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What a wonderful review, by @ecbrenner, of @karenyin's new book, The Conscious Style Guide! https://tinyurl.com/2aenpun8 #AmEditing #StyleGuide #ConsciousLanguage #editors #writers
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Those #editors wanting to learn even more about #ConsciousLanguage may want to join the Facebook group Conscious Language + Design: https://www.facebook.com/groups/consciouslanguage/ .
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Learn about the whys and hows of inclusive language ... on your own time! Topics include race, gender, sexuality, body size, disability, socioeconomic status, religion, age, & more.
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Curious about gender and language? Check out "Build Your Gender Diversity Toolbox," a resource roundup originally published through a professional org but now available for free at my website. Lots of good stuff to explore :)
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Eliot West EditorialGender Diversity Resources(A version of this article was originally published i n the May 2023 issue of the Professional Editors Network’s Networking News.)
The Atlantic published a bad critique of conscious language style guides. @EvilJoeMcVeigh takes them to task: https://andreadallover.com/2023/08/04/george-packer-and-the-atlantics-sad-defense-of-inequity/
...And Read All OverGeorge Packer and the Atlantic’s sad defense of inequityContent warning: This post is about harmful language and it contains words that are used to dehumanize people. Please take caution. In April 2023, the Atlantic published a 2,500-word opinion piece …
Gender affects all our lives, and all our stories—but what even is it? What’s it doing, for good and for ill, in fiction? This class dives deep into those questions and more, aiming to equip writers to work with gender in informed, inclusive, purposeful, and joyful ways. Join me to learn together in 3 weeks!
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Words matter. This week in the #EditorsWeekly, Tali Ijack explains what #ConsciousLanguage is (and isn’t) and how it can help us create a more inclusive and caring society: https://blog.editors.ca/?p=10150
Happy #PrideMonth! If you're a fiction writer interested in doing more/better with gender diversity & inclusion, consider my July Loft Literary class "Gender is Our Playground." I'm editing the content right now and can report it's chock full of great stuff :)
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