Technical Editing Meetup
Zoom CA, United StatesAre you a technical editor, or interested in learning about technical editing? Join a friendly discussion of editing in technical fields. This event is free to attend and open to all editors.
Are you a technical editor, or interested in learning about technical editing? Join a friendly discussion of editing in technical fields. This event is free to attend and open to all editors.
Join us for a virtual lesson on Born Accessible books, focusing on implementing accessibility features in InDesign before export to ebook. We'll cover the Born Accessible philosophy, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines principles, and some definitions, before diving into a demonstration of improving your InDesign file's accessibility, including Metadata, Navigation, Hierarchy and Semantics, and Image Descriptions. […]
Before Amazon, before big box stores, and even before mailboxes sagged under the weight of catalogs in the mid-20th century, customers and shop-owners alike turned to a wide variety of media to select their purchases, and to aspire to grander lifestyles. Trade cards, trade catalogs, advertising ephemera, and sales samples illuminate the art of buying, […]
Grids offer a structured framework for layouts that assist with the consistency and coherence of design—but most frequently they seem to adhere to a rectilinear form with placement outside of that form either seeming "random" or "breaking the grid." This informative session challenges what you already know about layout and looks at how layouts can […]
Join author and historian Sandra Bonura in conversation online on her new book, The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels. The Sugar King of California is the astonishingly intimate story of one of the most controversial entrepreneurs of the 19th century - a rule-breaking visionary who through his sugar empire became one of […]
There are a whole range of publishing platforms available to those of us who wish to self-publish our book(s). Simply search “Self Publishing Platforms” online and you will find a list of articles touting: “The 17 BEST Self-Publishing Companies of 2023”, “8 Best Free Self-Publishing Sites”, “The 15 Best Self Publishing Companies to Support Your […]
This coffee chat centers people who work as editors and are living with disability and/or chronic illness. It is open to everyone. The idea was partly inspired by an active peer group currently hosted by the Society of Authors (https://www.societyofauthors.org/Groups/Authors-Disabilities-Illnesses-Network). Group agreements that will be open for discussion at the start of the chat: * […]
BABA meets the third Wednesday evening of each month via Zoom. Members share books, work in progress and information about book events and resources.
If you copyedit or proofread fiction or want to learn more about doing so, join host Erin Cusick for an informal discussion about the joys and challenges associated with editing fiction. Come prepared to share insights and experiences, ask questions, or just listen to learn from others. Though the event is open to all editors, […]
Are you a developmental editor, or interested in developmental editing? Join us for an informal chat about this fun and fascinating variety of editing. This event is free to attend and open to all editors.
An additional reason to join the Zoom! We'll be giving away 3 copies of the new edition of Scott's book, Developmental Editing! Grab a spot today! Have you ever received an unsolicited manuscript that would be a perfect match for your list if only it were better written? Or a first draft for which you paid […]
California owes its origins and sunny prosperity to slavery. Spanish invaders captured Indigenous people to build the chain of Catholic missions. Russian otter hunters shipped Alaska Natives—the first slaves transported into California—and launched a Pacific slave triangle to China. Plantation slaves were marched across the plains for the Gold Rush. San Quentin Prison incubated California’s […]