Nicola King
@nicolaking.bsky.social
Fellow of the Society of Indexers, ex-archaeologist, also family historian, mum, bell ringer, knitter and learning the cornet. Easily found elsewhere. https://abookindexer.com/
Available on YouTube here www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBC4... with thanks to @stephenullstrom.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Available on YouTube here www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBC4... with thanks to @stephenullstrom.bsky.social
Well worth an hour. Thanks Mike.
Great to see so many at the Society of Antiquaries yesterday. For those unable to make it my talk is now online here, revealing the shocking origins of the popular – and entirely false – idea that Islanders destroyed their world. With nice pictures
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNR6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNR6...
Ecocide: What went wrong in Rapa Nui by Mike Pitts FSA
YouTube video by SocAntiquaries
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December 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Well worth an hour. Thanks Mike.
Saw a stunning woman walking along Broad Street in Oxford. Only realised who she was when I recognised the man walking with her was David Bowie.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Saw a stunning woman walking along Broad Street in Oxford. Only realised who she was when I recognised the man walking with her was David Bowie.
Doing that end of year tidy up thing for my blog abookindexer.com and SI Directory Entry www.indexers.org.uk/find-an-inde... I've done 33 indexing projects, just shy of 9000 pages.
SI Directory of Professional Indexers
Directory of professional indexers. To find an indexer by subject specialism, select a subject using the drop-down menu.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Doing that end of year tidy up thing for my blog abookindexer.com and SI Directory Entry www.indexers.org.uk/find-an-inde... I've done 33 indexing projects, just shy of 9000 pages.
They did - after a period of further review they said "it’s a really impressive and valuable piece of work.
Latest client feedback for an index - Thank you very much for this! A formidable and impressive piece of work. - I hope they mean formidable in a good way!
December 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
They did - after a period of further review they said "it’s a really impressive and valuable piece of work.
Last Carol session of 2025. Merry Christmas. www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dne...
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December 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Last Carol session of 2025. Merry Christmas. www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dne...
Like a detective, we join up information that may not be obviously connected to guide index users through a text.
I have the greatest respect for book indexers, who combine the patience of saints with the forensic obsessiveness of a TV detective.
December 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Like a detective, we join up information that may not be obviously connected to guide index users through a text.
Latest client feedback for an index - Thank you very much for this! A formidable and impressive piece of work. - I hope they mean formidable in a good way!
December 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Latest client feedback for an index - Thank you very much for this! A formidable and impressive piece of work. - I hope they mean formidable in a good way!
Super hand crafted index to a handwritten book @djbduncan.bsky.social
This book was given to the Rev. David Milner by Lottie Ratcliffe in about 1945. It was the property, he believes, of Sarah (nee Pease) Milner, who married Thomas Milner in 1797 + died in 1820.
Predating Mrs Beeton,
It contains index for 205 food recipes + 84 recipes for 'medicines' and concoctions.
Predating Mrs Beeton,
It contains index for 205 food recipes + 84 recipes for 'medicines' and concoctions.
December 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Super hand crafted index to a handwritten book @djbduncan.bsky.social
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Appropriately, I particularly recommend the index of this book, which contains some special index jokes (make sure to look up the entry for "recursion")
Mandarins, Italian paired with Index, a History of the by Dennis Duncan
Day 19 of #BooksAreMyJam, in which I pair a language-y book from my shelves with today's jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
Day 19 of #BooksAreMyJam, in which I pair a language-y book from my shelves with today's jam from the Bonne Maman jamvent calendar
December 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Appropriately, I particularly recommend the index of this book, which contains some special index jokes (make sure to look up the entry for "recursion")
www.facebook.com/share/r/1Jnq... out this morning in Stony Stratford doing carols and stuff.
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December 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
www.facebook.com/share/r/1Jnq... out this morning in Stony Stratford doing carols and stuff.
Not a problem for a professional indexer. A couple of clicks and it is dealt with.
WHY AUTHORS DRINK
Next book goes pre-order next week, so I'm finishing the indexing to finalize the page count.
We realized my intro appears twice, so publisher deleted the extra text.
Which changed the pagination by 2 pages. But not consistently, of course.
Goodbye two weeks of indexing.
Next book goes pre-order next week, so I'm finishing the indexing to finalize the page count.
We realized my intro appears twice, so publisher deleted the extra text.
Which changed the pagination by 2 pages. But not consistently, of course.
Goodbye two weeks of indexing.
December 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Not a problem for a professional indexer. A couple of clicks and it is dealt with.
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WHY AUTHORS DRINK
Next book goes pre-order next week, so I'm finishing the indexing to finalize the page count.
We realized my intro appears twice, so publisher deleted the extra text.
Which changed the pagination by 2 pages. But not consistently, of course.
Goodbye two weeks of indexing.
Next book goes pre-order next week, so I'm finishing the indexing to finalize the page count.
We realized my intro appears twice, so publisher deleted the extra text.
Which changed the pagination by 2 pages. But not consistently, of course.
Goodbye two weeks of indexing.
December 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
WHY AUTHORS DRINK
Next book goes pre-order next week, so I'm finishing the indexing to finalize the page count.
We realized my intro appears twice, so publisher deleted the extra text.
Which changed the pagination by 2 pages. But not consistently, of course.
Goodbye two weeks of indexing.
Next book goes pre-order next week, so I'm finishing the indexing to finalize the page count.
We realized my intro appears twice, so publisher deleted the extra text.
Which changed the pagination by 2 pages. But not consistently, of course.
Goodbye two weeks of indexing.
Not all authors like indexing their own books. @indexers.bsky.social has some advice here www.indexers.org.uk/about-indexi... with links to useful blogs if you need to do it.
December 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Not all authors like indexing their own books. @indexers.bsky.social has some advice here www.indexers.org.uk/about-indexi... with links to useful blogs if you need to do it.
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The only advantage for video is that you can produce a quick tutorial faster than creating written documentation. We still have never produced something better for finding the info you need than a decent index in the back of a book.
December 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The only advantage for video is that you can produce a quick tutorial faster than creating written documentation. We still have never produced something better for finding the info you need than a decent index in the back of a book.
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The church bells of Walthamstow, St Mary's await rehanging, following restoration work in 1896. #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Bells @arascot.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The church bells of Walthamstow, St Mary's await rehanging, following restoration work in 1896. #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Bells @arascot.bsky.social
A peep into the world of indexing from some authors' points of view. Please do not ever do an automatic index in MS Word. @indexers.bsky.social has a page with links to some super resources to help if you are in this position. www.indexers.org.uk/about-indexi...
December 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A peep into the world of indexing from some authors' points of view. Please do not ever do an automatic index in MS Word. @indexers.bsky.social has a page with links to some super resources to help if you are in this position. www.indexers.org.uk/about-indexi...
@djbduncan.bsky.social @baindex.org - winning them over one at a time.
A few years ago I read Duncan's *Index, A History of the* and since then I have more respect for the book index.
And now I find myself reading a sample of a book on Amazon that includes the index, and wondering how in the world these topics can be important enough to the subject to be included.
And now I find myself reading a sample of a book on Amazon that includes the index, and wondering how in the world these topics can be important enough to the subject to be included.
December 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
@djbduncan.bsky.social @baindex.org - winning them over one at a time.
Just pleased to be alive after being hit by a grown man riding a Lime Scooter on the pavement this morning. A glancing blow to the right arm, but it could have been curtains a split second earlier or for a lighter, frailer person. Yes I was coming out of the pharmacy, where lots of older people go.
December 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Just pleased to be alive after being hit by a grown man riding a Lime Scooter on the pavement this morning. A glancing blow to the right arm, but it could have been curtains a split second earlier or for a lighter, frailer person. Yes I was coming out of the pharmacy, where lots of older people go.
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Jesus Christ is always at the centre of Christmas. And everyone's invited to experience it with us.
Come and celebrate Christmas at a church near you.
Find services and events in your local community at AChurchNearYou.com/christmas.
Come and celebrate Christmas at a church near you.
Find services and events in your local community at AChurchNearYou.com/christmas.
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Jesus Christ is always at the centre of Christmas. And everyone's invited to experience it with us.
Come and celebrate Christmas at a church near you.
Find services and events in your local community at AChurchNearYou.com/christmas.
Come and celebrate Christmas at a church near you.
Find services and events in your local community at AChurchNearYou.com/christmas.
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First outdoor carolling last night www.facebook.com/reel/3221036...
1.3K views · 56 reactions | Our first night of carolling around New Bradwell was really enjoyable. The weather was mild, and we were so warmly welcomed by the people of Brad'll - thank you!
See you...
Our first night of carolling around New Bradwell was really enjoyable. The weather was mild, and we were so warmly welcomed by the people of Brad'll - thank you!
See you again next Tuesday when we....
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December 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
First outdoor carolling last night www.facebook.com/reel/3221036...
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I probably get a similar satisfaction in readings footnotes like that. One of my first joys in a new book is to explore the index and the end note pages.
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I probably get a similar satisfaction in readings footnotes like that. One of my first joys in a new book is to explore the index and the end note pages.
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The latest issue of The Indexer, 43(4), is now available at liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/index. Read about LLM-generated book indexes, indexing E. M. Delafield’s Diary of a Provincial Lady, indexing The Indexer, and more!
The Indexer Home
The journal seeks to cover the full range of subjects, from articles at the cutting edge of new techniques to contributions discussing in a practical way the new tools available to indexers at all points in the technical spectrum or exploring the history of indexing.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The latest issue of The Indexer, 43(4), is now available at liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/index. Read about LLM-generated book indexes, indexing E. M. Delafield’s Diary of a Provincial Lady, indexing The Indexer, and more!
Yup, non-fiction books need an index.
I don't care how short your NF book is or how well you think you organized it, IT NEEDS AN INDEX. #Academia
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Yup, non-fiction books need an index.