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  1. @KOKEdit Well then I have no idea! No author, publisher, nonprofit, etc. has ever asked me to sign a contract. Nor have I needed one--lucky? 9:45 AM Nov 11th from web in reply to KOKEdit
  2. @KOKEdit Funny, even the authors I work with accept email contracts. Humanities vs. medical editing? 9:38 AM Nov 11th from web in reply to KOKEdit
  3. @KOKEdit I usually only use emails as agreements. I think I've used a formal contract once in 7 years. 9:30 AM Nov 11th from web in reply to KOKEdit
  4. Uh, Justice Kennedy? You doing a "prepublication review" is not the same thing as journalists' fact-checking. http://tinyurl.com/yd8ulte 9:28 AM Nov 11th from web
  5. @dadwhowrites Happy Happy Joy Joy! I've completely fallen off the blog/Twitter train these days. Glad I didn't miss this. 9:56 AM Nov 9th from web in reply to dadwhowrites
  6. Starting a new #editing project -- technical editing. Stretching my brain after a few years of scholarly book editing. 9:54 AM Nov 9th from web
  7. Word's spellcheck suggests "flamer" for "flaneur". Kinda sorta close, I guess. And "antistatic" for "fantasmatic" -- a bit too prosaic. 12:28 PM Oct 16th from web
  8. Too busy to tweet: packing up to move, editing, taking Western Civ, home with sick kid, laundry....a multifarious and manifold life! 9:11 AM Oct 9th from web
  9. Just finished a picnic lunch on the grass with my kids. Back to work! How awesome is freelance #editing ? 12:28 PM Aug 13th from web
  10. RT @neilhimself Academic freedom to show what you're discussing seems pretty important to me. A complete #yalefail http://bit.ly/ILknE 12:20 PM Aug 13th from web
  11. #editors #proofreaders #indexers -- great classes, networking, and job opportunities at Editorial Freelancers Association http://the-efa.org 6:52 PM Aug 5th from web
  12. @PapaBradstein No hating, just rejoicing! 8:20 AM Aug 4th from web in reply to PapaBradstein
  13. @PapaBradstein Oh yes, we did. And being blinded by science is no excuse! 9:37 AM Aug 3rd from web in reply to PapaBradstein
  14. #editing gender roles hidden in telegraphic code: "Editress: It will be necessary to apply elsewhere." http://tinyurl.com/ldyau2 9:36 AM Aug 3rd from web
  15. Finding a house to buy is hard work... What's most important? How much to spend? What can you compromise on? What if...? Sigh. 8:00 PM Jul 28th from web
  16. NY Times today skipped a perfect chance to mention the Matrix: http://tinyurl.com/lfepdd. 9:41 AM Jul 26th from web
  17. @Scorch_Mom I love questions like that...I guess I like the challenge! 10:52 AM Jul 24th from web in reply to Scorch_Mom
  18. #editing resources I can't do without, no. 2: Merriam Webster Unabridged online, http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com. 8:03 AM Jul 23rd from web
  19. #editing resources I can't do without, no.1: CMOS online, http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org. 8:50 AM Jul 21st from web
  20. My mind is filled with French words today: arrondissement, sans-culottes, travailleurs. Delicious. Love my freelance #editing work! 8:34 AM Jul 21st from web