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I'm V proud of the books I copy-edited and proofread in 2023 and 2024 :-)

Does Trump want to destroy the US education system? Is it because he wants Americans to be ignorant? So that he can fool them all and feed them lies. He knows that Idiocracy was a satirical film, right?

They joined what they joined. They lent their support and their moral approval. And, in so doing, they bound themselves to everything that came after. Who cares any more what particular knot they used in the binding?'

– A. R. Moxon

, or dislike of their opponents, or raw political opportunism, or convenience, or ignorance, or greed.

That word is "Nazi." Nobody cares about their motives anymore.
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'Historians have a word for Germans who joined the Nazi party, not because they hated Jews, but out of a hope for restored patriotism, or a sense of economic anxiety, or a hope to preserve their religious values 1/

Speech bubble: A callout to kidslit authors! I'm giving a presentation to kids about the merits of editing. Are there any words of wisdom that you would like to share? How do you edit your own work? Do you even like editing your own work? (If not, how do you motivate yourself to edit your own work?) What do you like about having an editor review your work? (Do you find it difficult or comfortable to receive feedback?) All advice and thoughts welcome!

A callout to kidslit authors! I'm giving a presentation to kids about editing. Do you have words of wisdom that you would like to share? How do you edit your own work? Do you even like editing your own work? What do you like about having an editor review your work? All advice and thoughts welcome!

Thanks - both very helpful comments!

How do you edit your own work? Do you even like editing your own work? (If not, how do you motivate yourself to edit your own work?) What do you like about having an editor review your work? (Do you find it difficult or comfortable to receive feedback?) All advice and thoughts welcome!

A callout to #kidslit authors! I'm giving a presentation to kids about the merits of editing. Are there any words of wisdom that you would like to share?

My context is commercial children's middle-grade fiction. I wouldn't mind if they are being used with consideration, but I don't think a text needs to have comma splices on every other page, throughout a 240-page book, for example.

I take your point, but the avoidance of comma splices is mentioned in practically all grammar guides, both UK and US. (UK copy-editors, by and large, follow New Hart's Rules for guidance.)

(This is what kids are being taught in the UK.)
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I'm afraid so, but all authors use them! You go ahead and write! It's the copy-editor's job to catch the comma splices :-)

Dearest darling UK #kidslit #copyeditors and #proofreaders, please do look out for comma splices when working on #kidslit books. I see too many in published books. Children are taught to avoid them, so it would be super if we could minimise the presence of comma splices in the books they read.

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Ooh, this sounds exciting! It was great to see you tonight! x

What better way to kick off Christmas celebrations than with fabulous #kidslit peeps, who are the loveliest bunch. Pictured: Rosie Tells Tales, Adam Connors, Lucy Tandon Copp, Rachel Chivers Khoo, Clare Harlow and me. Thank you to Authorfy for the excellent organising 💕🎄

#Sewing for #Christmas :-)
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Anyone going to the 2024 KidsLit Christmas Party this Friday...? I'll be there!

Andrew Tate got banned from Bluesky in less than one day.

Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.

Faber launches Action! Prize | Journal, News | Faber Faber launches the Action! Prize in direct response to research from the National Literacy Trust that reveals children’s reading enjoyment is at its lowest level in almost two decades, and that the pr...

Faber has a new children's literature award for unpublished manuscripts #UKKidLit #UKKidLitNews www.faber.co.uk/journal/fabe...

I'm so proud to have worked on this lovely book by Fatima Whitbread. It's a message of hope for kids, and a reminder to adults how much they can impact kids positively with kindness and empathy.

I'm so proud to have worked on this brilliant book by Russell Kane. #PetSelector is super fun and informative ❤️🐶🐱🐭🐰🐹🐦🦎🐍🐜

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I think she's just brilliant.

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