I have been neglectful of this blog lately. Just how
neglectful wasn’t apparent until I pulled open the blog this morning. Has it really
been almost a month since I posted?
Fortunately, I have a great excuse: I’ve been very busy.
Freelance work has been rolling steadily in, and when combined with my
nine-to-five (well, eight-to-six) job, I haven’t had much time to write for
myself. Or to do much of anything, really. (But I have continued to post at
Copyediting.com.)
And there's other good news, for me anyway. I am now entering what has
consistently been the high point of my year: the annual conference of the
American Copy Editors Society. Three days in Portland, Oregon, with more than five
hundred editors, lexicographers, linguists, and logophiles.
These are my people.
This is my fourth ACES conference. Last year, I came in
third place in the spelling bee fundraiser. This year, I plan to win.
Which probably means you’ll see a post this weekend all about
the word that knocked me out of the competition.
---UPDATE: I was surprised, shocked, and above all dismayed to discover,
when I checked in at the conference, that all the spots in the spelling
bee had already been taken. Hmph.---
Regardless, I’m sure I’ll have a lot of interesting things
to share once this conference is over.
But if you just can’t wait, follow the hashtag
#ACES2016 on Twitter for the next three days to see what we’re learning, what
we’re eating, and which horrible jokes make the rounds.
And for those of you who are attending ACES 2016, especially
if we’ve never met before, come find me!