Eliot · @eliotedits
449 followers · 1416 posts · Server romancelandia.club

Curious about gender and language? Check out "Build Your Gender Diversity Toolbox," a resource roundup originally published through a professional org but now available for free at my website. Lots of good stuff to explore :)

eliotwesteditorial.com/gender-

@edibuddies

#consciouslanguage #inclusivelanguage #editing #edibuddies

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Stan Carey · @stancarey
1217 followers · 921 posts · Server mastodon.ie

I had a lovely time talking to Melanie Padgett Powers on her "Association Station" podcast about conscious language and why it's important for associations (and all writers) to consider how their messaging might affect their audience. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts, or you can listen here: bit.ly/3JHCfcW

@edibuddies

#inclusivelanguage #consciouslanguage #writingtips #writingcommunity #writing #amediting #editing

Last updated 1 year ago

Eliot · @eliotedits
348 followers · 1225 posts · Server romancelandia.club

Gender affects all our lives, and all our stories—but what even is it? What’s it doing, for good and for ill, in fiction? This class dives deep into those questions and more, aiming to equip writers to work with gender in informed, inclusive, purposeful, and joyful ways. Join me to learn together in 3 weeks!

loft.org/classes/gender-our-pl

@edibuddies @writers

#fictionwriting #genderdiversity #consciouslanguage #inclusivelanguage #romancelandia #queerwriters #writingcraft #writingadvice

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Eliot · @eliotedits
349 followers · 1162 posts · Server romancelandia.club

Happy ! If you're a fiction writer interested in doing more/better with gender diversity & inclusion, consider my July Loft Literary class "Gender is Our Playground." I'm editing the content right now and can report it's chock full of great stuff :)

loft.org/classes/gender-our-pl

@edibuddies @writers

#genderdiversity #consciouslanguage #inclusivelanguage #romancelandia #queerwriters #writingcraft #writingadvice #pridemonth

Last updated 1 year ago

Love, love, love this new post from Alex Kapitan (Radical Copyeditor). "Using language consciously and anti-oppressively is rooted in care, not correctness."

radicalcopyeditor.com/2023/05/

@edibuddies

#inclusivelanguage #consciouslanguage #writingtips #writingcommunity #writing #amediting #editing

Last updated 1 year ago

Karen Yin :verified: · @karenyin
962 followers · 65 posts · Server mstdn.social

In the March 2023 edition of The Newsletter (hashtags mine):

• How "Ma’am" Went From Being a Respectful Word for Some—but Polarizing for Others
• Youse Hear About ?
• Examples of Language You May Not Realize You’re Using
• Ancient Recognized a Range of
’s Next Chapter: for

📗 Read: consciousstyleguide.com/consci

📥 Subscribe: consciousstyleguide.com/newsle

@edibuddies

#writingcommunity #cognition #Design #inclusivedesign #genders #judaism #ableist #inclusivelanguage #consciouslanguage

Last updated 2 years ago

The LA Times will replace "internment" with terms like "incarceration" and "imprisonment" to describe the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. The article also mentions the late Henry Fuhrmann's advocacy work on leading this change.

H/T editor friend Jay Wang

@edibuddies

latimes.com/california/story/2

#inclusivelanguage #consciouslanguage #writingtips #writingcommunity #writing #amediting #editing

Last updated 2 years ago

Karen Yin :verified: · @karenyin
954 followers · 97 posts · Server mstdn.social

Dictionary.com changes spelling away from "anti-Semitism."

"The move comes nearly two years after The Associated Press similarly changed the spelling in its widely used style guide. It also reflects an ongoing push by many American Jewish organizations to spell 'antisemitism' without the capital S."

📗 : jewishinsider.com/2023/02/dict

📥 For more updates, check out my : bit.ly/consciouslanguagenews

@edibuddies

#editing #apstyle #jewish #newsletter #consciouslanguage #read #antisemitism

Last updated 2 years ago

Karen Yin :verified: · @karenyin
929 followers · 166 posts · Server mstdn.social

The Newsletter is out! This month’s articles include (hashtags mine):

• Mum Watched Me Correct My Husband, Then Sagely Warned Me: “Don’t Become the Expert in the
• New and or Checkboxes Proposed for U.S. Forms
• Images That Don’t Need Still Need Attributes
• It’s Time to Retire the Term Review

To get future issues in your in-box, : consciousstyleguide.com/newsle

@edibuddies

#empowerment #Writing #subscribe #blind #alt #alternativetext #northafrican #middleeastern #latino #baby #consciouslanguage

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Karen Yin :verified: · @karenyin
929 followers · 175 posts · Server mstdn.social

The Newsletter is coming out tomorrow (2/22/23). To get it in your in-box, : consciousstyleguide.com/newsle

Articles include (hashtags mine):

• Mum Watched Me Correct My Husband, Then Sagely Warned Me: “Don’t Become the Expert in the
• New and or Checkboxes Proposed for U.S. Forms
• Images That Don’t Need Still Need Attributes
• It’s Time to Retire the Term Review

@edibuddies

#empowerment #Writing #blind #alt #alternativetext #northafrican #middleeastern #latino #baby #subscribe #consciouslanguage

Last updated 2 years ago

Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
118 followers · 317 posts · Server zirk.us

Time for me to ask wypipo to not use "tribe" when talking about a group of people with whom you affiliate or have qualities in common.

They're your house, your chosen family, your comrades, your people.

But unless you and they are ? They aren't your tribe.

#indigenous #consciouslanguage

Last updated 2 years ago

Capsule Stories · @capsulestories
25 followers · 58 posts · Server zirk.us

Today’s highlight: Anna Dobbin is an and freelance , , and specialist. Her has appeared in the middle grade anthologies The Hero Next Door and Totally Middle School. When she isn’t writing, she copyedits middle grade and young adult books, as well as fiction and nonfiction for adults, graphic novels, cookbooks, and more.

#capsulecollective #author #copyeditor #proofreader #consciouslanguage #writing #capsulestories

Last updated 2 years ago

Karen Yin :verified: · @karenyin
917 followers · 266 posts · Server mstdn.social
Karen Yin :verified: · @karenyin
890 followers · 230 posts · Server mstdn.social

Curious about ? My newsletter comes out mid month. If you'd like to get on the list, please : consciousstyleguide.com/newsle

On that page, you can read past issues. The articles in the January issue include (hashtags mine):

• Don’t Leave Fat People Out of Your Goals
• “Y’all,” That Most Southern of , Is Going Mainstream—and It’s About Time
Representation in the Must Be Improved
• Both-Sidesing the Story

@edibuddies

#Writing #Climate #Media #muslim #southernisms #DEI #subscribe #consciouslanguage

Last updated 2 years ago

thinkStory · @thinkStory
318 followers · 1317 posts · Server mastodon.green

Wealth of and Info!

The English language is changing every day. One way to stay on top of it is to follow the experts.

So here’s my regular plug for @karenyin 's newsletter, January 2023 edition. A wealth of information at your fingertips. Subscribe to get this right in your inbox!

consciousstyleguide.com/consci

#intersectionality #language #consciousstyleguide #consciouslanguage

Last updated 2 years ago

Karen Yin :verified: · @karenyin
871 followers · 185 posts · Server mstdn.social

Guidance from (the National Association of Black Journalists) on covering footage of ' murder:

"News executives and managers must ensure that the reporting produced under their leadership follows the pillars of journalism and unapologetically tells Tyre’s story through a careful lens of the Black community."

Read: nabjonline.org/blog/nabj-offer


#copyediting #editing #journosofcolor #editorsofcolor #consciousstyle #consciouslanguage #News #journalism #policeviolence #memphis #tyre #tyrenichols #nabj

Last updated 2 years ago

Karen Yin :verified: · @karenyin
863 followers · 158 posts · Server mstdn.social

I have a juicy collection of articles in the January 2023 newsletter, including the following (hashtags mine):

• Don’t Leave Fat People Out of Your Goals
• “Y’all,” That Most Southern of , Is Going Mainstream—and It’s About Time
Representation in the Must Be Improved
• Both-Sidesing the Story

📥 Want it in your in-box? : consciousstyleguide.com/newsle

#diversity #representation #journalism #journos #inclusivelanguage #newsletter #subscribe #Climate #Media #muslim #southernisms #DEI #consciouslanguage

Last updated 2 years ago

Karen Yin :verified: · @karenyin
859 followers · 138 posts · Server mstdn.social

Hey, ! Didya know the singular "they" is widely accepted? says:

"The Chicago Manual of Style, the MLA, and the APA style guides all say it’s absolutely fine to use 'they' for a person if that person uses they/them pronouns. In fact, the Trans Journalists Association has its own style guide that gives the most up-to-date guidance: 'They/them pronouns are not new and should not require an explanation for audiences."

: quickanddirtytips.com/articles

#consciouslanguage #read #QuickAndDirtyTips #writers

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