Rachel Fudge
@rachelfudge.bsky.social
Editor for hire: scholarly nonfiction, public policy, and nonprofit advocacy 📚 Editorial director @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social (she/her)
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Hey, #Editors & #WritingCommunity! 👋🏻
I've topped up the scholarships for all my self-paced courses again!
There's a limited number of scholarship spots for editors and writers from marginalized groups.
They're first-come, first-serve, no questions asked.
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#AmEditing #WriterSky 💙📚
I've topped up the scholarships for all my self-paced courses again!
There's a limited number of scholarship spots for editors and writers from marginalized groups.
They're first-come, first-serve, no questions asked.
TanyaGold.com
#AmEditing #WriterSky 💙📚
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Hey, #Editors & #WritingCommunity! 👋🏻
I've topped up the scholarships for all my self-paced courses again!
There's a limited number of scholarship spots for editors and writers from marginalized groups.
They're first-come, first-serve, no questions asked.
TanyaGold.com
#AmEditing #WriterSky 💙📚
I've topped up the scholarships for all my self-paced courses again!
There's a limited number of scholarship spots for editors and writers from marginalized groups.
They're first-come, first-serve, no questions asked.
TanyaGold.com
#AmEditing #WriterSky 💙📚
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The biggest scandal in US public life *ought* to be that we are the richest country in history & yet our infrastructure sucks, our transportation choices suck, our cities suck, our healthcare sucks, our public administration sucks, & in dozens of little ways, our daily lives suck.
September 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The biggest scandal in US public life *ought* to be that we are the richest country in history & yet our infrastructure sucks, our transportation choices suck, our cities suck, our healthcare sucks, our public administration sucks, & in dozens of little ways, our daily lives suck.
This is an incredible opportunity to get feedback from some of the best editors around. Don’t miss it!
Want to get feedback from a professional editor on the opening pages of your #QueerSFF novel?
This year, @spacemagiccon.bsky.social has created that opportunity for you!
Submit your novel's opening pages to apply for a one-to-one session. ⬇
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#RSM2025 🌈📚🪐 #WriterSky
This year, @spacemagiccon.bsky.social has created that opportunity for you!
Submit your novel's opening pages to apply for a one-to-one session. ⬇
forms.gle/vaqPkKYwM1ex...
#RSM2025 🌈📚🪐 #WriterSky
September 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This is an incredible opportunity to get feedback from some of the best editors around. Don’t miss it!
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Public media is really special. Shame, shame, shame on this regime and its campaign to make everyone scared, obedient, and stupid. They are stealing from all of us and from our futures. Despicable.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:
August 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Public media is really special. Shame, shame, shame on this regime and its campaign to make everyone scared, obedient, and stupid. They are stealing from all of us and from our futures. Despicable.
The em dash (aka “the OG vibe shift”) speaks up.
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...
www.mcsweeneys.net
July 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The em dash (aka “the OG vibe shift”) speaks up.
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This is like those treeless house developments where they clearcut all the trees and then name the roads after them.
ChatGPT spits out these words because the stolen labor products it was trained on consisted in large part of academics’ writing.
ChatGPT spits out these words because the stolen labor products it was trained on consisted in large part of academics’ writing.
Words frequently used by ChatGPT, including “delve” and “meticulous,” are getting more common in spoken language, according to an analysis of more than 700,000 hours of videos and podcasts spklr.io/63326BDCCG
ChatGPT Is Changing the Words We Use in Conversation
Words frequently used by ChatGPT, including “delve” and “meticulous,” are getting more common in spoken language, according to an analysis of more than 700,000 hours of videos and podcasts
spklr.io
July 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This is like those treeless house developments where they clearcut all the trees and then name the roads after them.
ChatGPT spits out these words because the stolen labor products it was trained on consisted in large part of academics’ writing.
ChatGPT spits out these words because the stolen labor products it was trained on consisted in large part of academics’ writing.
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This is simply wrong. I've been running a book club all year focused on reading commercial fiction & have had to deliberately ignore the many lit fic books that have been on the charts all year. Brooks also misses the real story... (1/8)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...
Opinion | When Novels Mattered
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is simply wrong. I've been running a book club all year focused on reading commercial fiction & have had to deliberately ignore the many lit fic books that have been on the charts all year. Brooks also misses the real story... (1/8)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...
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Hey! It’s me! Back on my bullshit! And this time I’m mad at Peter Coyote.
Shitty Advice for Progressive Protestors
Seems like a lot of folks will be out protesting against monarchy this weekend. That’s super. It also seems like there’s a lot of bad advice for protestors floating around the socials. That’s not supe...
croning.ghost.io
June 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Hey! It’s me! Back on my bullshit! And this time I’m mad at Peter Coyote.
Em dash lovers, AI haters, and lovers and haters in general will dig this piece.
For my first @salonnewsroom.bsky.social piece, I wrote about how freaks for the em dash (me, and possibly you) will not stand by and cede our precious punctuation to AI www.salon.com/2025/06/11/a...
AI can’t have my em dash
Gen Z and AI have pulled a divisive punctuation mark into the spotlight.
www.salon.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Em dash lovers, AI haters, and lovers and haters in general will dig this piece.
Don’t sleep on this incredible opportunity to work with the smartest, most compassionate coach in the editing community!
This year's business coaching scholarship is open for applications through June 20!
If you're an editor from a background, culture, or community historically underrepresented in publishing, I hope you'll apply.
More details ⬇
tanyagold.com/coaching-for...
#AmEditing #Edibuddies #WritingCommunity
If you're an editor from a background, culture, or community historically underrepresented in publishing, I hope you'll apply.
More details ⬇
tanyagold.com/coaching-for...
#AmEditing #Edibuddies #WritingCommunity
June 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Don’t sleep on this incredible opportunity to work with the smartest, most compassionate coach in the editing community!
Tanya is one of the most knowledgeable and generous editors I know. These courses are all terrific, and scholarships are available. Check them out! #AmEditing
Hey, #Editors & #WritingCommunity! 👋🏻
I've just topped up the scholarships for all my self-paced courses again!
There's a limited number of scholarship spots for editors and writers from marginalized groups.
They're first-come, first-serve, no questions asked.
tanyagold.com
#AmEditing #WriterSky
I've just topped up the scholarships for all my self-paced courses again!
There's a limited number of scholarship spots for editors and writers from marginalized groups.
They're first-come, first-serve, no questions asked.
tanyagold.com
#AmEditing #WriterSky
April 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Tanya is one of the most knowledgeable and generous editors I know. These courses are all terrific, and scholarships are available. Check them out! #AmEditing
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Happy Earth Day, Bluesky nerds!
If you’re an environmental scientist, environmental advocacy professional, or environmental non-profit, introduce yourself below and I’ll share it with my audience.
🧪🌎
If you’re an environmental scientist, environmental advocacy professional, or environmental non-profit, introduce yourself below and I’ll share it with my audience.
🧪🌎
a cartoon of a man with green hair and a globe on his chest
ALT: a cartoon of a man with green hair and a globe on his chest
media.tenor.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Happy Earth Day, Bluesky nerds!
If you’re an environmental scientist, environmental advocacy professional, or environmental non-profit, introduce yourself below and I’ll share it with my audience.
🧪🌎
If you’re an environmental scientist, environmental advocacy professional, or environmental non-profit, introduce yourself below and I’ll share it with my audience.
🧪🌎
*This* is the energy and collaboration we need to see: Civil society (esp. funders) stepping up to not only fill the science gap but expand the possibilities, dreaming and doing bigger and better than before. 🙌 🌍
#EarthDay
#EarthDay
University of Washington environmental professor Phillip Levin shows us how to fight back against Trump’s anti-science, anti-environment purge - DIY science! That’s the spirit of Galileo and Copernicus alive in Washington State. Go Huskies! Or as we say, “Go Dawgs!”
Opinion | We Found a Work Around to Trump Defunding Science
When knowledge is threatened, don’t just mourn it. Build around it.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
*This* is the energy and collaboration we need to see: Civil society (esp. funders) stepping up to not only fill the science gap but expand the possibilities, dreaming and doing bigger and better than before. 🙌 🌍
#EarthDay
#EarthDay
This #EarthDay, we wanted to let you all know how FAS works around the clock to support this beautiful blue dot we call home 🌍💙
April 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The en dash contains multitudes, and I will always stick up for it.
Punctuation marks hanging out
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
www.youtube.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The en dash contains multitudes, and I will always stick up for it.
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The point of Senator Booker's filibuster is to be INSPIRED by this man to go find YOUR ROLE, not to wait for them to go save us now.
That is not this assignment.
Thread of places to go to get started. More coming out of LiST this Thursday.
That is not this assignment.
Thread of places to go to get started. More coming out of LiST this Thursday.
On Organizing
time to level up / an early draft of a playbook
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The point of Senator Booker's filibuster is to be INSPIRED by this man to go find YOUR ROLE, not to wait for them to go save us now.
That is not this assignment.
Thread of places to go to get started. More coming out of LiST this Thursday.
That is not this assignment.
Thread of places to go to get started. More coming out of LiST this Thursday.
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The EFA is committed to standing by DEI; we re-affirm the principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Learn more about our commitment: The-efa.org/diversity-equity-belonging #DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI #InclusionMatters #EquityForAll #DiversityMatters #Freelancers #EquityInAction
March 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The EFA is committed to standing by DEI; we re-affirm the principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Learn more about our commitment: The-efa.org/diversity-equity-belonging #DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI #InclusionMatters #EquityForAll #DiversityMatters #Freelancers #EquityInAction
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man he's a perfect synthesis of patrick bateman and gob bluth, isn't he? so perfect that i don't have to say his name for you to know exactly who i'm talking about
March 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
man he's a perfect synthesis of patrick bateman and gob bluth, isn't he? so perfect that i don't have to say his name for you to know exactly who i'm talking about
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I see they started with the copyeditors.
![Screenshot of a Trump EO, white text on a dark blue background, which reads “PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS: COMMENCING THE REDUCTION OF THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY
ECEXUTIVE [sic] ORDER
February 19, 2025](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nf66nltcbiomd5u3fpj4b42v/bafkreig4bvxsokots2k35tfvdighlp7skvmsqgdhtkvvf532eppn3bqg6a@jpeg)
February 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I see they started with the copyeditors.
So, editors, scholars, and publishers, how are we handling reference citations to websites that have recently been disappeared or are getting the "modified to comply" treatment?
February 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
So, editors, scholars, and publishers, how are we handling reference citations to websites that have recently been disappeared or are getting the "modified to comply" treatment?
This book is a fascinating look at language and life cycles. I highly recommend it!
In "Bye Bye I Love You," linguist @michaelerard.bsky.social explores first and last words, uncovering the cultural, historical, and biological entanglements of these phenomena, and honoring their deep, private significance:
Bye Bye I Love You
With our earliest utterances, we announce ourselves—and are recognized—as persons ready for social life. With our final ones, we mark where others must r...
mitpress.mit.edu
February 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This book is a fascinating look at language and life cycles. I highly recommend it!
It's International Clash Day! Tune at KEXP or one of the other stations honoring the only band that matters. ✊ www.kexp.org/internationa...
International Clash Day
A collection of content created by KEXP for International Clash Day.
www.kexp.org
February 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It's International Clash Day! Tune at KEXP or one of the other stations honoring the only band that matters. ✊ www.kexp.org/internationa...
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A9: If you've got interests beyond what you're doing and you want to make them part of your business, why not explore them?
And to toot my own horn: If you want 1:1 guidance to help you with that, I work with lots of editors who want to try out new things. tanyagold.com/coaching-for...
#ACESChat
And to toot my own horn: If you want 1:1 guidance to help you with that, I work with lots of editors who want to try out new things. tanyagold.com/coaching-for...
#ACESChat
February 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A9: If you've got interests beyond what you're doing and you want to make them part of your business, why not explore them?
And to toot my own horn: If you want 1:1 guidance to help you with that, I work with lots of editors who want to try out new things. tanyagold.com/coaching-for...
#ACESChat
And to toot my own horn: If you want 1:1 guidance to help you with that, I work with lots of editors who want to try out new things. tanyagold.com/coaching-for...
#ACESChat
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A7 2/2: Also, in doing all this, I’m showing myself there is still potential in trying new things, in exploration.
It allows me to make my business work for me and the way I like to exist in this world. It allows to me grow and explore, and that keeps my brain happy.
#ACESChat
It allows me to make my business work for me and the way I like to exist in this world. It allows to me grow and explore, and that keeps my brain happy.
#ACESChat
February 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
💯
A5. You can focus on the value you provide to prospective clients. It forces you to articulate in more detail what you bring to the client/project.
#ACESchat
#ACESchat
February 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A5. You can focus on the value you provide to prospective clients. It forces you to articulate in more detail what you bring to the client/project.
#ACESchat
#ACESchat