In person connection > virtual connection

Thank you Northwest Editors Guild for bringing us together.

#edsguild2025

I'm about a quarter way through "Between Two Kingdoms" by Suleika Jaouad and I have no words. The writing is so beautiful and immersive. I'm bracing myself to be emotionally destroyed.

Anyone else reading this right now?

#booksky #TBR #memoir #freelanceeditor #betweentwokingdoms

Early registration ✔️
Flights booked ✔️
Hotel ✔️

I'll be sharpening my skills at the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference

Looking forward to learning from: @nadiageageapupa.bsky.social, @literarylaura.bsky.social, and Jess Stampe.

Comment below if I'll see you there!

edsguild.org/red-pencil-2...

Early Bird Registration is open for the #EdsGuild2025 Red Pencil Conference!

Join us in-person in Lynnwood (just north of Seattle) -OR- online 11/8 for a full day of sessions exploring editing and publishing trends, practical skills, the dizzying rise of AI, and more!

edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025

@monocleediting.bsky.social prompted me to recommend a "fun, low-stress book" and tag another copyeditor for theirs.

Poser, by @clairedederer.bsky.social is funny, relatable, raw, and delightfully entertaining.

Your turn @nadiageageapupa.bsky.social

I asked fellow freelance editors for their best tips on getting back into work after taking some time off. Check it out and feel free to add your best advice in the comments.

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#freelanceeditor #manuscripteditor

Holiday weekend packing list:
✅ Sunscreen
✅ Hat
✅ Swimsuit
✅✅✅ New book from @taylorjenkinsreid.bsky.social

#tbr #booklover #bookclub