Erin Brenner (she/her)
@ebrenner.bsky.social
Author of "The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors." 📘
2024 winner of the Robinson Prize. 🏆
Builder of editing teams for small and growing organizations. 💪
Advocate for conscious language. 💬
2024 winner of the Robinson Prize. 🏆
Builder of editing teams for small and growing organizations. 💪
Advocate for conscious language. 💬
Reposted by Erin Brenner (she/her)
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
Why do you do what you do?
Peter Winick recommends that #ThoughtLeaders share the story of their journey to thought leadership to engage and connect with audiences.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IRJ...
#BizTips
Peter Winick recommends that #ThoughtLeaders share the story of their journey to thought leadership to engage and connect with audiences.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IRJ...
#BizTips
Why do you do what you do?
YouTube video by Thought Leadership Leverage
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November 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Why do you do what you do?
Peter Winick recommends that #ThoughtLeaders share the story of their journey to thought leadership to engage and connect with audiences.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IRJ...
#BizTips
Peter Winick recommends that #ThoughtLeaders share the story of their journey to thought leadership to engage and connect with audiences.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IRJ...
#BizTips
That notebook full of business insights? 📝➡️📚
It could be your next book.
We help professionals transform rough drafts into polished manuscripts that establish #ThoughtLeadership. Your expertise deserves to be shared.
Let's make it happen. zurl.co/ibD56
#BusinessBooks #WritingTips
It could be your next book.
We help professionals transform rough drafts into polished manuscripts that establish #ThoughtLeadership. Your expertise deserves to be shared.
Let's make it happen. zurl.co/ibD56
#BusinessBooks #WritingTips
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
That notebook full of business insights? 📝➡️📚
It could be your next book.
We help professionals transform rough drafts into polished manuscripts that establish #ThoughtLeadership. Your expertise deserves to be shared.
Let's make it happen. zurl.co/ibD56
#BusinessBooks #WritingTips
It could be your next book.
We help professionals transform rough drafts into polished manuscripts that establish #ThoughtLeadership. Your expertise deserves to be shared.
Let's make it happen. zurl.co/ibD56
#BusinessBooks #WritingTips
The holidays are coming: Is your workload ready for you to step away? In the latest edition of The Writing Resource, @imaginedworlds.bsky.social shares 3 ways to prepare for the holiday break so your time off is just that: time off. #BizTips #WritingTips
www.righttouchediting.com/2025/11/20/p...
www.righttouchediting.com/2025/11/20/p...
Plan, Pause, Restart: Three Ways to Make Holiday Time Off Truly Restful - Right Touch Editing
Make your holiday break actually feel like a break. These three tips will help you plan ahead, unplug with confidence, and return to work refreshed and focused.
www.righttouchediting.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The holidays are coming: Is your workload ready for you to step away? In the latest edition of The Writing Resource, @imaginedworlds.bsky.social shares 3 ways to prepare for the holiday break so your time off is just that: time off. #BizTips #WritingTips
www.righttouchediting.com/2025/11/20/p...
www.righttouchediting.com/2025/11/20/p...
Freelance editors, stop wondering why your business isn't growing and start building the sustainable practice you deserve! 📚
My book gives you the roadmap to your ideal business—no gatekeeping, just practical strategies that work.
zurl.co/hdGou
#FreelanceEditing #LaunchYourEditingBiz
My book gives you the roadmap to your ideal business—no gatekeeping, just practical strategies that work.
zurl.co/hdGou
#FreelanceEditing #LaunchYourEditingBiz
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Freelance editors, stop wondering why your business isn't growing and start building the sustainable practice you deserve! 📚
My book gives you the roadmap to your ideal business—no gatekeeping, just practical strategies that work.
zurl.co/hdGou
#FreelanceEditing #LaunchYourEditingBiz
My book gives you the roadmap to your ideal business—no gatekeeping, just practical strategies that work.
zurl.co/hdGou
#FreelanceEditing #LaunchYourEditingBiz
Freelancers, it’s time to flip the script! Here are 8 tips to help you treat your work like a business rather than a side gig. #FreelanceEditing #AmEditing
zurl.co/6x169
zurl.co/6x169
8 Ways Freelancers Can Act More Like Business Owners - Right Touch Editing
Editors are naturally helpful people, but it's important to not let this impact your business. Here are some important ways to act more like a business owner.
zurl.co
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Freelancers, it’s time to flip the script! Here are 8 tips to help you treat your work like a business rather than a side gig. #FreelanceEditing #AmEditing
zurl.co/6x169
zurl.co/6x169
Just curious: when are we getting the tech that knows when our eyes land on a specific screen and move the cursor there? Because my brain thinks we have it already.
#AmEditing ... in the wrong window!
#AmEditing ... in the wrong window!
a woman is standing in front of a microphone making a funny face .
Alt: a woman is standing in front of a microphone making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Just curious: when are we getting the tech that knows when our eyes land on a specific screen and move the cursor there? Because my brain thinks we have it already.
#AmEditing ... in the wrong window!
#AmEditing ... in the wrong window!
Freelance editors: your business runs on your brain—protect it. 🛠️🧘♀️ I talk routines, scope, and saying no in this convo with @whatstheidea.bsky.social. Thanks for having me!
zurl.co/rUvFp
#FreelanceEditing #AmEditing
zurl.co/rUvFp
#FreelanceEditing #AmEditing
How two decades of building her online presence helped Erin Brenner write the book on freelance editing — What's the Idea
An interview with editor Erin Brenner, the acclaimed author of the book
The Chicago Guide to Freelance Editing.
zurl.co
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Freelance editors: your business runs on your brain—protect it. 🛠️🧘♀️ I talk routines, scope, and saying no in this convo with @whatstheidea.bsky.social. Thanks for having me!
zurl.co/rUvFp
#FreelanceEditing #AmEditing
zurl.co/rUvFp
#FreelanceEditing #AmEditing
If managing projects with spreadsheets and Slack threads is beginning to feel chaotic, it might be time to level up. In part 2 of my blog series, I offer important questions to determine if your team’s ready for #ProjectManagement software. zurl.co/6vli8 #BizTips #FreelanceEditing
Project Management Software, Part 2: Making the Decision - Right Touch Editing
Unsure if your team’s ready for project management software? Learn how to assess your needs, avoid chaos, and choose the right system for lasting efficiency.
zurl.co
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If managing projects with spreadsheets and Slack threads is beginning to feel chaotic, it might be time to level up. In part 2 of my blog series, I offer important questions to determine if your team’s ready for #ProjectManagement software. zurl.co/6vli8 #BizTips #FreelanceEditing
Reposted by Erin Brenner (she/her)
Virginia Democrats getting ready to redistrict to add Democratic seats in the House.
a close up of a woman making a funny face while sitting in a dark room .
ALT: a close up of a woman making a funny face while sitting in a dark room .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Virginia Democrats getting ready to redistrict to add Democratic seats in the House.
I'm presenting at Digital Strategy Summit on Nov. 14 on adjusting tone in your communications to connect with your audience and build trust. If you're a nonprofit, you don't want to miss it!
Sign up now at www.centerfordigitalstrategy.com/digital-stra...
#CommsStrategy #DigitalStrategy
Sign up now at www.centerfordigitalstrategy.com/digital-stra...
#CommsStrategy #DigitalStrategy
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'm presenting at Digital Strategy Summit on Nov. 14 on adjusting tone in your communications to connect with your audience and build trust. If you're a nonprofit, you don't want to miss it!
Sign up now at www.centerfordigitalstrategy.com/digital-stra...
#CommsStrategy #DigitalStrategy
Sign up now at www.centerfordigitalstrategy.com/digital-stra...
#CommsStrategy #DigitalStrategy
Your website can win you clients—with the right strategy. The Editor's Complete Website Toolkit walks you through building that strategy using 3 video lessons and 1 workbook. You'll define your strategy, write engaging copy, and make your site visible.
Start now: zurl.co/INahF
#FreelanceEditing
Start now: zurl.co/INahF
#FreelanceEditing
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Your website can win you clients—with the right strategy. The Editor's Complete Website Toolkit walks you through building that strategy using 3 video lessons and 1 workbook. You'll define your strategy, write engaging copy, and make your site visible.
Start now: zurl.co/INahF
#FreelanceEditing
Start now: zurl.co/INahF
#FreelanceEditing
Are missed deadlines and file confusion stressing out your team? It’s happened at Right Touch Editing, too. Learn from our mistakes and consider these effective strategies before investing in expensive project management software. New on the blog: zurl.co/7ovLM.
#BizTips #ProjectManagement
#BizTips #ProjectManagement
Project Management Software, Part 1: Recognizing the Need - Right Touch Editing
Editing chaos costs time, money, and sanity. Instead of jumping right to pricey project management software, try these simple tools to bring order to your editorial projects.
zurl.co
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Are missed deadlines and file confusion stressing out your team? It’s happened at Right Touch Editing, too. Learn from our mistakes and consider these effective strategies before investing in expensive project management software. New on the blog: zurl.co/7ovLM.
#BizTips #ProjectManagement
#BizTips #ProjectManagement
"Cultural competency [with #AI] isn't about sprinkling in polite phrases," says computational linguist and AI researcher Karine Megerdoomian. A fascinating look at how AI needs to become a cultural expert: www.ibm.com/think/news/p...
The Persian politeness test AI can’t pass | IBM
Large language models (LLMs) do not understand the cultural art of taarof, revealing a big gap in model training. Explore the larger implications of AI’s cultural blindspot.
www.ibm.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"Cultural competency [with #AI] isn't about sprinkling in polite phrases," says computational linguist and AI researcher Karine Megerdoomian. A fascinating look at how AI needs to become a cultural expert: www.ibm.com/think/news/p...
Reposted by Erin Brenner (she/her)
Be careful at medical appointments, peeps. Some clinics & docs are using fucking AI for chart noted, including the neo-fash technology of listening to conversations between physicians & patients.
Ask & say no to this furthering of distance between you & your doc and you & your rights.
Ask & say no to this furthering of distance between you & your doc and you & your rights.
October 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Be careful at medical appointments, peeps. Some clinics & docs are using fucking AI for chart noted, including the neo-fash technology of listening to conversations between physicians & patients.
Ask & say no to this furthering of distance between you & your doc and you & your rights.
Ask & say no to this furthering of distance between you & your doc and you & your rights.
Reposted by Erin Brenner (she/her)
And GP draws up more appreciation for prize contributors: @ebrenner.bsky.social, @janefriedman.com, Melissa Haskin, Linda Ruggeri, @redpenrabbit.bsky.social, and @kristentate.bsky.social! ✏️
Together we raised nearly $300 for Red Pencil scholarships! Keep your brains sharp for the next one in 2027!
Together we raised nearly $300 for Red Pencil scholarships! Keep your brains sharp for the next one in 2027!
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
And GP draws up more appreciation for prize contributors: @ebrenner.bsky.social, @janefriedman.com, Melissa Haskin, Linda Ruggeri, @redpenrabbit.bsky.social, and @kristentate.bsky.social! ✏️
Together we raised nearly $300 for Red Pencil scholarships! Keep your brains sharp for the next one in 2027!
Together we raised nearly $300 for Red Pencil scholarships! Keep your brains sharp for the next one in 2027!
🎙️ Running an Editorial Agency—a live panel with four agency owners sharing their different models.
Thinking about starting an agency? Or just curious how they work? This one's for you.
Tues., Oct. 28 | 1:45 pm ET
Register: zurl.co/MJlCO
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #SmallBusiness
Thinking about starting an agency? Or just curious how they work? This one's for you.
Tues., Oct. 28 | 1:45 pm ET
Register: zurl.co/MJlCO
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #SmallBusiness
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🎙️ Running an Editorial Agency—a live panel with four agency owners sharing their different models.
Thinking about starting an agency? Or just curious how they work? This one's for you.
Tues., Oct. 28 | 1:45 pm ET
Register: zurl.co/MJlCO
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #SmallBusiness
Thinking about starting an agency? Or just curious how they work? This one's for you.
Tues., Oct. 28 | 1:45 pm ET
Register: zurl.co/MJlCO
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing #SmallBusiness
If you're represented by a Republican, tell them it's time for Mike Johnson to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. No more excuses or delays. app.sosha.ai/s/hPtGQ8nd
Contact your GOP representative
app.sosha.ai
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you're represented by a Republican, tell them it's time for Mike Johnson to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. No more excuses or delays. app.sosha.ai/s/hPtGQ8nd
Why do #WritingProjects spiral into endless revisions?
Because stakeholders don't weigh in until after you've written the whole thing.
The 10-30-90 Writing Method fixes this with structured feedback at 3 key stages. Read how: zurl.co/3daI9 .
#WritingTips #BizTips
Because stakeholders don't weigh in until after you've written the whole thing.
The 10-30-90 Writing Method fixes this with structured feedback at 3 key stages. Read how: zurl.co/3daI9 .
#WritingTips #BizTips
Skip the Rewrites: The 10-30-90 Writing Method - Right Touch Editing
Need help with a writing project but worried about the lengthy editing process? Learn how Right Touch Editing makes things quick, easy, and accessible!
www.righttouchediting.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Why do #WritingProjects spiral into endless revisions?
Because stakeholders don't weigh in until after you've written the whole thing.
The 10-30-90 Writing Method fixes this with structured feedback at 3 key stages. Read how: zurl.co/3daI9 .
#WritingTips #BizTips
Because stakeholders don't weigh in until after you've written the whole thing.
The 10-30-90 Writing Method fixes this with structured feedback at 3 key stages. Read how: zurl.co/3daI9 .
#WritingTips #BizTips
Reposted by Erin Brenner (she/her)
I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
October 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak
I had a great chat with @wordrake.bsky.social about something business leaders need to hear: AI can't replace editors, but can change what we need editors for. If you care about whether your writing actually works, you still need a human editor. Read the interview now: zurl.co/XI0xO. #BizTips
An Interview with Lead Editor Erin Brenner
Erin Brenner is the CEO and Lead Editor for editorial agency, Right Touch Editing. She shares her experience running the company and managing projects.
zurl.co
October 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I had a great chat with @wordrake.bsky.social about something business leaders need to hear: AI can't replace editors, but can change what we need editors for. If you care about whether your writing actually works, you still need a human editor. Read the interview now: zurl.co/XI0xO. #BizTips
Why editors look things up, even when they "know" them. Formally it's the Brookings Institution, not the Brookings Institute. 🤦🏻♀️
(My author got it right.)
#AmEditing
(My author got it right.)
#AmEditing
October 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Why editors look things up, even when they "know" them. Formally it's the Brookings Institution, not the Brookings Institute. 🤦🏻♀️
(My author got it right.)
#AmEditing
(My author got it right.)
#AmEditing
Calling all trivia-loving editors! @edsguild.bsky.social has THE event for you: Giant Pencil's Pre-Red Pencil Virtual Trivia Night, Fri., Oct. 24. Just $5 gets you in. The money funds scholarships AND you could win a cool prize, like a coaching session with yours truly! bit.ly/GPSPRPVTN
#AmEditing
#AmEditing
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...
www.edsguild.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Calling all trivia-loving editors! @edsguild.bsky.social has THE event for you: Giant Pencil's Pre-Red Pencil Virtual Trivia Night, Fri., Oct. 24. Just $5 gets you in. The money funds scholarships AND you could win a cool prize, like a coaching session with yours truly! bit.ly/GPSPRPVTN
#AmEditing
#AmEditing
Looking to level up your editing skills? Fellow editors have created some fantastic training programs—and I've compiled them in one searchable sheet.
Expand your expertise: zurl.co/0c6yN
#AmEditing #EditorCommunity #ProfessionalDevelopment
Expand your expertise: zurl.co/0c6yN
#AmEditing #EditorCommunity #ProfessionalDevelopment
October 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Looking to level up your editing skills? Fellow editors have created some fantastic training programs—and I've compiled them in one searchable sheet.
Expand your expertise: zurl.co/0c6yN
#AmEditing #EditorCommunity #ProfessionalDevelopment
Expand your expertise: zurl.co/0c6yN
#AmEditing #EditorCommunity #ProfessionalDevelopment
If you’re feeling stuck, unmotivated, or just out of ideas, you might be creatively exhausted. Drawing from personal experience, @imaginedworlds.bsky.social offers helpful ways to recognize the signs and recharge your creative energy. On the blog: zurl.co/tyldc #CreativityBurnout #WritingTips
Refilling the Well: Bouncing Back from Creative Burnout - Right Touch Editing
If you're feeling drained after a creative push, you might be facing more than burnout. Learn how to spot and recover from creative fatigue before it kills your spark.
zurl.co
October 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you’re feeling stuck, unmotivated, or just out of ideas, you might be creatively exhausted. Drawing from personal experience, @imaginedworlds.bsky.social offers helpful ways to recognize the signs and recharge your creative energy. On the blog: zurl.co/tyldc #CreativityBurnout #WritingTips