Rhiannon

Hi, all! On April 23, I got to present a session at the 2026 ACES conference in Atlanta called Caution: Copy May Contain Trace Amounts of Unintentional Innuendo. I found myself getting irritated by a specific kind of error that kept popping up in my copy. Photo credit: Constance Brossa

I have written a silly Halloween-themed headline. 🎃 #AmEditing

“Lee Whipper” —> “Leigh Whipper” He was an actor and founder of the Negro Actors Guild. #AmEditing

“Fairytale” —> “fairy tale” #AmEditing

Does anyone around Boston want/need a transport wheelchair? I got a powerchair so I don't use it anymore. It might as well help someone instead of just sitting in the basement.

Today in catches: “…a cheesecake factory” —> “…a Cheesecake Factory” #AmEditing

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Back at the desk after a cold. I’ve written a silly headline. Let’s go! #AmEditing

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lol #StetChat seems to be Editor Sickies not Editor Scaries.

Hi, all! I’m Rhiannon and I edit news. The scary thing about me is that I have a cold and am on DayQuil right now. #StetChat

Woooooo! Almost time for #StetChat !

Add “for Tax Purposes” to a movie: 10 Things I Hate About You for Tax Purposes

“…is a black mark for the president” —> “…is an embarrassment for the president” #AmEditing

“…allies must man up” —> “…allies must step up” #AmEditing

Did I have too much fun writing headlines for a story about Graceland and another story about giant pumpkins 🎃? Yes, yes I did. #AmEditing

Caught a weird and tricky error today in proofs. So I’ve got that going for me, which is nice. #AmEditing

every time a dog that shares a passing resemblance to Snoopy comes to the shelter, we play Linus and Lucy over the loudspeakers and a confetti cannon goes off. it's that important

Just had a “screw it, I’m writing this headline this way” moment. #AmEditing

Found a typo of Monday, which feels appropriate. #AmEditing

Join us for our next #StetChat about working from home with pets this Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 4–5 p.m. ET / 1–2 p.m. PT. Do you have a pet? Use emoji to tell us what kind of pet(s) you have in the comments. 👀 #edibuddies #editing #freelanceeditor #wfh

Damn. My Fat Bear Week headline idea was too weird. Back to the drawing board. #AmEditing

Section editor pulled a Fat Bear Week winner story for me today. Yay! 🐻 #AmEditing

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If werewolf is closed, weredog would be too, right? #AmEditing

Heck yeah! I got to edit a story about Fat Bear Week!! 🐻 #AmEditing #FatBearWeek

This was the story @editrix-rachel.bsky.social

Did I spend too much time on this raccoon story headline? Yes, yes I did. Do I regret it? Nope. #AmEditing

Adventures in editing: Editing software: Do you mean the Netherlands Taylor? Me: ummm no. Holland Taylor is the correct name. #AmEditing

“House and Senate races” —> “congressional races” #AmEditing

"Are you selling me a solution or a dependency?" is a question I think more people should ask.

Today in “huh, that’s nice”: section editor asked for my opinion about a headline and took my advice. (I said in general I avoid using the word “accusers” in headlines and copy.) #AmEditing

Catching up with today’s #StetChat. Sorry I missed the party, got busy with work. 😭

Today in damn it: Trying to write a headline about “mouthfeel” and the food industry is tricky because it easily skews sexual. What is my life? #AmEditing

“Fire truck” —> “firetruck” #AmEditing

Today in ughhh: I will likely have to watch AI political slop ads a lot for my job this election cycle. …damn it. #AmEditing

It's back-to-school as a compound modifier, but no hyphens in back to school on its own. For example, he bought back-to-school supplies, and she went back to school.

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PAID GIG: I'm looking for someone who knows Spanish Sign Language. I'm going to be translating a graphic novel where SSL is featured (hooray for d/Deaf rep!!) and I want to be sure that I get the text aligned with the signs in the artwork. This should be happening at some point this year. #xl8

“…helped crippled the economy…” —> “…helped crush the economy…” #AmEditing

Had to look up information about the Tango World Championship today for a story and wow good thing I retained some Spanish language knowledge from high school*. (Had subtitles on too.) #AmEditing *also I watch “90 Day Fiancé,” so that kinda helped too?

A1: If your book is traditionally published, that publisher likely has their own style guide that outlines their house’s stylistic preferences. Your copyeditor will create a style sheet specific to your book. Chicago, APA, AP are style manuals. #StetChat