TEA LIBRARY
May 2024
LOOSE-LEAF LEARNING
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Q & A with Erin Brenner, author of
“The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors”
Erin Brenner
The Editors Tea Club's sits down for a Loose-Leaf Learning Q&A with Tea Club member Erin Brenner, author of "The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors." (Recorded May 21, 2024)
Visit Erin's website to learn more about the book and accompanying workbook at https://www.righttouchediting.com.
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December 2023
MINI TEAch-IN
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Part 1: AI Q & A and Discussion
Kristen Tate, Erin Servais, Erin Brenner
First part of panel discussion about artificial intelligence and its use for editors, featuring Erin Brenner, Erin Servais, and Kristen Tate. *This is a 3-part video* Be sure to check out Part 2 with the conclusion of the panel discussion now and Part 3 with additional group discussion about ethics in January.
See the list of links discussed in this video in this Google Doc.
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Part 2: AI Q & A and Discussion
Kristen Tate, Erin Servais, Erin Brenner
*This is a 3-part video* Be sure to check out Part 1 with the beginning of the panel discussion now and Part 3 with additional group discussion about ethics in January.
See the list of links discussed in this video in this Google Doc.
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September 2023
LOOSE-LEAF LEARNING
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Lessons Learned from Implementing an Inclusive Language Guide in a Newsroom
Sabrina Ashwell
Tea Club member Sabrina Ashwell presents "Lessons learned from implementing an inclusive language guide in a newsroom."
Sabrina J. Ashwell has over 10 years of editorial experience and is passionate about inclusive communication. She is senior copyeditor of Chemical & Engineering News, the independent news organization of the American Chemical Society. She chaired the team that created the ACS Inclusivity Style Guide, a guide to inclusive language and images. She also contributed to the Guidelines on Inclusive Language and Images in Scholarly Communication from the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications.
Presented Sept. 21, 2023.
Selected Links mentioned in video:
ACS Inclusivity Style Guide: : www.acs.org/inclusivityguide
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July 2023
Q & A
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Q & A: The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction
Amy J. Schneider
Grab your copy of Amy's book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/...
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May 2023
SPRING 2023 TEAch-IN
Welcome
Kristen Tatroe
Kristen and Erin introduce the first EVER TEAch-IN mini conference.
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May 2023
SPRING 2023 TEAch-IN
Antisemitism in Fiction and Fantasy
Molly Rookwood
Greedy goblins who run the banks? Hook-nosed witches luring German children into the woods? Antisemitism was present before World War Two and persists in the world today. In this presentation, I will be discussing the prevalence of antisemitism in fiction and fantasy, with an emphasis on tropes that could be so deeply entrenched in our stories that we might no longer recognize them as antisemitic. Molly Rookwood will give pointers on how to identify these antisemitic tropes and how to guide your writers in a less harmful direction.
Learn more about Molly Rookwood here: https://www.rookwoodediting.com/
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May 2023
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SPRING 2023 TEAch-IN
The Illusion of Perfection:
Finding and Appreciating “Good Enough”
Rhonda Kronyk
Editors take pride in submitting their best work to their clients. But many editors have learned not to read the published copies of the books they work on because they invariably find errors they missed. We sometimes succumb to the illusion of perfection, which can cause self-doubt and imposter syndrome to sneak into our thinking. Today, we have the added pressure of ensuring that the work we do follows equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) guidelines. Knowing how powerful words are, the desire to avoid all mistakes can become overwhelming. Rhonda Kronyk will use her experiences as an editor and EDI researcher and public speaker to help participants recognize when the desire to be perfect negatively affects their business and their mental health. Participants will get Rhonda’s strategies for accepting that “good enough” does not mean submitting substandard work and is better for their mental and physical health.
Learn more about Rhonda Kronyk here: https://rhondakronyk.ca/
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May 2023
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SPRING 2023 TEAch-IN
Querying Minds Want to Know:
How to Help Your Clients Prepare Their Queries
Elizabeth Suggs
As editors, we have a responsibility to help make our client's book as polished as possible, but what happens once that book is edited? This presentation goes over how you can get your clients into the next steps with pitching and querying to traditional publishers. We’ll go over timeline, expectation, and purpose.
Learn more about Elizabeth Suggs here: https://www.editingmee.com/
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May 2023
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SPRING 2023 TEAch-IN
Editing in AMA Style
Eloise DeHaan
Every style guide has its niceties, and the AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors, 11th edition, has some doozies. Spoiler alert: Use Arabic numerals even under 10. The abbreviation AMA expands to the American Medical Association. This 176-year-old 270,000-member professional association publishes 13 scholarly journals in the JAMA Network that are bound by this style guide. Other publishers—who might become clients—require its use, too. Eloise DeHaan will enumerate the major points in the manual’s style guidance for text and citations. She will cover its guidance on inclusive language and the real-world fails in that regard. And she will share her sometimes dolorous user experience with the online edition.
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February 2023
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TRAINING REPLAY
Productivity in the Face of Burnout
Kara Stevens
CONTENT WARNING:
This discussion involves the effect of emotions and trauma histories on burnout. Topics some viewers may wish to avoid came up in the conversation. Please take note of these topics before deciding if/when to view this video. These subjects include: suicide; anxiety; Borderline Personality Disorder; bullying; Complex PTSD; depression; dissociation; drug and alcohol misuse; eating disorders and food-related issues; narcissism; toxic family relationships, people-pleasing; sex work, sexual abuse/assault, and various mental health therapies.
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:
During this presentation, you will learn: 🔥 How emotions intensify workload & increase the likelihood of burning out 🔥 How to predict burnout before it happens 🔥Tips to come back stronger from burnout That's great, you say, but I'm definitely already burned out right this second. What do I do? Kara is going to show you how be productive and accomplish what you have to accomplish while also teaching you how not to repeat this exhausting cycle!
SPEAKER BIO
Kara Stevens is a disabled veteran who writes dark psychological fantasies to heal from C-PTSD and learn more about herself. After receiving her MS in Sports and Health Sciences, she switched her attention to writing. Her self-published novel, The Scarring of the Roshanra, became the first stepping-stone to her writing career. After graduating with her AFA in Creative Writing, her teachers, husband, and writing friends encouraged her to edit for others. She draws on her love of reading, her attention to detail, and empathic compassion to give clients the best and kindest feedback she can. When not writing and editing, she continues to evolve, learning to relax with her husband and emotional support animals, appreciating the calm before, during, and after the storm.
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