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Willemina Don, editor

@donediting.bsky.social
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Academic developmental editor and translator (FR->EN and NL->EN). Humanities and qualitative social sciences. PhD in French. www.donlanguageservices.com

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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I could pretend to be Irish by virtue of my looks. Seriously the first time I flew Aer Lingus I was like, HERE ARE MY PEEPS!!! But I don't have a drop of Irish blood in me AFAIK 😂
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
@allisonvandev.bsky.social hope they have your book here too!
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
You made it!
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
ugh. I'm still using a very old version of Office (2007?) and it works fine for my editing business (comments, track changes, etc). But I need to upgrade my computer and I'm quite sure I'll be forced into this morass. I should be excited about a shiny new laptop, but I'm dreading it because of this.
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I have a friend who had an entry job there. And then she went back to school and became a nurse practitioner. I think she made the right choice.
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
To me, this looks like hands covering a face in despair. Or maybe 🫣 You need more than 2 hands because of the current state of affairs of the world. Peace? Yeah right.
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
I talked about your and @katelynknox.bsky.social 's book today at a meeting with a prospective client, because it's just perfect for the stage they're at. Thank you!
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
I realize I'm too far removed from the conference organizing scene right now, this is probably an old discussion that has already been had...
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Wait, MLA 2026 is in Toronto? Nothing against Canada, but why? I hope the organizers realized they are excluding swaths of US scholars who are on a visa or work permit that is expiring, folx that are in the middle of adjusting status, people who are afraid to cross the border right now...
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Language & Literary studies folx, #MLA is coming up too!
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
How many potential peer reviewer names to give to your University Press editor, and which names to choose?
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
You have an academic manuscript (almost) ready to send out, but now it needs a title... Such great research-based advice from @katelynknox.bsky.social here: dissertationtobook.com/titles/
dissertationtobook.com
How to Title Your Academic Book: Lessons from 188 Monographs
Many authors are told their academic book title needs work, but not how to fix it. Write a strong monograph title, based on lessons from 188 books.
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
@sag111.bsky.social
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Elisabeth R. Anker @libankerdc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout: Humanities majors killed on the job market 1) Mamdani- Africana Studies 2) Spanberger -French 3) Sherill - Global History
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
I've gotten that too. "Your granddaughter is..." The irony is that her mom is only a year younger than I am. But yes, I still know exactly WHO IT WAS THAT SAID THIS.
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
it's job application season in academia. If you need last-minute developmental editing to get your humanities sample chapter or research proposal in order, I have some room in my schedule. I offer discounts for self-pay and grad students. #academicsky
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Oh the cursed day hath come where I'm forced to upgrade to Windows 11 (with co-pilot! as if that's an advantage). Except my existing PC (that works just fine!) has been determined incapable of handling it so I guess I need a new one of those too, pronto.
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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
All are invited to the first in Publishing with University Presses Webinar Series, "Turning Your Dissertation into a Book," Oct 9 at 1pm ET. Organized by our Faculty Outreach Committee with the Rutgers Ctr for Minority Serving Institutions. Register here: buff.ly/UiOAr5M
Turning You Dissertation into a Book webinar promotional tile
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
According to Wikipedia, ultimate source to look up some knowledge or to create some*, puce is the color of the flea. *(paraphrased from St. Colbert)
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Ah c'est génial ma puce! (I didn't know there was an English word puce)
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
This looks like a wonderful resource as you are navigating the process of publishing your first book. And it's free!
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
A great opportunity for those working on an academic book, especially if it's the first (based on your dissertation)! Get the zoom link on Allison's profile.
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Solidarity. And the youngest is still in private half-day preK (since our town doesn't offer the free preK that's universally offered 😭) and doesn't start until September 8! They scheduled "open house" to "ease the students in" and the open house is literally just an hour-long meet&greet on Sep 4 🙄
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Laura Portwood-Stacer @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
My free one-hour workshop, How to Publish a Book from Your Dissertation, is coming up on September 3. Learn what academic presses are looking for when they acquire a new book project and how to avoid the dreaded “we don’t publish dissertations” rejection courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/diss...
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How to Publish a Book from Your Dissertation
Learn how to reframe your dissertation project so publishers will see it as an appealing future book. This webinar will explain what scholarly publishers are looking for in new books and how to increa...
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Ugh I hate it when I leave things at places. Like this morning, I left the head of broccoli and cucumber I bought at the farmers' market. www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n...
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Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
I shook Barack Obama's hand once, so yeah. And I briefly worked for the office of someone who later became a government official in the Netherlands so there are probably some short lines there too.
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Jola (Close Reading) @closereadingie.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Indexes for non-indexers! Aimed at proofreaders, but anyone who looks at indexes and has reason to edit them (say, reviewing an index you hired out for) can get a lot out of this. I cover the best ways to edit an index. community.the-efa.org/events/Event... #edibuddies #IndexSky #academicsky #EFA
Promo image. Indexes explained for non-indexers. Proofreading gets faster and easier once you understand how indexes really work. Jolanta Komornicka. Instructor.
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Allison Van Deventer @allisonvandev.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Katelyn and I run plenty of paid workshops, but we know well that not everyone can afford things like that. So we're committed to giving free workshops and making them available to watch. Here's one about book arguments!
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Allison Van Deventer @allisonvandev.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
In her latest newsletter, Emily Doucet is saying something I tell authors ALL THE TIME: "your argument needs to be a specific claim about the materials — your evidence — described in your manuscript." And guess what: Emily has a step-by-step method for examining that evidence, with a worksheet!
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Exercises for analyzing your evidence when drafting a scholarly manuscript — FRAMING DEVICES
If you’ve developed a set of research questions, chances are you’ve already begun collecting evidence, or at least have a sense of what you’ll need. But what I’ve seen again and again is that many wri...
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
AAAND you can still do work? Wow! I have a half-sick 4 y/o and a maybe-getting-sick 7 y/o at home and I just sent them to their rooms for "quiet time" so I can catch my breath...
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
count the white male faces!
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Jim Van Deventer @vandeventerjim.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I'm letting Rumeysa's words speak for themselves: www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025...
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Op-ed: ‘Even God cannot hear us here’: What I witnessed inside an ICE women’s prison - The Tufts Daily
On a Tuesday in March, I had spent most of my day working on my dissertation proposal and started to feel exhausted and hungry. It was the holy month of Ramadan, and I was fasting. Once finished, I qu...
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
This looks wonderful. I'm no longer in the classroom but this sounds great for an introductory literature seminar or first-year seminar
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I wonder if it's feasible to compare reading a chapter in a digital version and one in print? Like digitize a chapter or 2 for folks who normally read print books, and provide paper copies for those who use e-readers or a screen?
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
ugh. I survived in the Philly 'burbs for 3 years without a car. Yes, my workplace was bikeable, yes, I had generous friends with cars, yes, my then-boyfriend had a car, but I depended on the train to go into the city at least twice a week. Can't imagine depending on the train for a daily commute now
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
@closereadingie.bsky.social Something to cheer you up. My 7 y/o is very into flags, and got a new book about flags of the world. He went right for the index. "The Index is 5 pages long!!!" "New Jersey page xxx! It's in here!" "There's an entry about yurts!" A 7 y/o discovering the joy of indexing.
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Ooooh! I lived in an apartment* that Mr. Big (SATC) was interested in buying. The realtor gave me permission to stay home one day when he wanted to come see it again. We exchanged a few words. He didn't buy the apartment. * a whole other story
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
today at 12pm Pacific, so 3pm Eastern. I'd be happy to answer questions afterwards
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Susanalyce @susanalyce.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
TRUMPS BIRTHDAY PARADE All you have to do is go to america250.org to get FREE tickets for the Trump birthday military parade. After getting tickets if something else unfortunately comes up for example the NO KINGS PROTEST that very day which is all across America, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.
america250.org
America250
America250 is a nonpartisan initiative working to engage every American in the 250th anniversary of the United States.
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
This thread is so depressing. If you're negotiating with a publisher about your book, stipulate you want a human copyeditor, preferably one of your own choice or in-house.
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Solidarity. I applied for a high-school teaching job and even got an interview. But then I was swiftly rejected (probably for lack of certification among other reasons), and while it bruised my ego, it's probably a blessing.
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Kelly Clancy @kellyclancy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
This is HUGELY good news, and reading notes from the trial is infuriating. Could be any of dozens of friends/colleagues from my graduate program. 8.5 weeks in jail with minimal medical treatment for writing an op-ed.
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
And Mahmoud Khalil!
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/04/2025
The man at left separated the mother and baby at right. The mother is now in Venezuela. Baby daughter, in foster care in the US, exact location unknown. Dad? He's in CECOT prison without trial — because he had tattoos.
Stephen MillerMother and young baby wearing a pink hat
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 29/04/2025
Many of our members have had grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities abruptly terminated. In response, the AHA, @modernlanguage.bsky.social, & @ach.bsky.social are convening an Information Exchange about the NEH Appeal Process on Wednesday, April 30th at 11am ET on Zoom. Register now 🗃️
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Information Exchange about the NEH Appeal Process - AHA
Many of our members have had grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities abruptly terminated. In response, the AHA and partner organizations are convening an Information Exchange about the N...
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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 24/04/2025
They’re taking *our* investment—the money that we spent months writing grants for, the hours and hours we all spent reviewing each others’ work, the money that was supposed to go to libraries and community groups—and blowing it on this nonsense.
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Allison Van Deventer @allisonvandev.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Academic authors! Are you thinking about working with a developmental editor—someone you hire to work with you on your book's big picture and give you suggestions for improving your drafts? If so, I can help connect you! I know a number of editors, and I'm offering to be your matchmaker!
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Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Sage advice for those trying to get multiple projects out the door.
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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
"Mahdawi asked university administrators to help him find a safe place to live so he would not be taken by ICE agents.... The school did nothing in response."
Even before his friend and fellow Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by immigration authorities, Mahdawi asked university administrators to help him find a safe place to live so he would not be taken by ICE agents, according to emails reviewed by The Intercept. The school did nothing in response, Mahdawi said.
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