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New writing group for women writing dissertations—check it out!

🐝 Bee-ware of the "Be" Buzz in Your Writing!🐝 As someone who loves bees but is allergic to them, I've learned to appreciate them from a safe distance. Similarly, in writing, we often overuse forms of "to be" without realizing it. It's time to go on a "Be" hunt in your document! Why hunt for "be"? Overuse can weaken your prose. By replacing "be" verbs with more active, descriptive ones, you can: 🐝 Add dynamism to your writing 🐝 Show instead of tell 🐝 Increase clarity and precision But remember, not all "be" verbs are bad! Sometimes, they're the perfect choice for concise, clear statements. Want to strengthen your writing? Join me on a "Be" hunt! Use MS Word’s search function to look for this word in your paper. How many times does it show up? Share in the comments below! #WritingTips #EditingHacks #AcademicWriting

One of my dear clients just messaged me the good news—her book has passed peer review at Routledge and she’s gearing up to complete the manuscript. Today we worked on nailing down the exact title. I am teary, in a good way, for my client! Her work has the potential to make a significant contribution to the field of psychology and I am so glad to be part of her ongoing process to publication. Today has been a great day of gardening and celebrating my client’s success! More details as soon as she has a publication date. Don’t forget—my other client, Barbara Morrill’s book launches in September! Check it out. https://lnkd.in/ekjYssxk

Enrollment is open for the EFA webinar Effective Science Editing: Lessons from Fiction and Academia! In this 90-minute webinar, you’ll learn how to ensure a piece of science writing hooks a reader’s attention in the beginning, holds the reader’s attention while conveying important information in the middle, and rewards the reader’s attention by delivering on promises in the end. We’ll also talk about best practices for ordering information at the sentence, paragraph, and overall structural level. This talk is designed for science editors and writers, though it may be helpful to anyone who translates professional jargon into clear, accessible language. It will be especially helpful to those who work on shorter-form science writing, such as articles, but almost every principle will apply to book-length science writing as well. Date: August 22, 2024 Time 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EST To register, please visit https://lnkd.in/esAWhdMs

🌍 Join us at the 2024 Global Mental Health Conference 🗓️ Mark your calendars, explore innovative research and holistic education with our two exciting themes on Friday, Aug 16th: 1) Converging Minds - Dive into consciousness research and innovative theories. 2) Educating the Whole - Focus on excellence in holistic education and teaching. Whether you attend in-person or virtually, this is an event you don't want to miss. Stay tuned for more details on each session! #MentalHealth2024 #ConsciousnessResearch #HolisticEducation #MentalHealthMatters

Are you new to copyediting and want to learn the core skills that all copyeditors need to know? Register for the EFA self-paced course Copyediting: Beginning! The course will cover the following basics: ✨Levels of editing and types of editors ✨Editorial process ✨Editing checklist ✨Handy keystrokes (for Mac and PC) ✨Assessing and prepping the manuscript ✨Working with Track Changes and find and replace ✨Copyediting terms and symbols ✨Spelling ✨Capitalization ✨Numbers ✨Punctuation ✨Abbreviations and acronyms ✨Style guides, style sheets ✨Other reference guides ✨Fact-checking ✨Querying ✨Editing quoted material ✨Editing figures, tables, and other visual elements ✨Checking table of contents ✨Wrap-up To register, please visit https://lnkd.in/eycYAzb8