Learn all about plain language and why editing with plain language in mind is beneficial to readers with @bykristenmclark.bsky.social's recent presentation.
This video is available for any editor to watch through 3/10, after which it will be for Guild members only.
www.edsguild.org/intro-plain-...
Giant Pencil wearing tropical shirt and glasses. Text: @EdsGuild Virtual Event. Virtual Member Meeting (open to all editors, Guild member or not!)
And more free virtual #AmEditing events:
🗓️ Intro to Plain Language with @bykristenmclark.bsky.social, 1/12, 6:30 pm Pacific
🌷 Far North Editors Meeting, 1/14, 11:15 am Pacific
✏ Scholarly Editing in the Humanities Happy Hour (Member Only), 1/14, 5 pm Pacific
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Giant Pencil wearing tropical shirt and glasses. Text: @EdsGuild virtual event. Virtual Member Meeting (open to all editors, Guild member or not!)
Join us online 2 weeks from today (1/12) for "Intro to Plain Language" with @bykristenmclark.bsky.social, where she'll discuss editing for reader-friendly content with this free presentation rescheduled from Red Pencil.
Open to all editors, registration required at www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve...
THAT'S LITERALLY HOW THE SUBSIDIES & ACA EXCHANGES WORK ALREADY.
CONSUMERS ARE INFORMED BY COMPARING POLICIES ON THE ACA EXCHANGES, THEN THEY PURCHASE ONE AND THE GOVERNMENT PAYS SOME OR ALL OF THE COST OF THAT POLICY.
I'M TEARING THE LITTLE HAIR I HAVE ON MY HEAD OUT.
No Kings. 🚫👑 ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
Bill Connolly smiling while sitting in a chair at a conference banquet
🌟Want to be recognized for your impact and innovation? The Connolly Rising Star Awards celebrate early-career editors (10 years or less) who have made significant contributions—whether through innovation, advocacy, or excellence in editing. Nominate through 10/15. tinyurl.com/593pa5d8
What a joy to be in Calgary today to deliver a #PlainLanguage workshop!🇨🇦
Federal employees should never be used as political pawns in shutdown negotiations.
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”.
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
Today begins ACES #VCON25! 🎉 Fellow attendees: Don’t miss my chat with Jess Stampe, Jonathan Fusfield, and Brian Tich at 2:30 pm ET / 11:30 am PT. We promise it’ll be a fun time and a worthwhile conversation!🤗
Once again…
Racism is not a different political opinion. It’s racism.
Hello there! I'm not on Bluesky much, but I'll be here to host an #ACESChat on Oct. 1 about marketing yourself as an editor (whether you're freelance or just thinking about your personal brand). See you then!
I'm thrilled to share a new achievement: I'm officially a Certified Copy Editor and Certified Stylistic Editor through @editorscanada.bsky.social! 💖 It's an honor to see my name on their roster of certified editors: editors.ca/professional...
Graphic image saying “celebrating 2 years in business” with the logo of Pristine Clarity, which includes a blue feather pen and the tagline “plain language with impact.”
How time has flown… Pristine Clarity is celebrating its second anniversary!🥳 This past year, we’ve expanded our client base and our services to offer #PlainLanguage training and help more professionals write more clearly and precisely.
Learn more at PristineClarityLLC.com.✅
Since we seem to be doing this again ... I recently investigated the origin of the ridiculous myth that em dashes are a sign of AI writing. (The people who blew up the idea didn't even know it's called a dash. They called it "the long hyphen.")
Infographic featuring Kristen Clark's picture, the logos for the Northwest Editors Guild and the 2025 Red Pencil Conference, and text saying "I'm presenting at the Red Pencil Conference. Kristen M. Clark. Intro to Plain Language Editing. November 8, 2025. Lynnwood Event Center and Online. Registration now open. edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025. Northwest Editors Guild. Red Pencil Conference 2025: Framing Our Future--Perspectives on a Changing Industry. #edsguild2025.
Excited to share that I (@bykristenmclark.bsky.social) will be presenting at the @edsguild.bsky.social's 2025 Red Pencil Conference this fall, offering an introduction to #PlainLanguage editing. Registration is now open at edsguild.org/red-pencil-2025. Will I see you there?!🤗 #edsguild2025
We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.
Well, this we can agree on, even Senator Thom Tillis is calling out his own colleagues: “Too many elected officials are motivated by pure raw politics who don’t really give a damn about the people they promised to represent on the campaign trail,” the North Carolina Republican wrote.
Change your passwords, folks.
Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, but also a reminder: freedom delayed is freedom denied. #Juneteenth #BlackHistory #FreedomDay #NeverForget
Trump's "perade" is the only event today where crowds are smaller than expected.
This is chilling to watch and utterly unacceptable in the United States of America.
As a former Senator, I’m calling on all current members to speak out on behalf of Sen. Padilla and defend him and the Senate against these outrageous attacks.
Quay Crowner believes she may have been targeted for dismissal because she attended a DEI training program offered by the first Trump administration.
However, she says white colleagues who attended the same training hadn’t been pushed out.
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4. Their genetic data is uploaded to an FBI database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.
Insane dystopia scoop from @dmehro.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...
What if, just as an experiment, every journalist and every elected Democrat worked to make this statement from Trump into the explosive scandal it deserves to be instead of just shrugging?
This administration will go to any lengths to keep the public in the dark. Transparency? Why would America deserve that.
Thank you to all who supported me and everyone who participated in this year's election—whether candidate or voter. And congratulations to the others elected as well: Dilane Mitchell (who will be serving her second term👏🏻) and @logophilius.bsky.social.
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I'm thrilled and humbled to share that I've been elected as an at-large member on the ACES: The Society for Editing Board of Directors. 🥰 I truly love this organization, so this is a genuine honor.
I'm so excited to serve ACES members in this new capacity. 🤩
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Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” is Project 2025 in legislative form. Here’s how it quietly turns a far-right wishlist into federal law:
- Sec. 10008 - Expands work requirements for SNAP
- Project 2025: Pushes “moral reform” to make low-income people work more for food assistance.
