@carolinavonkampen.comHow to get start building an #editing checklist:
1. Choose a task
2. Document your actions
3. Write down every step
4. Type it into a file
5. Add specifics
6. Put steps in optimal order
7. Add mechanics
8. Add tracking items
9. Test, revise, test revise
10. Use the checklist!
@carolinavonkampen.comWhy should you use comprehensive #editing checklists?
Consistency
✅ No back and forth with style guide on simple questions
✅ No forgotten steps
✅ Deliberately skipped steps are documented
✅ Enhanced productivity
@carolinavonkampen.comWhy should you use comprehensive #editing checklists?
Efficiency
✅ Stay on task
✅ Stop and start with less loss of focus and more confidence
✅ Consistency of your process provides a nice rhythm to task
✅ Track metrics and accurately estimate future projects
@carolinavonkampen.comKelly Schrank breaks down the difference between basic checklists vs. comprehensive checklists:
@carolinavonkampen.comSome people think checklists are beneath them.
Maybe you don't need a checklist on a good day. But on bad days? If you're tired, busy, bouncing between projects? Checklists ensure you don't skip steps and are thorough.
@carolinavonkampen.comFirst breakout session of #ACESVCON26: Build Better Checklists for Your Editing Tasks by Kelly Schrank.
@carolinavonkampen.comYou were fantastic!!! #acesvcon26 #vcon26
@carolinavonkampen.comI’m attending the #ACESVCON26 virtual #editing conference this week, so I thought I’d share some of the sessions I’m looking forward to attending. 👀
Stay tuned for live posts from some of these sessions!
carolinavonkampen.com/aces-vcon26-... #amediting #edibuddies #freelanceeditor #vcon26
@ecmyers.comHa ha, I'm a contestant in the Pun Slam at #VCON26 this morning! Let's see how this goes...
@carolinavonkampen.comI’m attending the ACES #VCON26 virtual #editing conference this week, so I thought I’d share some of the sessions I’m looking forward to attending. 👀
Stay tuned for live posts from some of these sessions!
carolinavonkampen.com/aces-vcon26-... #amediting #edibuddies #freelanceeditor
@stetchat.com
@carolinavonkampen.comCan't wait for this panel!!! #VCON26 #amediting #editorsky
@carolinavonkampen.comMust-attend/watch #VCON26 sessions!! 👇
#bookeditor #developmentalediting #developmentaleditor #comics #amediting #editorsky
@carolinavonkampen.comSo excited for this #VCON26 session on digital #accessibility! #amediting #copyediting #contentediting #editorsky
@carolinavonkampen.com#VCON26's audience will vote for their two favorite Pun-testants to move on to the final Pun-Off on Friday’s Closing Session. If you win the final Pun-Off, you get ✨ $100 ACES merch ✨ To register as a Pun Slam contestant, email [email protected] NOW! (It's literally happening tmrrw morning lol)
@carolinavonkampen.com#VCON26 attendees, we’re looking for a few more brave PUN-testants to participate in the Pun Slam during the Opening Session at 11 a.m. ET on Wed., Sept. 16.
Contestants will be assigned a topic an hour before the opening session, then pun for 2 minutes each on their assigned topic.
We need YOU! 🙏
@stetchat.comThere's still time to register for #VCON26 and attend our panel! Register here: aceseditors.org/conferences/...
@stetchat.comOur #StetChat team is speaking at @acesediting.bsky.social's virtual conference #VCON26 at 3:15 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 18
Editors @carolinavonkampen.com, @editrix-rachel.bsky.social, & @raqueledits.bsky.social will host a live 🚩 Red Flag Roulette 🚩 session