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Understanding microaggressions in editing

19/1/2022

Improve your understanding of microaggressions during the editing process and how to serve your author well regardless of your own identity and lived experience.

Summary of Episode 82

Crystal Shelley joins Louise and Denise to talk about how editors can improve their professional practice by being aware of microaggressions. Here's a summary of what we chat about:

What microaggressions are
Microaggressions in editing
Why microaggressions occur during the editing process
How microaggressions affect writers
Why it's important for editors to know about microaggressions
How editors can avoid doing this type of harm in their work
How editors can learn about what they don’t know

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Resources mentioned in the show

Conscious Style Guide
Crystal Shelley, Rabbit with a Red Pen
Fuhrmann, Henry, ‘Drop the hyphen in Asian American’, Conscious Style Guide, 2018
King, Ruth, Mindful of Race: Understanding and Transforming Habits of Harm: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out, Sounds True Inc, 2018

Music credit

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Louise Harnby is a line editor, copyeditor and proofreader who specializes in working with crime, mystery, suspense and thriller writers.

She is an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), a member of ACES, a Partner Member of The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), and co-hosts The Editing Podcast.

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5 ways to spruce up your editing or proofreading business in the year ahead

5/1/2022

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Learn about 5 things you can do to give your editing and proofreading business a new-year polish.

Listen to find out more about:

How to be the editor who says, 'It's down to me.'
Reviewing which changes you can make to your business.
How to measure your editorial-business success fairly.
Organizational tips to help you track, plan and schedule.
Creating templates and resources that will save you time.

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If you'd like to support The Editing Podcast, thank you! That means the world to us. There are two tiers to choose from:

EditPod Tea Pot: Buy us a cuppa and help keep the podcast ad-free and independent.
EditPod Tea Party: All of the above plus you get exclusive access to quarterly live Q&As that help you keep your business on track.

SUPPORT THE EDITING PODCAST

Music credit

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Get in touch: Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor & Proofreader
Connect: Twitter at @LouiseHarnby, Facebook and LinkedIn
Learn: Books and courses
Discover: Resources for authors and editors

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How we’re ramping up The Editing Podcast!

5/1/2022

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Find out more about the new broadcast schedule for The Editing Podcast and how you can join our community and access quarterly live Zoom Q&As!

Summary of Episode 80

Our brand-new year-round fortnightly broadcasting schedule
The Editing Podcast audience stats
How to support us via Patreon
How to join an exclusive community with access to quarterly live Zoom Q&As

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Tier 1: EditPod Tea Pot
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Or for just a few quid more, meet and chat with us live during our quarterly tea parties.

With the tea-party tier, you’ll receive exclusive invitations every 3 months to join us on Zoom for an hour’s conversation about topics related to editing and running an editorial business.

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