Academic editor and PhD ▪️ Teaching book editing at Portland State University ▪️ Chicago and Claremont trained ▪️ she/her ▪️ same handle elsewhere https://www.tweedediting.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lkec3mdbos2aI've never used this abbreviation before, but smh. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/arts/national-endowment-humanities-trump-shelly-lowe.html14 Mar 2025 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkec3mdbos2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3li5xqyz7ok2qHappy Et al.entine’s Day, everybody!14 Feb 2025 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5xqyz7ok2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lhz65cvqck2mHonored to write this review of @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social's Big Fiction for @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social. Stimulating in itself, this book is also great fodder for further contemplation: Here I focus on applications for publishing curricula and on conglomeration's implications for editorial work. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2025 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhz65cvqck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lh7zuayfs22xNew valentine design: academic conversation hearts! (Order soon: The samples spent 9 days, or 7 business days, in transit.) https://tweedediting.threadless.com/designs/academic-valentine-conversation-hearts #academicvalentine #academicvalentine02 Feb 2025 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7zuayfs22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lgwd4it7xs22Someone is not using headphones in this waiting room. What they’re playing is Prince, but it’s still bad form. 🔇30 Jan 2025 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwd4it7xs22https://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lg7zrdlvqc2jThanks, fortune cookie. How about I just edit hundreds of books instead?21 Jan 2025 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg7zrdlvqc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lg7h6gmbr22pA little affirmation for your day. Digital and print #academicvalentines now available on my website: tweedediting.com/valentines20 Jan 2025 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg7h6gmbr22phttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lfnxcmiiw222Tweed valentine in situ at an academic library! 📚 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jan 2025 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnxcmiiw222https://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lfncovqsi227Academic valentines are back! And by request, some of this year's designs are purely collegial. 💌 (Given shipping estimates, order soon for 2/14.) tweedediting.threadless.com #academicvalentines #academicvalentine13 Jan 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfncovqsi227https://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3ldyvgp6r3s2bMy first donut chart, and I love it! I crunched some data re: the manuscripts I've edited over fifteen years; at least 108 of them have become scholarly books. Top fields include religious studies, history, English, and anthropology. Next project: figure out how to animate w/o cursor 🙃23 Dec 2024 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldyvgp6r3s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3ldrk4jknf22nIt’s beginning to look a lot like CMOS! 📒 #cmos #chicagostyle #cmos18 @uchicagopress.bsky.social20 Dec 2024 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldrk4jknf22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3ldqvoiu75k2iThose of you planning to have me edit your manuscripts in 2025, consider locking in 10% off a gift certificate before the end of the year. (People have given these to themselves—just sayin'!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2024 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqvoiu75k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lcygrj4css2aWhat is it about Depeche Mode’s “Policy of Truth” that makes my brain go right from “Never again is what you swore the time before” to “And the whole world loves it when you make that sound”? Is Outkast’s ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-da the same little motif?10 Dec 2024 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcygrj4css2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lcw6loy4is2bWhat a great resource. Everyone should know about the AUPresses Subject Area Grid! I recommend it especially often to authors whose work is intersectional. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Dec 2024 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcw6loy4is2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lcnxr6wk2c2dPeople have asked, and the answer is yes: I do offer gift certificates for editing. And should I add a special 10% off through the end of the year? Yes, I will! Inquire here or email me at katie@tweedediting.com. Happy holidays! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Dec 2024 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnxr6wk2c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lcgs74xnss2wCome December, every academic reverts to character. Which one are you? ❄️03 Dec 2024 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgs74xnss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lcc6lvqauk2yEvery so often, someone asks me about gift certificates. I do offer them on request! #academicediting #scholarlywriting #scholarlypublishing #academicpublishing #academicwriting02 Dec 2024 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcc6lvqauk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lc7ehc7gmk2pLots of local popups going on at Lloyd Center mall in Portland today. To my own surprise, I’m especially happy to see Barnes & Noble so festive—and busyish.01 Dec 2024 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc7ehc7gmk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lc54wjb36c2qIt’s all coming together! I remember being shocked years ago to learn about Amazon’s Mechanical Turk program. Now I see the vision/endgame all around. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Nov 2024 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc54wjb36c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lc4ztf3uas2tAny book you're giving to an academic writer this holiday season can support a local bookstore if you buy through Bookshop.org. My suggestions are in the repost below! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Nov 2024 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc4ztf3uas2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lc2wkp2zac2uFilled with gratitude for all the insightful manuscripts that come my way year round. Happy Thanksgiving, authors and colleagues!29 Nov 2024 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc2wkp2zac2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lblbrksius2yFinally starting Helen DeWitt's latest. It's speaking my language. #tweed #helendewitt #theenglishunderstandwool23 Nov 2024 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lblbrksius2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3lblat6zal22yDead on, on principled grounds. Cynically, I think that eschewing AI (or valuing "human-centered" work) will also become a prestige differentiator. So . . . lots of good reasons for scholarly publishers to do as @rlevay.bsky.social suggests! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Nov 2024 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3lblat6zal22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweedediting.bsky.social/post/3laps5jfdis2tNeed holiday gifts for academic writers? I've put together a collection of books I truly recommend. There are craft books, books on publishing, and some examples of great research writing. 📘❄️📘❄️📘❄️📘 https://bookshop.org/shop/tweedediting12 Nov 2024 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:sompke6jbdchh34tya3zuz5m/app.bsky.feed.post/3laps5jfdis2t