#Editing

Fantastic post from @scottjenson on why text editing is so difficult on phones and a possible way to do it better.

#mobile #phones #text #editing #UI #usability #textediting #android #ios #iphone

https://jenson.org/text/

The right glove was wet. The left glove, on the other hand, remained dry. <— I just encountered a literal and figurative “on the other hand” in a paper 😳

(Actual sentence was not about gloves but I changed it because NDA 😇)

#editing

I’m looking at a paper that has been to a Professional Medical Editor™️ and then QC’d by someone, and….the mother fucking spell checker is off. 😮‍💨

So there’s shit like “metastasess” in it. 🤕

#editing

Wow... stuff is happening all at once and I'm not even sure if I'm done with it or not. 😝

But I will update and tell you everything when I can...

#AmWriting #Writing #Editing

(PS... don't worry the dog and the parents are fine... me who knows? 🙃)

Another 1500 words today on The Spores of Wrath! Done with chapter 1 and started on chapter 2. Off to Split tomorrow!
#editing #amwritingfiction

I have read this page SO MANY TIMES without catching this typo, and *I am relatively good at catching typos.*

Misspellings are wild. What is my mushy old brain doing that it can just skate over these things.

#writing #comics #editing #PDAP #DelilahDirk #InPraiseOfEditors

#Monday! Lots to do: #writing, #editing, groceries, and cleaning. Wheee...

Time to crank the tunes. The Tragically Hip - Poets

#amwriting #WritingCommunity #newbook #readingcommunity

https://youtu.be/E_RSJ6xuHbE?si=VSlppR4arqKcdPHp

#typography #editing #punctuation

It is warmer today than it has been in a little while so of course the dog has been begging me for ice cubes, all the ice cubes: big ones, little ones, half melted down ones and I'm expected to give her ever more. She won't stop and she can't stop, at least until I run out of ice...

#AmWriting #Writing #Editing

Had a quiet morning and got about 1200 words on The Spores of Wrath, before embarking on our cruise! Hopefully will finish up chapter 1 tomorrow morning.
#editing #amwritingfiction

I did 47 mins on my chapter. Second chunk in two days! Trying to get unjammed after a 2 month hiatus. #Editing in half hour chunks is not ideal, but it's all I've got 🤷‍♂️

So you remember that plant that all of the flowers fell off except for one ginormous flower in the middle? Of course you do ...

Well,

all the flowers grew back on this plant literally over night. This thing is a resilient little mo'fo so if you think you're losing all your flowers just wait they're going to come back stronger than ever💪

#AmWriting #Writing #Editing

Got a little more written on The Spores of Wrath, and outlined where this section is going. Most of the way done with chapter 1!
#editing #amwritingfiction

If you need help developing the stakes in your cozy fantasy, whether you're drafting or revising, reach out to schedule a coaching call! Bring a cup of tea for an hour of troubleshooting together. #WritingCommunity #Writer #Editing #WritersLife #Author #AmWriting

In case you need a story of defiance today, I got you:

Last night when we went to look at the stars we thought the plant with the cool flowers that only blooms at night had lost all their flowers but out of nowhere this big (I'm talking half the plant big) flower opened up and was like love me.

It was kind of cool so be like that plant.✊

#AmWriting #Writing #Editing

As a writer or editor, how can you make a grant application stand out? Autumn Scott covers that and more in an Oct. 5 webinar. Learn more here: https://training.editors.ca/upcoming_webinar/masterclass-on-grant-writing-and-editing/ 

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#Editing #EditingAdvice #EditingTips #ProfessionalDevelopment #EditorsCanada

@Jillianmarisa and I are ordering a bunch of custom postcards to aid in new baby communication. We appreciate any critiques folks may have re: tone, punctuation, structure/whatever.

Draft text for the back of the postcard can be found in next toot. It's too big for character limit.

#editing

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One nice thing about editing is getting another paper from a long-time client and seeing how much his writing improves each time – both the prose and the LaTeX – and how his research programme is progressing, layer upon layer.

Alas, I still haven't warmed to his subject. Maybe another year?

#editing #writing #research #academia

Can I finish a million pages of QC in 6 hours….let’s find out!

#editing

Everyone seems to be fixing up their houses ... but us. I feel like my neighbors are about to sell said places and we don't know why. At least if there's some monster or boogey man let us know so we can prepare for battle while they flee.

If not us, at least tell the dog. The dog's important.

#AmWriting #Writing #Editing

Explore the deep roots of antisemitism in fiction and the harmful ways that antisemitic tropes continue into literature today in an Oct. 3 webinar. Presenter Molly Rookwood will show you what to watch out for as an editor and what to do when you encounter problematic material. Register today: https://training.editors.ca/upcoming_webinar/tackling-anti-semitism-in-fiction/

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#Editing #EditingAdvice #ProfessionalDevelopment

This is my second time reading Dreyer’s section on apostrophes, and it still makes me giggle.

There’s something about an accomplished editor using all caps in their book that hits just right. (Side note, see how he set the word “caps lock” in small caps when he referred to key itself.)

Pics are from “Dreyer’s English” by Benjamin Dreyer, pages 36 and 37.

#editing #grammar

Ugh, I've been #editing so long today that I saw "comprise" and wondered if that was a British spelling.

I’ve written two satisfying, to me, endings for Out of Time. They still seem lacking somehow. That pretty much tells me I need to do a little bit more up-front work.

#writing #editing

For the last couple of days I’ve been testing #CaptureOne, hoping to replace #Adobe completely. Why? I’m sure anyone who’s ever worked with #Lightroom professionally knows why. I have some high end production jobs I need to do, and LR went completely bonkers, on a powerful machine built for jobs such as this, mind you.

#Photography #Editing

Got another 1500 words written today on The Spores of Wrath! Traveling tomorrow, so I should get a good bit of time to write then as well.
And then I'll be in Greece!
#editing #amwritingfiction

Doing all the things all at once everywhere.

But

that does include my #AmWriting #Writing #Editing

Spelling error caught in the wild, details changed to protect the guilty:

"She'd been accused of persuing her employees."

How I read it:

"She'd been accused of perusing her employees." In other words, she browses through her employees like books in a library, looking for one she likes. 📚👀

What they meant:

"She'd been accused of pursuing her employees." 🙅‍♂️🏃‍♀️

"Peruse"/"pursue" confusion is fairly common. The spelling error adds extra spice to the usual mixup.

#editing

The point of deleting paragraphs you’ve written and love is not to delete them, it is to delete them to make room for better paragraphs you’ll love more.

#writing #editing

"We don't want a Deus Ex Machina to solve the conflicts for your characters. That is how your reader will often feel cheated, they want the characters they've grown attached to to take action and help resolve the conflict." - Story Chat Radio

#WritingCommunity #EditingTips #Writer #Editing #WritersLife #Author #AmWriting #WritingTips

Time for a break. I should make some soup or something edible.

#writing #editing

Standard style and grammar rules don't always apply to speeches, presentations, podcasts, videos and other spoken materials. Learn what to look for when writing or editing spoken content in a Sept. 27 webinar with Michelle Waitzman. Register now: https://buff.ly/3PjHnH4

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#Editing #EditingAdvice #EditingTips #ProfessionalDevelopment #EditorsCanada #Writing

My #current list: :blobcatbook:

#editing:
* "No Backing Down" by Becca Seymour
* Assessing submissions to Tangled Tree Publishing & Hot Tree Publishing

#reading:
* "Daisy Darker" by Alice Feeney (for fun)
* "The Cipher" by Isabella Maldonado (for fun)
* "Out There Screaming" edited by Jordan Peele (for review)

#listening:
* "Cook County ICU" by Cory Franklin, MD

It is important to ensure that patients receive proper neutrinos during in the treatment course.

I just had a momentarily baffling first encounter with an obvious spellchecker mishap: nutrition —> neutrino 🤯

#editing #Physics #medicine

Here's a new image !
#editing

SALE ALERT!

10% off any editing services over $500 if you get me the book or reservation fee by 1-Oct.

https://www.lianabrooks.com/editing-services/

#LianaEdits
#AmWriting
#WritersOfMastodon #Editing

So a little update on my quiet self:

I released the 100th edition of my dark fantasy flash fiction publication, Shadows & Sorcery. I'm officially making it my full time occupation, along with opening up an editing service for indie writers.

I rewatched Angel Heart (1987) and it's just an incredible film.

Of these two things, Angel Heart is affecting me those most right now.

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Fantasy #indie #Editing #SelfPublishing

Woo! officially about 1100 words into the first part of The Spores of Wrath!
#editing #amwritingfiction

When dad, the copilot and I went out back to check out the stars last night, the cool plant, with your help, we identified lost all of its flowers...totally naked and I'm a little bummed.

#AmWriting #Writing #Editing

What do you love about writing cozy fantasy?

#WritingCommunity #EditingTips #Writer #Editing #WritersLife #Author #AmWriting #WritingTips

Do you need an editor, proofreader, writing coach? I'm experienced, constructive, flexible - and after paying for my top surgery I could use more clients.
Check out my website for more info
judemarr.com
#writing #poetry #trans #editing #proofreading

Update on my little #DaVinciResolve issue. All the audio sync problems I was seeing were related to the 18.6 update. I rolled back to 18.5.1 and everything is back to normal. #Filmmaking #Editing

My #current list: :blobcatbook:

#editing:
* "Dodge" by ML Nystrom
* Assessing submissions to Tangled Tree Publishing & Hot Tree Publishing

#reading:
* "Dark Harvest" by Will Jordan (for fun)
* "The Cipher" by Isabella Maldonado (for fun)
* "Out There Screaming" edited by Jordan Peele (for review)

#listening:
* "Cook County ICU" by Cory Franklin, MD

I'll say this again. If you're offering your editing services to writers, it behooves you to have applied your highest skills to your own blog posts. In particular, if your posts read like 2005 era keyword stuffing is still a thing, the note in my list of editors will be "blog is poorly edited", which is the kiss of death.

#writing #WritingCommunity #editing

Long day! Got a covid booster/flu vaccine, updated Space Wizard info, got the ARCs for Lofty Mountains out, and added 1600 words of "previously on" for the beginning of The Spores of Wrath!
#editing #amwritingfiction

Doing all of the physical therapy... oh sorry that would be Mom is doing all the physical therapy...which means the copilot gets to boss me around as I help out...

#AmWriting #Writing #Editing

For the first time, I think I broke #DaVinciResolve and have made it cry like a little baby. 😂 #Editing #FilmMaking

Tomorrow (Tuesday, September 19) at 4 p.m. ET, I'll be doing a webcast for ACES called "An Editor's Guide to Assessing and Addressing Problematic Content." It's free for ACES members and $30 for nonmembers.

Even if you can't attend live, you'll get the recording and slide deck if you register.

I hope to see some familiar faces there!

Register: https://bit.ly/editingproblematiccontent

#Editing #AmEditing #Writing #WritingCommunity @edibuddies

The detailed outline for The Spores of Wrath is complete. This provides me a good roadmap to get started writing, though it will definitely change as I come up with better ideas and cooler stuff while writing. The book is set up and ready to be written!
#editing #amwritingfiction

Other than helping Mom work the bike and PT it's been relatively quiet.

More of the #AmWriting #Writing #Editing for me...

Finally got another cat sighting. Yesterday when I took the copilot for her walk one of the neighbor's cats (nearly solid gray one we suspect his name is BoBo) was hanging out on top of the catio. He took us completely by surprise and wasn't there all that long or else there would be pics.

#AmWriting #Writing #Editing

Positive reinforcement :)
Y'all, I won't lie. My recent surgery cost a lot and I could use more freelance clients. I'm an excellent editor with lots of experience. Check out my website for more info plus testimonials. Tell your friends! All contributions gratefully received.
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#poetry #editing #freelance #academic #writing #trans

Hey #Writers

How long do you wait between finishing your first draft and then editing it?

I only finished my first draft of Book 2 in my series a week ago, and after today’s outlining session on Book 3, I’m kinda itching to get on with the editing of Book 2, so I can get into writing Book 3 as soon as possible.

Just wondering if I need more time between my first draft and edits.

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersofMastodon #AmOutlining #AmEditing #Writing #Outlining #Editing

My mother sent me this quote from Jane Smiley. Perhaps someone else needs to hear this today as well:

“Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.”

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersofMastodon #AmEditing #Writing #Editing

Is copyediting your own books a bad idea? I feel like I’m a solid copyeditor, due to both natural aptitude and experience from content writing jobs where I was required to self-edit and strictly adhere to AP Style, but I’m not sure whether I would be expected to hire a copyeditor if I choose to go the self-pub route with my books.

(I already know I’ll need a developmental editor. That’s the part I’m not so great at.)

#Writing #WritingCommunity #SelfPublishing #Editing

We are looking for a new colleague to lead the microbiology & immunology section of @PLOSBiology!!

Do you have micro/immuno expertise (including virology of course) & a passion for science away from the bench? This could be for you

Get in touch w/ any Qs!

Associate or Senior level

Applications will be assessed upon receipt

Boosts greatly appreciated!

#editing #careersinscience #microbiology #virology #immmunology

https://us232.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/plos/Posting/View/288

I wrote a blogpost on the subject of revealing speakers and headphones

#studio #editing #sounddesign #sound #engineering

https://melodiefabriek.com/sound-tech/revealing-speakers/

Continued working on that #panda3d live-coder and adding some #3d #mesh #editing tools so, hopefully in the future I won't be at the mercy of Blender's gnarly geometry shader dependency. But this would work for any kind of scene-editing, really.

Note, this is just the micro text editor in a tiling window manager. The only good #UI is NO UI.

Also, it's ACTUALLY FREE, as in MIT-licensed!

https://codeberg.org/entikan/panda3d-pbuild

#gamedev #demoscene #3d #python

Just looked across the street and it looks like yet another OG house has gone up for sale. It seems all the OGs are moving away, which is deeply unfortunate.

#AmWriting #Writing #Editing

#ambient #editing music du jour - tetsu inoue, "ambient otaku" (1994), one of my 1st ambient albums, perfect the weird rainy #nyc twilight happening right now. as i understand it, tetsu inoue disappeared from public life a few years ago & hasn't resurfaced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hld-bcNg7nI

#Editing long lecture recordings is easier when your SMEs can help you. This post outlines a method for #AI #transcription and #collaboration with SMEs throughout the editing process for faster, more accurate #eLearning development. #video #davinciresolve

https://tedcurran.net/2023/09/edit-video-with-smes-text-transcription-davinci-resolve/

Their going crazy, I bet.

#grammar #editing #edit #writing #writingcommunity #humor #books #humour #funny #IKNOWISpelledItWrong

#Business #Techniques
Rewriting digital content for brevity · How you can increase the chance that your words get read https://ilo.im/157lma

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#ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign #Content #Editing #Writing #Copy

I’m back! Yeah, it’s been a while.

I’ve been dealing with some health issues. I’m doing loads better now. I’m even #writing again. My new medication has done wonders.

I finished the first draft of my second novel yesterday! A total of 92,466 words. I wrote 2/3 of it in an almost frenzy this past four weeks. I had so much fun writing it. I’m taking a well-earned break, but I’m looking forward to the #editing process. And when that’s done, onto book 3 in the series and beyond.

I’m so grateful to be writing again. It’s actually painful for me when I can’t write for whatever reason. Can anyone else relate?

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersofMastodon

newest addition to my #ambient #editing #playlist: ben chasny's 2020 album "sleep tones" (also good for, like, sleeping). https://hermithut.bandcamp.com/album/sleep-tones

other ambient recommendations welcome! no beats please. really. none. or spotify links. otherwise overstuffed with eno, tetsu inoue, chuck johnson, SUSS, mary lattimore, & a few drifts & drones.

How hard do I procrastinate #editing? I just spent 90 minutes refolding all of my laundry to straighten up my drawers 😋
#writing #writer #artist #reading #author

From Tape To Computers; A Journey

One interesting aspect of being #GenX is experiencing the evolution from analog to digital audio. I learned how to edit audio using a reel-to-reel machine. To “splice” was to literally cut physical tape with a razor blade, and then use special audio tape to rejoin the two cut ends.

In general, I think digital is better. It’s more accessible, and so more democratic (e.g. home studios). Digital also tends to sound better, unless you like hissing and popping sounds.

But man do I prefer hardware over software, still to this day. And not just for audio.

I’m glad I grew up in a more analog, physical world.

#analog #digital #audio #production #editing #music #hardware

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TARpAdIjRM

My #current list: :blobcatbook:

#editing:
* "Dodge" by ML Nystrom
* Assessing submissions to Tangled Tree Publishing & Hot Tree Publishing

#reading:
* "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson (for fun)
* "Out There Screaming" edited by Jordan Peele (for review)
* "The Darkness Within Ourselves" by Jessica Huntley (for review)

#listening:
* "Cook County ICU" by Cory Franklin, MD

I've finished two #ShortStories I'm #writing for my #CreativeWriting #dissertation. They need some #editing, but I'll do that after I get some distance and #write the next #story.

The word count is 7000, and I've got about 1500 words to go, but right now I've used up all my #WritingInspiration. It should be pretty simple when I get some #ideas, but until I get past this #WritersBlock I'm stuck.

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #writer #writers #WritingProcess #WritersOfMastodon #ShortStory

Real pig-in-shit moment as a #copyeditor and #proofreader coming up with a coherent set of style choices for replacing textual brackets with other punctuation, so that my decisions become intelligible to the author and to other editors

This is specific to works that use author–date citation styles, to reserve brackets for the citations and for supplementary info, e.g. "World War II (1939–1945)"

But it's also just refreshing for me to codify a set of choices that was previously intuitive to me. I've learned grammar post-hoc to understand why certain choices feel 'right' or 'wrong', and I still often don't know certain linguistic terms; I'm a Gestalt editor who reads holistically for meaning

I swear to god, I feel at my most neurodivergent when I'm going deep on semantics

it embarrasses me to suspect that other people don't think so hard about "what words mean"

they probably think I'm splitting hairs, but to me, it's vital to express myself absolutely precisely

#Editing #AcademicEditing #Proofreading #Copyediting

“I am merely a humble servant of the Scarlet Pimpernel,” Tony said austerely.
“You told Monsieur and Madame to call you Anthony,” Fleurette pointed out.
Tony coughed. “Yes, well, one can’t necessarily have everyone calling people ‘you’ all the time, it’d get so beastly confused." #editing

Is there a Davinchi Resolve plugin or something to mimic the style of YouTube Shorts' text?

We're working on Shorts, but my editor uses davinchi. Obvious backup is make the video, put in shorts editor, then put text, but it's a bit cumbersome.

Mobile is still a pretty bad way to create almost anything that is not a photo or unedited video recording

#davinciresolve #videoediting #video #shorts #editing #youtube #youtubeshorts

Took mom to a follow up visit and she is doing awesome...so if you need good news for a day that's one.

#AmWriting #Writing #Editing

Can anyone #recommend some good, free, #video #editing #software for Windows?

Something where I can #clip videos and add #subtitles.

Thanks.

The life of #associateFaculty...

I made $1300 for the month of August and have to use that to make it until September. My rent is $1100 alone.

Needless to say, I am taking #commissions for #art, #comics, and #editing. I have some existing freelance gigs, but there is always room on my plate for more.

Please consider hiring me for a social icon, #OC drawing, or whatever.

https://www.hpkomics.com/commission/

#forHire #mastoArt #college #teacher #education

I’m going to start rewrites on my time-travel book. Lots of small fixes and a few “propping stuff up” bits. The ending is clever, but it feels flat. That’s going to be the major portion I need to rethink and rewrite.

#writing #editing

Tell me you're a copyeditor without telling me you're a copyeditor.

I have the Merriam-Webster app on my phone.

#Editing #AmEditing @edibuddies

I’m at a point where I have the bandwidth to take on another project, so if anyone has a show or podcast in need of an editor, I’m *very* good, have a stable consistent workflow, and take pride in sticking to deadlines.

ourbroadcastday.com for rates and demo reel.

#editing #podcast

My #current list: :blobcatbook:

#editing:
* "I Always Did" by Evangeline Williams
* Assessing submissions to Tangled Tree Publishing & Hot Tree Publishing

#reading:
* "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson (for fun)
* "Out There Screaming" edited by Jordan Peele (for review)
* "Summer Rental" by Rektok Ross (for review)

#listening:
* "Cook County ICU" by Cory Franklin, MD

🤷🏼‍♂️ So who knew gifs uploaded to Mastodon have to be under 10m?

(Answer: not me. 🫣)

https://www.gifgit.com/gif/edit to the rescue! 🎉

#Gif #Gifs #Editing #Tools #ImageEditing

I set up a shop that I'm probably gonna just post an eclectic assortment of etcetera to, so far it has a cool #novel #editing progress tracker #excel spreadsheet template that I made to deal with the fact that I can't find anything that works for how my brain processes things. It's Pay What You Want (even free!). It's adaptable to other kinds of creative works, and I took the time to set up the formulas and logic to be easily added on to. #amediting #amwriting https://store.daxmurray.com/l/novel-editing-progress-v1

As I look back at my first several proofreading and editing projects, I remember punctuation discoveries, intriguing topics, and cozy workspaces.

Over the past 9 years, my expertise has evolved and my workspaces have changed. Some things are the same:

• I get very excited about punctuation.

• I check my instincts against style manuals.

• I love helping writers find the perfect fix for an awkward sentence.

• I'm honored and humbled when authors entrust me with their work.

#editing #writing

She’s a 10, but she uses triangles △ instead of delta Δ to indicate change in variables

#editing #science

@TonyVladusich @troy_s @rfnix @ilia

I love showing that one to people…
….especially to producers that wanna bust chops about editorial continuity issues, because: if people are watching the story they won’t notice that the fork the actress is holding in shot “A” suddenly became a white wine glass on the cut to different-angle shot “B”...

#film #editing

Why do some languages show more complex #grammar than others?

The evolution of complex grammars: New study measures grammatical complexity of 1,314 languages

#linguistics #grammarpolice #language #editor #writing #writer #editing #edit

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-evolution-complex-grammars-grammatical-complexity.html

Looking for an editor to support your author career? Check out this testimonial and take a peek at our services to see if we're a good fit for your book. https://booklighteditorial.com/services

#WritingCommunity #EditingTips #Writer #Editing #WritersLife #Author #AmWriting #WritingTips

This read-through/quick edit of “Out of Time” is surprisingly good for me. Heh. It still, however, requires a bunch of fixes and polish.

#writing #editing #sf

Your periodic reminder that changing the background color on a document is a great way to make sure you are editing the active document (yes I know you can lock it, but color is sooo easy).

#Editing #Writing #AcademicLife #PILife

Life according to fiction: Each person in a conversation is either shrugging, nodding, snorting, or sighing, or a combination of several at once, at all times.

#Editing #AmEditing #Writing #WritingCommunity @edibuddies

Has 'greenlit' been greenlighted? New post on a verb we haven't made up our minds about:

https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2023/08/15/has-greenlit-been-greenlighted/

#language #words #linguistics #grammar #EnglishUsage #etymology #writing #editing #blogging

Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley has been quietly editing her own Wikipedia page

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/daniel-bice/2023/08/14/justice-rebecca-bradley-edits-out-criticism-on-wikipedia-page/70576397007/

#RebeccaBradley #SupremeCourtJustice #WikipediaPage #Editing #Criticism #Investigation #Politics #News

Editorial observation that might be useful to aspiring authors: as I read through the pile of Spoon Knife 8 submissions, I notice that the most frequent reason I'll reject a story after the first couple of pages is if it's full of annoying dialogue tags.

#writing #writers #books #editing

So I just found out that AI video editing is apparently a thing.

What makes creating things fun is the process of making it, having something like a video intro automatically made for me sounds extremely boring.

I don't get the point of having AI do everything fun and creative for you.

#creativity #AI #video #editing

Looking for editorial professionals on Mastodon?

For editors, see #AmEditing #copyediting #DevelopmentalEditing #edibuddies #editing #EditorsOfMastodon #StetWalk and @edibuddies @stetwalk.

For proofreaders, see #AmProofreading #proofreading.

For book indexers, see #AmIndexing #indexing and #indexodon.

Editors, indexers, proofreaders (ACES/CIEP/EFA/SI etc.), please say hello below. Then I’ll keep this toot pinned to help find each other. 🤓

My #current list: :blobcatbook:

#editing:
* "Court of Blades" by Tanya Bird
* Assessing submissions to Tangled Tree Publishing & Hot Tree Publishing

#reading:
* "Dead Man's Wine" by Parker French
* "The Sleeper Lies" by Andrea Mara
* "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson

Best audio tool ever for cleaning up noisy and reverby recordings https://hushaudioapp.com

It uses neural networks. Practical audio instead of abstract audio like iZotope does. This is way better. True sound innovation. This was never before possible. Thanks to machine learning and fast cpu’s.

#audio #editing #ai

Editing is a human skill, one that by necessity needs an iterative process between humans. AI isn't capable of that to the degree needed to produce a quality result. A professional editor is worth their weight in gold, esp for those who want professional copy. #AmEditing #Edibuddies #Editing #EditorsOfMastodon

Curious about a style item I saw in a book this week. Would you prefer "Me Too" or "#MeToo" in reference to the movement?

#writing #WritingCommunity #reading #editing #copyediting #editor #WritingStyle #EnglishUsage

Hello! My friend @JanetWordsmith and I are looking for Mastodon's editing community.

Kind and lovely (and happy) folks who raise an eyebrow at participles that dangle, splicing commas, verbs that don't align with subjects, (etc) while keeping the writer's voice.

Apart from people, are there instances or hashtags to follow?

#Editing #EditorsOfMastodon #Bookstodon

https://mastodon.social/@JanetWordsmith/110827180724001083

Back in the 80s your whole family happily helped with edits. #computers #C64 #80s #editing

I have to say, editing 300 pages, as compared to 3k words for one assignment, is still tough: It takes time and, although highly interesting, is a little stressful at times. However, from time to time, even though not as frequently as I used to write, I enjoy #editing. So if you are looking for an #editor and don't mind him doing that in his spare time, don't be shy.
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#amEditing #introduction Hi! 👋🏻
Besides writing stuff for some decades, I discovered #editing for me a little recentlier. It all started in an online community where I read stories and posted my own. I was looking for an editor. When I found him, an author himself and a good friend thereafter, we agreed on editing each others stories. One thing, I learned from that, is that chemistry is key for #continuousEditing in combination with #continuousPublishing.
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So I'm watching videos on YouTube about editing YouTube videos (lol that sentence), and I'm realizing just how bad my past attempts at having a YouTube channel were. I basically didn't edit my videos, no wonder nobody watched them lollll 🤣

#videos #editing #VideoEditing #YouTube #Youtuber

Did some editing this afternoon and submitted my romance novel to a few publishers. Not expecting anything but I don’t feel like self publishing this one and nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

I really should now edit this other novel I finished a while ago, but I have a wonderful idea for a new book which I’d love to start on. Starting something new is always more exciting than editing but I should be good and put my other novels to bed before starting a new one.

#writing #editing

This thread from 2019 may also be of interest, on what #Grammarly can do with the text and data it hoards:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1104132993893904386.html

#WritingCommunity #writing #editing