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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 2h

Learn about CMOS suggestions for using "American" vs. "US," tricky title case capitalization, source links, and sneaky en dashes in this month's @chicagomanual.bsky.social Q&A.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Free educational video alert! Catch up with @radicalcopyeditor.bsky.social Alex Kapitan's recent "Editorial Tools to Counter Sexism and Transphobia" presentation. Free for everyone to watch through 11/14, after which it will be a member-only video. www.edsguild.org/editorial-to...

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Not a bad thing at all to be associated with such a cool co-worker like Skrunkle Stanley! 🐱

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Matthew Rehrl MD @matthewrehrl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

First appearing in 1937 per the OED in the context of writing, Doodle is a wonderful name for an editor’s cat! 🥰 #stetpet #CatsOfBlueSky #WritersOfBlurSky #Cats

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

[Cues horror movie music] Consider enjoying this month's hilarious cartoon from edibuddy @ivacheung.com!

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We hear it all the time: "I don't live in the PNW, so I can't join the Guild or attend its events." Guild membership is open to any editor in the US. And most of our events are open to any editor from anywhere! Find out why we're known as the friendliest editing organization around. edsguild.org

Photos of Giant Pencil wearing tropical shirt and sunglasses posing in front of the Seattle skyline and Giant Pencil wearing sweater and glasses posing in front of Portland Oregon neon sign. Text: You don't have to live here… (Seattle) Or here… (Portland) To benefit from Northwest Editors Guild. Guild membership is open to any editor in the United States. Most Guild events are open to any editor from anywhere. We make a point to be: Friendly, Affordable, Led by real editors for real editors. #StetPet, Giant Pencil, Red Pencil Conference, Free Mentoring Program, Free Virtual Events, Member Benefits & Discounts, Member Discussion List, and Much Much More! Learn how the Guild can benefit you at edsguild.org.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You have animal editorial assistants. We want to give them a shot at all the virtual fame and ear scratches of the online editorial community as an official #StetPet! Find out how your buddy can join in on the fun and learn the history of the StetPet movement at edsguild.org/stetpet.

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#StetPet — Northwest Editors Guild

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today we check in with Doodle, #StetPet editorial assistant of DE editor Julie Willson. "Here's Doodle pointing out some awkward phrasing that could be confusing to readers. Or possibly he’s asking for pettings. It’s hard to tell."

Brown, black, and white tabby cat lounging at an angle on a counter and reaching one of its front paws toward the camera.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📒 Editing with Disability/Chronic Illness/Neurodivergence, 10/19, 2 pm Pacific 📖 Developmental Editing Happy Hour, 10/20, 4 pm Pacific Please note: Editors Helping Editors and the Book Coaching Group are on a break for October. Details and registration for all at edsguild.org/meetings-events.

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Northwest Editors Guild Event Calendar — Northwest Editors Guild

The Northwest Editors Guild hosts bimonthly member meetings with expert presentations on topics related to the editing of the written word, as well as informal coffee and happy hours, regional or subj...

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

More free virtual #AmEditing events for you: 🌷 Far North Editors Meeting, 10/14, 11:15 am Pacific ✏ Scholarly Editing in the Humanities Happy Hour (Member Only), 10/14, 5 pm Pacific 📌 Reedsy Colleagues Connection (Member Only), 10/15, 4 pm Pacific

Open laptop with 17 people on a Zoom call with four speech bubbles coming out of the screen. Text: @EdsGuild Virtual Events. Regular monthly events with specialty topics for all types of editorial professionals! Free to attend! Most events open to all editors, Guild member or not! Register for your favorites at edsguild.org/meetings-events. Northwest Editors Guild.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

More free #AmEditing events for you: 🍻 Portland In-Person Happy Hour, 10/6, 5:30 pm Pacific, Steeplejack Brewing, NE PDX 🦆 Western Oregon Editors In-Person Meeting, 10/7, 1:30 pm Pacific, Eugene, OR 🕰 Memoir Editing Group, 10/7, 4 pm Pacific

Giant Pencil wearing sweater and glasses, holding a tiny coffee cup on top of a dictionary. Text: @EdsGuild In-Person Event. Portland Happy Hour.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time to harvest your picks for our free virtual and in-person editing events! All are free to attend, most open to all editors, Guild member or not. Registration required. 🎨 Book Design Group (Member Only), 9/30, 5 pm Pacific 📚 Near North Editors Meeting, 10/6, 11 am Pacific #GiantPencilFanClub

Giant Pencil wearing tropical shirt and sunglasses resting in a field of dried grass that's gone to seed.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Catch up on the video from Radical Copyeditor @radicalcopyeditor.bsky.social's recent presentation "Editorial Tools to Counter Sexism and Transphobia," now available for everyone to watch for a limited time! It will become a member-only video in November. www.edsguild.org/editorial-to...

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Editorial Tools to Counter Sexism and Transphobia — Northwest Editors Guild

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Portland-area edibuddies, join us on 10/6 for our next in-person Portland happy hour at Steeplejack Brewing in NE PDX! Free to attend, open to all editors, Guild member or not. You pay for your own food and beverage. Registration required at www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve...

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That's a good one! It could easily be assumed the noun form is jargon.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

ICYMI: @merriam-webster.com added new words! What's your favorite new addition? (Although the opportunity to Rickroll us all sadly was not taken by the dictionary, the word has been added.)

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

That's the most important part of any desk setup!

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Do you have a trusty animal editorial assistant who deserves all the virtual fame and ear scratches of the online editorial community? Submit a pic and your friend could become an official #StetPet, joining 500+ other StetPets every Wednesday since 2017! Find details at edsguild.org/stetpet.

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#StetPet — Northwest Editors Guild

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Meet Pumpkin, #StetPet editorial assistant of VA editor @meganstolzrogers.bsky.social. "Editing one-handed because the cat needs belly rubs."

Orange cat sprawled across papers on a desk with a human hand scratching its belly.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Finally, even more free #AmEditing events: 📖 Dev Editing Happy Hour, 10/20, 4 pm Pacific 🦆 W OR Editors In-Person Meeting, 10/21, 1:30 pm Pacific, Eugene, OR 📙 Book Coaching Group, 10/28, 3 pm Pacific Note: Editors Helping Editors is off for October. Registration at edsguild.org/meetings-events.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hold on! There are more free virtual #AmEditing events for you: ✏ Scholarly Editing in the Humanities Happy Hour (Member Only), 10/14, 5 pm Pacific 📌 Reedsy Colleagues Connection (Member Only), 10/15, 4 pm Pacific 📒 Editing with Disability/Chronic Illness/Neurodivergence, 10/19, 2 pm Pacific

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And then some more free virtual and in-person #AmEditing events: 🦆 Western Oregon Editors In-Person Meeting, 10/7, 1:30 pm Pacific, Eugene, OR 🕰 Memoir Editing Group, 10/7, 4 pm Pacific ☕ Editors of Color Coffee Hour, 10/12, 1 pm Pacific 🌷 Far North Editors Meeting, 10/14, 11:15 am Pacific

Giant Pencil wearing tropical shirt and glasses. Text: @EdsGuild virtual event. Memoir Editing Group.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

More free virtual and in-person #AmEditing events for you: 🎨 Book Design Group (Member Only): Magazine Design, 9/30, 5 pm Pacific 📚 Near North Editors Meeting, 10/6, 11 am Pacific 🍻 Portland In-Person Happy Hour,10/6, 5:30 pm Pacific, Steeplejack Brewing, NE PDX

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Take your pick of our freshest virtual and in-person editing events! All free to attend, most open to all editors, Guild member or not. Registration required. 👶 New Parent Editors Meetup (Member Only), 9/24, 2 pm Pacific 🤖 Technical Editing Meetup, 9/24, 4:30 pm Pacific #GiantPencilFanClub

Giant Pencil wearing tropical shirt and sunglasses posing against an apple tree full of ripe apples growing against a wooden fence. Text: @EdsGuild #GiantPencilFanClub

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In case you missed it live, the recording of @radicalcopyeditor.bsky.social's recent presentation "Editorial Tools to Counter Sexism and Transphobia" is now available for everyone to watch for a limited time! Learn useful tips with this engaging presentation. www.edsguild.org/editorial-to...

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Editorial Tools to Counter Sexism and Transphobia — Northwest Editors Guild

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Friday Quiz time! Which punctuation mark do you think would make the best toy for your #StetPet? 🐶 Squeaky Semicolon 🐰 Chewy Comma 🐱 Bouncy Brackets ❓ Other (please comment)

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Whether you have a project to edit that uses APA Style and you need a crash-course to learn, or you've used APA for years and want to make sure your skills are current, be sure to check out these handy videos from @apastyle.bsky.social!

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today we conclude the #SummerOfStetPet, celebrating 9 years and 500+ of your animal editorial assistants. But #StetPet continues in all seasons, every Wednesday, so send us your fall-themed pet photos for consideration! Learn how your friend can become an official #StetPet at edsguild.org/stetpet.

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#StetPet — Northwest Editors Guild

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Meet Zoe, Lulu, and Thelma, #StetPet editorial assistants of CA Guild member Anastasia Kayiatos. "Zoe the tiny Torkie snores softly in her bed beneath my desk while big sisters Lulu and Thelma distract us with their constant cat fights."

Small brown and white dog peering out from the opening of a pet cave bed with a book shelf print on it.

Two cats facing each other, one fluffy and cream-colored, resting in a pet bed made to look like an antique painting of a woman reading a book, the other brown and tan-colored with a brown ruffled collar on a pink pet bed that looks like a fancy couch, with an elaborate book shelf behind them.

Two cats looking up at the camera, one brown and tan-colored, resting in a pet bed made to look like an antique painting of a woman reading a book, the other fluffy and cream-colored on a pink pet bed that looks like a fancy couch, with an elaborate book shelf behind them.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

ALL of them! We couldn't choose only one event!

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Finally, more free virtual #AmEditing events for you: 📌 Reedsy Colleagues Connection (Member Only), 10/15, 4 pm Pacific 📖 Developmental Editing Happy Hour, 10/20, 4 pm Pacific Details and registration for all at edsguild.org/meetings-events.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And even more free virtual #AmEditing events 🤝 Editors Helping Editors, 10/8, 4 pm Pacific ☕ Editors of Color Coffee Hour, 10/12, 1 pm Pacific 🌷 Far North Editors Meeting, 10/14, 11:15 am Pacific ✏️ Scholarly Editing / Humanities Happy Hour (Member Only), 10/14, 5 pm Pacific

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

But wait! We have more free virtual and in-person #AmEditing events: 📚 Near North Editors Meeting, 10/6, 11 am Pacific 🦆 Western Oregon Editors In-Person Meeting, 10/7, 1:30 pm Pacific, Eugene, OR 🕰 Memoir Editing Group, 10/7, 4 pm Pacific

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And more free virtual #AmEditing events for your calendar: 👶 New Parent Editors Meetup (Member Only), 9/24, 2 pm Pacific 🤖 Technical Editing Meetup, 9/24, 4:30 pm Pacific 🎨 Book Design Group (Member Only): Magazine Design, 9/30, 5 pm Pacific

Cartoon laptop, phone, coffee, and scattered office supplies. Text: @EdsGuild Virtual Event.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

More free virtual #AmEditing events coming your way soon: 🍻 Copyediting & Proofreading Fiction Happy Hour, 9/16, 4 pm Pacific 📒 Editing with Disability/Chronic Illness/Neurodivergence, 9/17, 10 am Pacific 📙 Book Coaching Group, 9/23, 3 pm Pacific

Silver keyboard keys. Text: @EdsGuild virtual meeting.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hit your editing skills out of the park when you learn from our free virtual and in-person editing events! All free to attend, most open to all editors, registration required. 🦆 Western Oregon Editors In-Person Meeting, 9/16, 1:30 pm Pacific, Eugene, OR #GiantPencilFanClub

Giant Pencil wearing tropical shirt and sunglasses sitting in the stands of a baseball stadium with a game in progress.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The More You Know 💫 Enjoy this word-nerd moment from @merriam-webster.com.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Anything but the default font! Have a laugh with this catchy tune from @ellecordova.bsky.social.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Honestly, we chose the term "stet" because it rhymed with "pet" when we created #StetPet nine years ago! (And your pets can force you to "stand" while working!) As far as we know, #StetPet was the first #Stet hashtag movement for editors and there have been tons of other great ones since!

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Learn CMOS style with expressing increases, styling titles with periods, and a whole bunch of hyphen advice in this month's @chicagomanual.bsky.social Q&A.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The #SummerOfStetPet is soon coming to an end, but #StetPets deserve our adoration year round! Does your animal editorial assistant deserve fame? Submit a pic and they can join more than 500 other wonderful friends as an official #StetPet. See details at edsguild.org/stetpet.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Meet Skrunkle Stanley, #StetPet editorial assistan of WA Guild member Roran Thorne. "His most helpful contribution is disconnecting my second monitor, followed by sleeping on my legs."

Fluffy white and gray cat lounging on a floral cushion with a black plastic fork between his two front paws that he is either smelling or trying to pick his nose with.

Fluffy white and gray cat sleeping upside-down on a floral cushion with his mouth slightly open, showing two fangs.

Fluffy white and gray cat curled up sleeping with a round timer decorated with a panda.

Fluffy white and gray cat in a sphinxlike pose looking at the camera.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

And finally, some more free virtual and in-person #AmEditing events: 📚 Near North Editors Meeting, 10/6, 11 am Pacific 🦆 W OR Editors In-Person Meeting, 10/7, 1:30 pm Pacific, Eugene, OR 🕰 Memoir Editing Group, 10/7, 4 pm Pacific Details and registration for all at edsguild.org/meetings-events.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

You want some more free virtual #AmEditing events? Here you go: 👶 New Parent Editors Meetup (Member Only), 9/24, 2 pm Pacific 🤖 Technical Editing Meetup, 9/24, 4:30 pm Pacific 🎨 Book Design Group (Member Only): Magazine Design, 9/30, 5 pm Pacific

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

And more #AmEditing events for you: 🦆 W OR Editors In-Person Meeting, 9/16, 1:30 pm Pacific, Eugene, OR 🍻 Copyediting & Proofreading Fiction Happy Hour, 9/16, 4 pm Pacific 📒 Editing with Disability/Chronic Illness/Neurodivergence, 9/17, 10 am Pacific 📙 Book Coaching Group, 9/23, 3 pm Pacific

Giant Pencil wearing tropical shirt and glasses. Text: @EdsGuild Virtual Event. Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting & Proofreading Fiction.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

More free virtual #AmEditing events: ✏️ Scholarly Editing/Humanities Happy Hour (Member Only), 9/9, 5 pm Pacific 🤝 Editors Helping Editors: Show Me The Money!, 9/10, 4 pm Pacific ☕ Editors of Color Coffee Hour: Finding Clients, 9/14, 1 pm Pacific 📖 Dev Editing Happy Hour, 9/15, 4 pm Pacific

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Our free virtual and in-person editing events keep blooming no matter the season! All free to attend, most open to all editors, Guild member or not. Registration required. 🌷 Far North Editors Meeting, 9/9, 11:15 am Pacific #GiantPencilFanClub

Giant Pencil wearing tropical shirt and sunglasses posing with multiple bright yellow sunflowers against a bright blue sky with a few puffy clouds. Text: @EdsGuild #GiantPencilFanClub

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Did you know that Guild membership is open to any editor in the US? That's right, you can enjoy the affordability and perks of the friendliest editing organization around from Portland to Portland, Salem to Salem, or even a Springfield! Find out how the Guild can benefit you at edsguild.org

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Don't fret, edibuddies! @ivacheung.com's latest cartoon is here to help coördinate some laughs!

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