it's easier to catch at a glance than whatever your gentile social media producer might use instead
December 16, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Periodic editor's reminder to use "TK" for your placeholder copy, because it's easier to catch at a glance than whatever your gentile social media producer might use instead