Carla DeSantis Editing

#classics #medievalstudies #latinlanguage #scholarlypublishing

I have some exciting news: I have a forthcoming scholarly volume at press with @brepols.net, 20 years after my first book! This time it is co-authored with C. Pagliari and @heurtebiseange.bsky.social, to whom I am grateful for taking on the role of general editor. www.brepols.net/products/IS-...

Thanks for pointing out that link, Ema!

#Stetwalk (is that still a hashtag?) before starting my #editing day to see the cherry blossoms blooming here in Toronto at High Park.

I am so lucky that this beauty is a walk from my home!

Proof Pros: tackling and avoiding extremely tight editorial schedules • The Edit Better Blog Eight seasoned editors explore what to do and what is lost when an editorial schedule is exceptionally tight – and how to avoid the situation arising.

This month the Proof Pros were asked what we would do if our client had time for only 50% of our #editing service. My answer is found below at @wordstitchedits.bsky.social's blog. Thanks for including me!
#editors #copyediting #scholarlypublishing
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If you didn't know Italian to check, you wouldn't know you were sending inconsistent/incorrect text.
Carry on, human #translators, carry on.
#translation

I thought I would test DeepL by having it #translate an English email message into #Italian. The result referred to my recipient in both the singular "tu" forms and the plural "voi" forms. 1/2

Good news: what you describe in your post is correct style according to Chicago Manual 17, and the new Chicago Manual 18 has completely done away with including place of publication.

Yes, my dear friend and colleague @heurtebiseange.bsky.social and I have a coauthored/coedited book at press! I am grateful for all the work he has done as main volume editor. More details to follow soon.

It has been a privilege and an honor to work on this with you over the years, my friend. I love your zeal!

It's certainly not life shattering, and people still understand what it means! Just to make the point that multilingual products and texts should ideally be reviewed by someone knowledgeable in both the source and target languages. 3/3

Granted, someone pointed out "biscottis" is commonly used in French, and this is EN-FR packaging for Canada. But it still grates on my English and Italian ear. Ideally "biscotti" for EN and "biscottis" for FR should both be included, IMO. 2/3

I posted this on LI, suggesting the hypercorrection of adding -s- on an already plural #Italian word commonly used in English should have been reviewed before production, and--wow--do people have opinions on it both ways! 1/3

"University presses will continue to champion the freedom to think, research, publish, read, and teach as pillars of an open and just society." end/
#editors #scholarlypublishing #research

As an #editor who works for university presses and directly for clients who publish with them, I support the @aupresses.bsky.social's statement on their core values and cuts to the NEH. 1/

If you can see the difference between New York-based and New York–based, you may be a copy editor.

#amediting #writingtips #wordbans | Erin Brenner Last week, “The New York Times” (https://zurl.co/ZeQdz) gathered and published a list of words banned from government websites and the documents. Words like…

"Women." "Historically." "Belong." Just a few words now banned from federal documents. As writers and editors, do we self-censor preemptively or resist? My latest on navigating word bans while maintaining both principles and pragmatism: zurl.co/c5CID
#AmEditing #WritingTips

I was sorry we never ended up in the same group, Erin!

Happy to have participated in the virtual speed networking event hosted by @efafreelancers.bsky.social and @editorscanada.bsky.social Academic Editing Chapter! It's always good to connect with colleagues. #editing #amediting #editors

Editing Non-English Quotations and Their Translations in Scholarly Texts: A Case Study by Carla DeSantis As an editor of scholarly texts, I work with complex texts that include multiple elements to be considered, such as bibliographies, footnotes, quotations from primary and secondar…

How do you properly present quotations and their translations in your scholarly text?

My guidance in a blog post/case study for the Editors Toronto blog BoldFace, live today!
editorstorontoblog.com/2025/03/05/e...
#editing #translation #scholarlypublishing #academicwriting #amediting

I look forward to my continued collaboration as copyeditor of MS/EM as Prof. Matthew Butler takes over as main journal editor!
#scholarlypublishing #copyediting #copyeditor #amediting #editing

Thank you for your initiative and including me!

And the "checks and balances" we learned about in fourth grade?

Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship - The Scholarly Kitchen In response to US government efforts to censor research and researchers, a small group of scholarly communications professionals have launched a Declaration to defend research. Learn more in today's p...

Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/19/d...

Proof Pros: how to tackle editorial challenges • The Edit Better Blog In this treasure trove of editorial insights, ten expert copyeditors and proofreaders share how they tackle their favourite editorial challenges.

I am honored to be included in Hazel Bird's @wordstitchedits.bsky.social new blog initiative Proof Pros! The first installment dropped last week. See what my answer was to the question "Which editorial challenge do you most relish and how do you approach it?"
#editors #editing #amediting #publishing

I just joined Bluesky and would love to be added, if you see this request! Thanks so much

Hi there! I'm dipping my toes in here, trying to follow the #editors, #academics, and #publishers that I used to follow in that other place. Hoping to recreate a same great community of sharing information and mutual support that we had way back when. Still figuring out how this works - stay tuned!