“If you’re following Chicago style, have AP [APStylebook] nearby.” 💞
— The Chicago Manual of Style’s Russell Harper
#ACES2024

Estimated impact on the editing world: 4.8 magnitude #ACES2024

Big news from APStylebook!

Merriam-Webster is the new primary dictionary for the AP Stylebook!

Announced at #ACES2024 ❤️

There's still time! Submit a short poem by 5 p.m. ET for your chance to win a yearlong ACES membership and a signed copy of Grammar Girl's 'Grammar Daily'

HUGE thanks to Sophie Tatum for her guest lecture on broadcast writing. Sophie was, clearly, a hit among my Boise State University students!

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The Baltimore Sun has been acquired in a private deal by David D. Smith, executive chairman of Hunt Valley-based television station owner Sinclair Inc.
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This is an excellent time to invest in the future of the editing profession with a donation to the ACES: The Society for Editing Education Fund. And this is an excellent hour to donate, because the inimitable Lisa McLendon is matching donations up to $1K! #GivingTuesday aceseditors.org/about/giving-t…

Woohoo! Great ⁦ACES: The Society for Editing⁩ news for people like me who can’t figure out where the time has gone #ACESVCON23

Friends have told me that they edit their texts before they send them to me 🙈 It’s OK! Texts are fleeting; I’m not judging you! (Really good editors won’t ever judge you!)

Take a listen! I had a great time chatting about editing with Corey Quinn, who knows more than you might suspect about writing well in the English language.

“My favorite thing about magazine editing class in school, was that she started from the basics because everyone has learned things that are wrong about how we write and edit and so we’re just going to learn it all from scratch.” — Alysha Love

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Packing light for a D.C. conference in August is impossible because the answer to “How many sets of clothes will I sweat through?” is “All of them.”

#EFACON23

You don't know what you don't bother learning about. I'm really excited to attend Rookwood Editing's webinar!

E-see you there, edibuddies! Register here: bit.ly/3PSmS51 #ACESVCon23

I still get so annoyed every time I decide to order something on Amazon and start typing in 'smile.amazon.com'

'Most of the world's problems can be solved with clear and compassionate conversation.' —Alysha Love #ACESWeb23

As I put the finishing touches on this deck, I’d love to know: What do YOU most want to learn about having tough conversations?