#ACESChat

Join us for the #ACESChat on Twitter!

Wanna chat about editing? ACES brings the editing community together each month on Twitter to chat about editing, exchange tips, and share a little editorial fellowship.

When are the chats?

4 p.m. Eastern on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

Upcoming Chats:

Oct. 17

Guest: Michael Sanserino, Communications Manager at the Indiana State Bar Association

Topic: Michael will discuss his experience transitioning out of a newsroom and into a nonprofit, and the importance of holding on to editing lessons learned along the way.

Nov. 7

Guest: Justine Griffin, Health Reporter for the Tampa Bay Times

Topic: Join us as Justine discusses editing for sensitive subjects such as mental health reporting and sexual assault.

Nov. 21

Guest: Volunteer call out

Topic: What we’re thankful for this year at ACES.

Dec. 5

Guest: Matt Dempsey, Data Editor for the Houston Chronicle

Topic: Matt will answer your questions about all things data editing.

Dec. 19

TBA

Before the Chat

About 5-10 minutes before the scheduled starting time, set up an #ACESchat search in your Twitter feed (whether using the web, Tweetdeck, HootSuite or some other app). Just type #ACESchat into the search field; and remember, it’s not case sensitive.

It’s best to let your other followers know that you’ll be participating in a chat for the next hour and that you might be bombarding them with a lot of tweets on our topic. If they aren’t interested in editing, they can tune you out for the next hour.

You can submit questions in advance to the chat moderator by sending a direct message to @copyeditors.

During the Chat

Introduce yourself to the group and tell how you’re involved in the field of editing.

Feel free to ask the guests questions that are on topic (without going through the moderator) and to comment on anything. Lurking is fine, too.

If responding to a specific question, indicate which one it was by using the question label (Q1, Q2, Q3, etc.).

During the chat, DM @copyeditors or send questions you’d like the moderator to pose to @copyeditors without the #ACESchat hashtag.

The only other rules — be a considerate tweeter (debate is welcome, but play nice) and stay on the topic of editing.

This is a great opportunity to network with editors from all over and to gain new Twitter followers. So speak up.

Chat Archives

We archive each chat using Wakelet, with a tweet sent through @copyeditors and a link posted here. (Archives recently transitioned from Storify to Wakelet and we're updating links. If you find a link error, let us know. You can find the archive at https://wakelet.com/@aceschat1.)

#ACESchat: Transitioning from news to nonprofit, Oct. 17, 2018

#ACESchat: Transitioning from news to academic editing, Oct. 3, 2018

#ACESchat: Fact checking resources for editors, Jul. 11, 2018

#ACESchat: Talking about headline writing, May 16, 2018

#ACESchat: Financial strategies for freelancers, Feb. 21, 2018

#ACESchat: Your questions about #ACES2018 answered, Jan. 17, 2018

#ACESchat: Tools for efficiency, Jan. 3, 2018

#ACESchat: Outsourced editing, Dec. 6, 2017

#ACESchat: Freelancing for traditional publishers, Nov. 15, 2017

#ACESchat: A World Without Whom, Nov. 1, 2017

#ACESchat: Fact checking in fiction editing, Oct. 18, 2017

#ACESchat: Goals review, Oct. 4, 2017