Editing kids’ books means I have a responsibility to help writers check their biases, use inclusive language, and avoid unintentionally doing harm to young readers.
It also means I have a responsibility to look up whether “butt crack” is one or two words.
I had a baby last week, and she is perfect in every way, but of course my husband and I are completely exhausted. In our delirium we’ve started using names of wines and cocktails to refer to my breastmilk. Current faves:
Momignon Blanc
Boobjolais
Mamaschewitz
Mom Collins
Momtini
⭐️ The 2023 WNDB Internship Grant application is now OPEN! ⭐️
Are you of a diverse background and looking to work in either children's OR adult publishing? We continue to offer $3,000 grants, 12 for children's-focused internships and 12 for adult-focused! https://t.co/F6AeziwdVS
#CallForSubmissions! Our Spring/Summer 2023 Edition theme is Lost in Translation. We’re looking for stories, poems, and essays about miscommunications and cultural differences.
Submissions close Feb. 28 at 11:59 p.m. CT.
Full guidelines here: https://t.co/iF7jdgW10R
Glad to see that the majority of you think the exclamation point is the way to go. In recent copyedits, I’ve switched commas out for exclamation points a number of times in these situations, so I was starting to worry about it. Thanks, #edibuddies‼️
Poll for my #edibuddies: With the speech tag "shouted" (or a synonym—she yelled, she cried, she exclaimed, etc.), should the dialogue itself end with an exclamation point?
In other words: ["Don't go," she shouted.] Would you change the comma to an exclamation point?
Poll for my #edibuddies: With the speech tag "shouted" (or a synonym—she yelled, she cried, she exclaimed, etc.), should the dialogue itself end with an exclamation point?
In other words: ["Don't go," she shouted.] Would you change the comma to an exclamation point?
I’m super excited and honored to share that @CapsuleStories has nominated my essay “Unexpecting” for a Pushcart Prize! What an *unexpected* (heh) delight!!!
Announcing our 2022 #PushcartPrize noms! 🎉
🖋️ “To Lose” by Veronica Nation
🖋️ “Suncatcher” by Hantian Zhang
🖋️ “Cradled” by Eve Croskery
🖋️ “The Light and the Lake” by Dana Getka
🖋️ “Dear Tree Committee” by Jennifer Clark
🖋️ “Unexpecting” by @akdobbin
https://t.co/r29PjEUSIH
Announcing our 2022 #PushcartPrize noms! 🎉
🖋️ “To Lose” by Veronica Nation
🖋️ “Suncatcher” by Hantian Zhang
🖋️ “Cradled” by Eve Croskery
🖋️ “The Light and the Lake” by Dana Getka
🖋️ “Dear Tree Committee” by Jennifer Clark
🖋️ “Unexpecting” by @akdobbin
https://t.co/r29PjEUSIH
@akdobbin’s #essay “Unexpecting” is published in Capsule Stories Winter 2022 Edition: Hibernation, now available in paperback and ebook. Buy your copy here: https://t.co/a7LruowBbj
Today’s #CapsuleCollective highlight: @akdobbin is an author and freelance copy editor, proofreader, and conscious language specialist. Her writing has appeared in the middle grade anthologies The Hero Next Door and Totally Middle School.
New blog post! As we deal with the wreckage of #RoeVWade and escalating anti-trans legislation, it's vital to talk/write about #abortion and #ReproductiveJustice in ways that are inclusive of #trans, #nonbinary, and #intersex folks. Get the full practices: https://t.co/ySU420eeEX
I #AmEditing and just caught a usage of “stalagmite” that should be “stalactite,” which I know the difference between only from watching @BillNye the Science Guy as a child.
Please stop giving villains in books messy teeth or skin conditions or scars or disabilities. And don’t make them short and/or fat either. It equates disability and/or fatness with evil. And publishers should be questioning + addressing these things in the editing process.