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Sep 13, 2022 15 min

10 tips for examining our language in shared editorial spaces

from The Editing Podcast

We discuss some of the things we’ve learned about examining the words we use and the way we behave in shared editorial spaces. Listen to find out more about Familiarising ourselves with the rules of that space Acknowledging that our political, professional and ideological positions are not going to be the same as everyone else’s Recognizing the potential diversity of our editorial spaces Saying hello and introducing ourselves first Being prepared to be challenged Owning our words if we're challenged Acknowledging that intention not to hurt doesn’t absolve us of the responsibility for that hurt. Being prepared to feel uncomfortable Accepting our privilege without getting our knickers in a knot! How it's for the white, cis, straight etc people to do the work Join our Patreon community Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for all episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. If you'd like to support The Editing Podcast, join our Patreon community! patreon.com/editingpodcast Denise and Louise Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing Music credit ‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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