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Live from #EFACON2023! Tweets and Skeets from the EFA 2023 Conference

Screenshot of two photos from a conference session: photo on the left is of three panelists at the front of the room, and photo on the right is of trees outside the conference room window

I attended the Editorial Freelancers Association 2023 conference in Alexandria, Virginia, in August 2023, and had a great time! I live tweeted/live skeeted (?) a few of the sessions I attended on Twitter and Bluesky. To see the full threads, click on the linked Bluesky posts.

Talking Points: Copyediting Dialogue in Fiction by Amy J. Schneider

https://twitter.com/CarolinaMarie_V/status/1692907237210009789

Next up at #EFACON2023 is Talking Points: Copyediting Dialogue in Fiction by @amyjschneider.bsky.social! Full room!#amediting #copyediting #fictionediting

— Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor (@carolinavonkampen.com) 2023-08-19T14:32:52.263Z

Radical Copyediting: Prioritizing Care Over Correctness by Alex Kapitan

https://twitter.com/CarolinaMarie_V/status/1692886205082259532

First up today at #EFACON2023: Radical Copyediting: Prioritizing Care Over Correctness by Alex Kapitan! #amediting #radicalcopyediting #copyediting

— Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor (@carolinavonkampen.com) 2023-08-19T13:05:43.249Z

More than Just “Another Rough Day”: Mental Health and Self-Care for Freelancers by Dr. Wendy Dragon, Erin Roll, Rhiannon Root

https://twitter.com/CarolinaMarie_V/status/1692645084569776573

Final session of the day! More than Just "Another Rough Day": Mental Health and Self-Care for Freelancers by Dr. Wendy Dragon, Erin Roll, Rhiannon Root. And a lovely window! #EFACON2023 #amediting

— Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor (@carolinavonkampen.com) 2023-08-18T21:08:29.150Z

National Museum of the American Indian: An Editorial Framework for Working with Indigenous Content and Communities by Arwen Nuttall and Tanya Thrasher

https://twitter.com/CarolinaMarie_V/status/1692621261598331229

Next session at #EFACON2023: National Museum of the American Indian: An Editorial Framework for Working with Indigenous Content and Communities by Arwen Nuttall and Tanya Thrasher! #amediting

— Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor (@carolinavonkampen.com) 2023-08-18T19:33:19.108Z

An Editor’s Guide to Assessing and Addressing Problematic Content by Crystal Shelley

https://twitter.com/CarolinaMarie_V/status/1692567900060586299

Next up at #EFACON2023 is @redpenrabbit.bsky.social’s session, An Editor's Guide to Assessing and Addressing Problematic Content! #amediting #consciouslanguage

— Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor (@carolinavonkampen.com) 2023-08-18T16:02:19.971Z

Diversify Your Business: From Building Communities to Teaching—How to Provide Editing-Adjacent Services to Authors by Jessica Snyder

https://twitter.com/CarolinaMarie_V/status/1692554998154998054

At the session Diversify Your Business: From Building Communities to Teaching—How to Provide Editing-Adjacent Services to Authors by Jessica Snyder! #EFACON2023 #amediting

— Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor (@carolinavonkampen.com) 2023-08-18T14:32:25.190Z

Editing as Worldmaking: Critical Generosity in Editorial Practice by Cathy Hannabach

I didn’t live tweet this keynote (was too busy soaking it in!), but the full text of the keynote is available to read online. Highly recommend reading “Editing as Worldmaking: Critical Generosity in Editorial Practice.”

https://twitter.com/CarolinaMarie_V/status/1692525578040000797

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