explore | Grilled Cheese

Got an email from an "AI" trying to sell me AI editing service.
All the issues with that aside - who even gets the money???
1000% hard no but at least this one told me what it was...

#authors #writers #writing #editing

Today’s 🚩 Red Flag Roulette 🚩#StetChat in a few minutes!

#acesvcon26 attendees, join us! :)

In Red Flag Roulette, we’ll pose questions about hypothetical red flag clients and #editing situations, and we’ll talk about how you’d deal with them.

#edibuddies #amediting #freelanceeditor #vcon26

What if we get accused of using AI when we aren’t?

✅ Solution: Keep detailed records of #writing and #editing process.

#ACESVCON26 #VCON26 #amediting

PLEASE NOTE: Me live posting is NOT endorsement of AI! ❌ Very much the opposite, in fact!

I DO NOT use generative AI tools or programs in my #editing process or business (or personal life!).

I attend sessions like this to stay up-to-date on what people are saying about #AI in #publishing & editing

PLEASE NOTE: Me live posting is NOT endorsement of AI! ❌ Very much the opposite, in fact!

I DO NOT use generative AI tools or programs in my #editing process or business (or personal life!).

I attend sessions like this to stay up-to-date on what people are saying about #AI in #publishing & editing

Next session: Creating an AI Policy to Address Client Concerns (and Guidance You Can Give to Clients) by @judylmohr.com

#ACESVCON26 #VCON26 #amediting #editorsky #editing #freelanceeditor #freelanceediting

Join us for #StetChat TODAY, Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. We’ll be hosting a round of 🚩 Red Flag Roulette 🚩

In Red Flag Roulette, we’ll pose questions about hypothetical red flag clients and #editing situations, and we’ll talk about how you’d deal with them.

#edibuddies #amediting #editorsky

You need to be familiar with the AI products that when clients ask about it, you can say, "Here's why I don't use them."

#ACESVCON26 #VCON26 #amediting #editing #copyediting #editorsky

@acesediting.bsky.social just released a research study on the value of editing. Use this study to prove the value of #editing to bosses, management, clients, etc.!

Also, talk about what can go wrong if content isn't edited.

aceseditors.org/about-aces/v...

#ACESVCON26 #VCON26 #amediting

got to chapter 7 in editing, chapter 5 was the most rough i think and im also not too happy with its placement in the story since its the first time the other mc's pov shows up. hopefully the feedback group will tll me what they think
#writing #writer #editing

#Stream #Empire #LARP #photo #editing! It was an awesome event! Done a LOT OF #photography for it and am gonna live stream some editing, chatting and chilling with you all while I edit through the event! Tune in here for a few hours of editing and memes! twitch.tv/agentbsmith

Takeaways from "Build Better Checklists for Your Editing Tasks" by Kelly Schrank

✔️ Create checklists for your own use
✔️ Test and rework to get them right, then update and change as needed
✔️ Create them for #editing tasks, writing projects, social media work, business tasks

#ACESVCON26 #VCON26

How do you know when you have good #editing checklists?

✔️ When you start a new type of project and you feel lost without a checklist
✔️ When you are confident you have completed a project because you have checked everything off on your checklist

#ACESVCON26 #VCON26 #amediting

How do you know when you have good #editing checklists?

✔️ When you are asked for metrics, and you can confidently give an estimate because you have the data in your checklists
✔️ When you have peace of mind when working on something

#ACESVCON26 #VCON26 #amediting

How do you know when you have good #editing checklists?

✔️ When you find an error your editing checklist told you to look for
✔️ When you go back and re-read your comments to the authors because the checklist reminded you to

#ACESVCON26 #VCON26 #amediting

Kelly's #editing checklist examples are INCREDIBLY detailed. WOW!!!

You can see her checklist examples here: headbookworm.com/checklist-ex...

#ACESVCON26 #VCON26 #amediting

Hey, editor friends 👋🏻

Whether you're at #ACESVCon26 or #NotAtACES, you're going to want to follow @carolinavonkampen.com's live posting of the conference.

Carolina is so good at processing information and sharing it in digestible chunks.

#AmEditing #VCon26 #ACESVCon #editing