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acquiring editor for environmental studies, food studies, and regional books at the University of Pittsburgh Press career in publishing resource doc: tinyurl.com/2jmmharu bluesky list of university and indie presses: tinyurl.com/3y829vxv
bf has characterized my using a coupon to buy boxed wine as "leopard print behavior" 😒
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current physical to-read stack
who's got a gift link to that vox post about the laundry redditor? 👀
editorial folks: does anyone use MegaReplacer (part of Editorium’s suite of tools)?
if so, have you found a good guide or tips on using it?
I’ve been using it for manuscript cleanup, but I feel like I could be making better use of it if I were better at devising the find/replace codes
I've added FEARLESS, SLEEPLESS, DEATHLESS to mine based in large part on your raves about it, so this seems like a fair exchange! 😁
I really liked this book, so glad I finally got around to it
"Privatization is never complete; it needs shared spaces to create any value. That is the secret of property's continuing theft—but also its vulnerability."
I love my library, but it is lamentable that none of the Wodehouse audiobooks it has available are read by Stephen Fry
I have to solve the Dinner Problem but the solution cannot require washing any of the dishes that I did not wash after solving yesterday's Dinner Problem
ugh, I'm so sorry! close enough to Friday to count, I'd say
oh, another one I just remembered is The Strange Case of Starship Iris.
hope you find a rec you like!
I'm also a big fan of Cabin Pressure and enjoyed Victoriocity! Have you listened to Dark Ages?
there are so many great existing tools that work well, keep you in control of your work, and don't violate the trust between you and the author. all I've seen in ai uses for editing (all types) so far are worse solutions to already-solved problems
“There’s kind of a defeatism, this idea that there’s no stopping technology & that resistance is futile, everything will be crushed in its path. That needs to change … We can decide that we want to be human.”
#AcademicSky
thank you for reporting!
do I know anyone with an i stock photo account who has one or two downloads to spare this month
Universities you work for love to be like:
💖 ✨ YOU ARE INVITED ✨ 💖
🪩 🕺 to give us money 💃🏼 🪩
in case you've never seen it, this is Roger Ebert on The Mummy
Starting to plan my agency’s summer events, our free talks with industry pros.
Just floating it out there, if you work in publishing and would ever want a trip to Philly (on me!) to give a chat, do give me a nudge.
We’re doing lots of good! Come hang. www.neighborhoodliterary.com/neighborhoods
The impact of "AI" on productivity over for large firms over the past 3 years (US, UK, DE, Aus) according to NBERS
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www.nber.org/system/files...
If anyone is thinking about Page Dairy, the line is wrapped around the building, Becks Run, and Fagel Street. 🤷♂️
Having a better understanding of what editors do and how they do it avoids unrealistic expectations and hurt feelings. The “Working With Your Editor” (WWYE) series from #FeedingTheElephant demystifies the editorial process and provides authors with advice for, well, working with their editors.
New meditation practice: Unleash a wave of calm by simply staring at one of these babies
If there's not enough time for a person to do a developmental edit of your book, then they are likely not the right editor for you. You deserve an editor who knows your book, who has read every word, who cares about you and your goals.
congratulations, and good luck in your new gig!
holy shit
