The Editing Minute

S2E1: Oxford Comma: Love it or Hate it?

In the first episode of our second season, English major Gwen Klinkey unpacks the Oxford Comma.

Episode 5: Bella's Lessons Learned

In Bella's last episode as the Center for Publishing & Editing intern, she shares some of the key lessons learned from the professional editing class this semester. There are great takeaways for any current or aspiring editor here! To view the transcript, please visit the Center for Publishing & Editing blog [https://millikinpublishingediting.wordpress.com/2021/05/13/the-editing-minute-episode-5-bellas-lessons-learned/].

Episode 4: Diversity and Inclusion in Editing

In this episode, Julie Bates and Bella Hernandez barely scratch the surface of considerations related to diversity and inclusion when it comes to editing. Specifically, we touch on use of BIPOC and POC, italicizing different languages (or not), and how to refer to people with disabilities.  The Vox article we mention in our discussion is "Why the Term BIPOC is Complicated." [https://www.vox.com/2020/6/30/21300294/bipoc-what-does-it-mean-critical-race-linguistics-jonathan-rosa-deandra-miles-hercules] Have questions or ideas for our next episode? Let us know on Twitter or Facebook @MillikinCPE. The transcript for this episodes is available on the Center for Publishing & Editing blog [https://millikinpublishingediting.wordpress.com/2021/05/07/the-editing-minute-episode-4-diversity-and-inclusion-in-editing/].

Episode 3: Sensitivity Reading

For today’s episode, Bella Hernandez and Julie Bates chat about sensitivity reading—what it is, why it's important, and how it works alongside editing. This is the first in a series of episodes where we dig into the importance of properly representing identities and experiences and avoiding marginalization of group because of age, race, gender, (dis)ability, and more. In this episode, we mention another great podcast episode on sensitivity reading (it's much more in-depth than ours!). We encourage you to listen to the full episode from The Editing Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/episode/6PcaEDL9jIFAKybpqaPw2t?si=5p2-VOysThaH4d5BYDYnpw&nd=1]. Plus we mention Hank Green's chat with the perspective editors he worked with on his novel A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor. It's super interesting, so check it out here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MusDN0aGIEE]! And, as always, you can view the episode transcript here [https://millikinpublishingediting.wordpress.com/2021/04/21/the-editing-minute-episode-3-sensitivity-reading/].

Episode 2: So Many Style Guides!

In our second episode, Julie Bates and Bella Hernandez talk about why there are so many different style guides to choose from depending on what kind of writing and editing you are doing.  You can view the episode transcript here [https://millikinpublishingediting.wordpress.com/2021/04/09/the-editing-minute-episode-2-so-many-style-guides/].