Laura Poole

Great Covers

I have a playlist of covers I really like (some better than or equal to the original). open.spotify.com/playlist/77K...

Snip Snip: The Art of Concise Editing Listen to The Editor's Half Hour on RedCircle

Listen to #editor @laurapoole.bsky.social talk with #podcaster @nadiageageapupa.bsky.social about how she helps take #authors’ #nonfiction #manuscripts from good to great. You may have seen her posts that illustrate her #technique, using a “snip, snip” metaphor. redcircle.com/shows/0f3e97...

Akira, but I'm old.

Business training for freelancer editors! Erin Brenner will guide you on creating web copy that can turn visitors into clients. Happening on June 25, so register now!

www.righttouchediting.com/product/clie...

“In the last ten years” only works as a timeframe if your work is being read right now. If you want your non-fiction work to last, copyeditor @laurapoole.bsky.social recommends getting more specific about how you refer to time. hubs.li/Q03bzyG60

Learn from the BEST! Erin Brenner (author of the Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors) is offering several webinars aimed at freelancer editors and business building.

Coming up next week (May 21): Website Foundations www.righttouchediting.com/product/webs...

You exist! Don’t write yourself out of your own work. Copyeditor @laurapoole.bsky.social explains why the convention of avoiding “I” and “we” in scholarly writing is out of date and out of touch. hubs.li/Q03bzB7z0

Happy birthday! Can't believe I somehow missed you entirely at ACES!

The panelists sitting behind a table with the presentation on the screen.

A much-anticipated #ACES2025 panel! Ctrl-Alt-Del: Robinson Prize Winners on Their Most Memorable Mistakes with @ebrenner.bsky.social, Karen Conlin @GramrgednAngel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy, @laurapoole.bsky.social, moderated by Erin Servais!

#amediting #freelanceeditor #copyediting #copyeditor #bookeditor

Thank you for an excellent writeup!!

Laura Poole at the front of the conference room with slides on the screen.

Next up at #ACES2025: Snippets: Phrase-Level Editing by @laurapoole.bsky.social

Improving conciseness and clarity, reducing redundancy and wordiness—these are all part of a #copyeditor's job. There are many changes an #editor can make at the phrase level to achieve these goals.

#amediting

Seek common and familiar language because it:

✅ improves readability
✅ boosts reader engagement
✅ increases potential impact

Beware of complexity! Readers may:
❓ become lost in the message
❓ lose interest
❓ misunderstand or misinterpret intended meaning

#ACES2025 #plainlanguage

Thoroughly enjoyed your session! Great insights and concepts.

TIL that "condominium" has a second meaning... "joint control of a country's or territory's affairs by other countries."

#AmEditing #NeatWords

A graphic of a darkened theater full of people, from behind. The text advertises a session at the ACES 2025 conference called "Control-Alt-Delete: Robinson Prize Winners on Their Most Memorable Mistakes." There is a head shot of a white woman with purple hair, glass, and a purple shirt.

I'm pleased to be a part of this panel... learn from my mistakes so you won't repeat them!

See you at #ACES2025!

Clearing the Fog: Simple Ways to Improve Scholarly Nonfiction Ways to improve scholarly writing. Scholarly writing recommendations. How to write scholarly non-fiction. Scholarly nonfiction writing tips Laura Poole

I gathered up some of my Snippets and general editing tips for WordRake! Check it out... www.wordrake.com/blog/clearin...

I thought this was a clever new status, but Facebok memories tells me I posted the exact same thing 2 or 3 years ago.

I used to think I was middle-aged when I got my new music from the coffee shop background music. Now I get it from IG reels.

No need to apologize! It was a long shot.

Is this piece perhaps for sale?

Feeling utterly sick at everything that's happening.

Reduce. Reuse. Rethink. Respond. Resist.

Protecting my credit because of the data breach of government bureaus.

Yesterday's resistance: used all 3 credit bureaus to put a freeze on my credit.

If you were hoping for more #Quadlings CommaCon posts, I'm sorry to disappoint. I was so in the moment that I forgot! Check out the rest of the Quad:
@kokedit.bsky.social, @scieditor.ca, @amyjschneider.bsky.social, @laurapoole.bsky.social, @loripax.bsky.social, @sarahgrey513.bsky.social
#AmEditing

A photo of a smiling woman with short purple hair, glasses, and a purple shirt. Ask Laura Poole about mastermind groups at the Ask the Editing Experts Roundtable, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 1 to 4 pm, Hilton Salt Lake City Center. Register today.

I am one of eight panelists participating in the ACES 2025 Ask the Editing Experts Roundtable on April 2, 2025, at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center.

I'll be sharing information and taking questions on mastermind groups for editors.

Learn more and register here: aceseditors.org/conference/2....

I logged into SSA.gov and downloaded the history of social security and Medicare payments associated with my account, because who knows what is going to happen to government security.

Yes... it gives me something ELSE to focus on!