Linda Jayne Turner
@lindajayneturner.bsky.social
Helping you get published in English: 🌻 academic editing in the social sciences. Developmental editing and courses in public speaking. Board member of Nordic Editors and Translators. Member of MET and SENSE. Loves swimming, beer, live music and yoga.
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IPW 2025: The art of public speaking - Linda Jayne Turner
The 27th International Project Week (IPW) at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences was from 19 to 23 May. My friend and colleague Robin Finesilver and I caught a train up the Elbe to Dresden on th...
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My latest blog post is about my recent trip to teach public speaking at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences @hsnordhausen.bsky.social:
lindajayneturner.com/blog/ipw-202...
lindajayneturner.com/blog/ipw-202...
Reposted by Linda Jayne Turner
same for translations! editors are so important
This is extremely accurate, and it's why I wish editors got a credit on books. Sometimes you learn who edited a bunch of your favorite books and you're like ah. I see. It's a job that requires a keen literary eye AND people skills, which is a tough mix!
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 9, 2025 at 4:56 AM
same for translations! editors are so important
Reposted by Linda Jayne Turner
This is extremely accurate, and it's why I wish editors got a credit on books. Sometimes you learn who edited a bunch of your favorite books and you're like ah. I see. It's a job that requires a keen literary eye AND people skills, which is a tough mix!
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This is extremely accurate, and it's why I wish editors got a credit on books. Sometimes you learn who edited a bunch of your favorite books and you're like ah. I see. It's a job that requires a keen literary eye AND people skills, which is a tough mix!
My latest blog post is about my recent trip to teach public speaking at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences @hsnordhausen.bsky.social:
lindajayneturner.com/blog/ipw-202...
lindajayneturner.com/blog/ipw-202...
IPW 2025: The art of public speaking - Linda Jayne Turner
The 27th International Project Week (IPW) at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences was from 19 to 23 May. My friend and colleague Robin Finesilver and I caught a train up the Elbe to Dresden on th...
lindajayneturner.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My latest blog post is about my recent trip to teach public speaking at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences @hsnordhausen.bsky.social:
lindajayneturner.com/blog/ipw-202...
lindajayneturner.com/blog/ipw-202...
Launch in Prague next Thurs. There will be a discussion, moderated by @ianwilloughby.bsky.social, about The True Way Out (Skutečná cesta ven) by Patrik Banga, translated by @isabeltranslates.bsky.social, published by CEEOL Press, followed by live music by the author and co-editor Robin Finesilver.
June 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Launch in Prague next Thurs. There will be a discussion, moderated by @ianwilloughby.bsky.social, about The True Way Out (Skutečná cesta ven) by Patrik Banga, translated by @isabeltranslates.bsky.social, published by CEEOL Press, followed by live music by the author and co-editor Robin Finesilver.
Happy King's Day to my friends in the Netherlands!
April 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Happy King's Day to my friends in the Netherlands!
Happy Easter from Prague, everyone!
April 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Happy Easter from Prague, everyone!
Red sky at night. At Heroldovy sady.
April 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Red sky at night. At Heroldovy sady.
No unelected billionaire with a chainsaw gets to shut down agencies and fire federal workers.
It's illegal, and we're fighting back in court.
It's illegal, and we're fighting back in court.
No unelected billionaire with a chainsaw gets to shut down agencies and fire federal workers.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you are considering a trip to the US, please reconsider. Why reward Donald Trump’s America with your tourist dollars? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/18/us-trump-boycott
The case for boycotting the United States | Robert Reich
If you are considering a trip to the US, please reconsider. Why reward Donald Trump’s America with your tourist dollars?
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀
A lovely sunny day in Prague yesterday for the parade, complete with pipes and drums
A lovely sunny day in Prague yesterday for the parade, complete with pipes and drums
March 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀
A lovely sunny day in Prague yesterday for the parade, complete with pipes and drums
A lovely sunny day in Prague yesterday for the parade, complete with pipes and drums
Delighted to receive our editors' copies of The True Way Out by Patrik Banga, published by CEEOL Press. Expertly translated by Isabel Stainsby and copy-edited by Robin Finesilver and me.
If you have a manuscript that needs copy-editing, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
If you have a manuscript that needs copy-editing, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
March 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Delighted to receive our editors' copies of The True Way Out by Patrik Banga, published by CEEOL Press. Expertly translated by Isabel Stainsby and copy-edited by Robin Finesilver and me.
If you have a manuscript that needs copy-editing, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
If you have a manuscript that needs copy-editing, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Happy International Women's Day!
March 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Happy International Women's Day!
March 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Bernie is right. No more playing dead. No more running to the center.
Sincerely,
Someone who has watched you do this after every election loss the past 50 years.
Sincerely,
Someone who has watched you do this after every election loss the past 50 years.
March 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Trump just orchestrated one of the most shameful moments in US history.
We need *all leaders* outside the US to stand up to Trump.
For that we need to show they have our backing. Add your name and share this link widely, it has never been more critical to have our voices heard:
WorldVsTrump.com
We need *all leaders* outside the US to stand up to Trump.
For that we need to show they have our backing. Add your name and share this link widely, it has never been more critical to have our voices heard:
WorldVsTrump.com
World leaders: stand up to Trump, starting *now*
Donald Trump is a bully. And like any bully…we need to stand up to him. If we don’t, our international world order is in danger. He’s already threatened to annex Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Can
WorldVsTrump.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Snowy in Prague today
February 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Snowy in Prague today
Another video from down by the river in Prague
February 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Another video from down by the river in Prague
Great panel discussion in Prague last night:
youtu.be/fHPbTDt3UeY?...
youtu.be/fHPbTDt3UeY?...
In Conversation With… Czech to English translators
YouTube video by knihovnavaclavahavla
youtu.be
February 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Great panel discussion in Prague last night:
youtu.be/fHPbTDt3UeY?...
youtu.be/fHPbTDt3UeY?...
Blue(ish) sky in Prague today
February 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Blue(ish) sky in Prague today
Earlier tonight here in Prague-Vršovice
February 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Earlier tonight here in Prague-Vršovice
Isabel Stainsby's excellent translation of Skutečná cesta ven, The True Way Out, by Patrik Banga is out now. Copy-edited by Robin Finesilver and me. Disclaimer: We didn't edit the blurb: ceeolpress.com/book/34#gsc....
Isabel's reading from the beginning of the book: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKmU...
Isabel's reading from the beginning of the book: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKmU...
January 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Isabel Stainsby's excellent translation of Skutečná cesta ven, The True Way Out, by Patrik Banga is out now. Copy-edited by Robin Finesilver and me. Disclaimer: We didn't edit the blurb: ceeolpress.com/book/34#gsc....
Isabel's reading from the beginning of the book: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKmU...
Isabel's reading from the beginning of the book: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKmU...
Seems like a good day to join Bluesky
January 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Seems like a good day to join Bluesky