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Karen Yin
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:webfeeds="http://webfeeds.org/rss/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"> <channel> <title>Karen Yin</title> <description>Public posts from @karenyin@mstdn.social</description> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin</link> <image> <url>https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/108/194/655/470/800/169/original/f8e27f22d3ef9429.jpg</url> <title>Karen Yin</title> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin</link> </image> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:12:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <webfeeds:icon>https://media.mstdn.social/accounts/avatars/108/194/655/470/800/169/original/f8e27f22d3ef9429.jpg</webfeeds:icon> <generator>Mastodon v4.3.3</generator> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/112968802910697118</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/112968802910697118</link> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:12:14 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>I was not expecting this footnote in the new Chicago Manual of Style. Thank you, editors of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CMOS18" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CMOS18</span></a>, for modeling <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a>.</p><p>&quot;5.255: Making Conscious Choices…Here we draw on the term &#39;conscious language&#39; as used by Karen Yin, founder of the Conscious Style Guide website.&quot; ❤️</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StyleGuide</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StyleGuides" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StyleGuides</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousStyle</span></a></p></description> <media:content url="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/968/794/102/510/529/original/3843cbad7da50d90.png" type="image/png" fileSize="1435714" medium="image"> <media:rating scheme="urn:simple">nonadult</media:rating> <media:description type="plain">Screenshot with "The Chicago Manual of Style" in black on yellow, with "Online" in red beneath it. To the right of this block of color is an entry: 5: Grammar and Usage > 5.255: Making Conscious Choices. The footnote reads, "Here we draw on the term 'conscious language' as used by Karen Yin, founder of the Conscious Style Guide website (see bibliog. 1.4)."</media:description> </media:content> <category>cmos18</category> <category>ConsciousLanguage</category> <category>amwriting</category> <category>amediting</category> <category>writingcommunity</category> <category>styleguide</category> <category>styleguides</category> <category>copyediting</category> <category>ConsciousStyle</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/112950479261959609</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/112950479261959609</link> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:32:17 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>Hi, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReadingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ReadingCommunity</span></a>! If you liked The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousStyleGuide</span></a>, please consider reviewing it. Reviews help others discover my book and can raise its visibility on these platforms. A review can be a few lines—an impression, a takeaway, how it is useful, who should read it.</p><p>Boosts are greatly appreciated. Xie xie! 📚</p><p>• Amazon (ad): <a href="https://amzn.to/3rz6RHx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/3rz6RHx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br />• Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198493666-the-conscious-style-guide" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">goodreads.com/book/show/198493</span><span class="invisible">666-the-conscious-style-guide</span></a><br />• Barnes &amp; Noble: <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-conscious-style-guide-karen-yin/1144029921" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">barnesandnoble.com/w/the-consc</span><span class="invisible">ious-style-guide-karen-yin/1144029921</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StyleGuide</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Inclusion</span></a></p></description> <media:content url="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/950/452/501/487/643/original/8f31fbc46c7577f5.png" type="image/png" fileSize="304789" medium="image"> <media:rating scheme="urn:simple">nonadult</media:rating> <media:description type="plain">Graphic with white background features the navy-blue cover of The Conscious Style Guide. At the top: “Change the way you think about inclusive language.” To the right of the cover: “Also available as an ebook and an audiobook” and the Little, Brown Spark logo, an S shaped like a sunburst. </media:description> </media:content> <category>readingcommunity</category> <category>ConsciousStyleGuide</category> <category>writingcommunity</category> <category>styleguide</category> <category>ConsciousLanguage</category> <category>Inclusion</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/112950439520238388</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/112950439520238388</link> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:22:11 +0000</pubDate> <description><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ICYMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ICYMI</span></a>: The July edition of The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> Newsletter includes:<br />• Why We Shouldn’t Call Trump a “Criminal”<br />• Stop Saying “Conservative” When You Mean Fascist<br />• Words Such as Racist Slurs Can Literally Hurt—Here’s the Science</p><p>✅ Read and subscribe: <a href="https://mail.consciousstyleguide.com/p/conscious-language-newsletter-july-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mail.consciousstyleguide.com/p</span><span class="invisible">/conscious-language-newsletter-july-2024</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Copyediting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Copyeditors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Copyeditors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousStyleGuide</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousStyle</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InclusiveLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InclusiveLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Newsletter</span></a></p></description> <category>icymi</category> <category>ConsciousLanguage</category> <category>amediting</category> <category>copyediting</category> <category>copyeditors</category> <category>writingcommunity</category> <category>ConsciousStyleGuide</category> <category>ConsciousStyle</category> <category>inclusivelanguage</category> <category>newsletter</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110820950106769694</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110820950106769694</link> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:25:01 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>Happy 1st birthday to my picture book So Not Ghoul! I knew you when you were an itty-bitty draft titled Unfashionaboo with a few Mandarin puns and fake proverbs, and now look at you—all grown up with great reviews. 1/</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KidLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KidLit</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a></p></description> <media:content url="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/110/820/945/773/077/074/original/4dfa3b5127e9153e.png" type="image/png" fileSize="682106" medium="image"> <media:rating scheme="urn:simple">nonadult</media:rating> <media:description type="plain">Graphic featuring cover of "So Not Ghoul" has a blue-and-pink palette to match the cover. On the cover: Mimi, a smiling Chinese American girl ghost, is next to a white cat, who is side-eyeing three girl ghouls sneering at Mimi. Review quote from Kirkus Reviews: "Full of ghostly puns, this is a playful look at identity, culture, and new-student blues."</media:description> </media:content> <category>kidlit</category> <category>writingcommunity</category> <category>authorsofmastodon</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110538443895131304</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110538443895131304</link> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:59:58 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>Happy <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Publication" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Publication</span></a> Day to &quot;Boundless: Twenty Voices Celebrating Multicultural and Multiracial Identities&quot; from Inkyard Press! I&#39;m delighted to have my story &quot;My Kinda Sorta Badass Move&quot; in this anthology. Many thanks to editors Ismée Williams and Rebecca Balcárcel. Available everywhere books are sold.</p></description> <media:content url="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/110/538/441/026/963/442/original/c0537e924bbf64f4.png" type="image/png" fileSize="1056283" medium="image"> <media:rating scheme="urn:simple">nonadult</media:rating> <media:description type="plain">Illustrated book cover: On a cobalt-blue background, about nine featureless faces in a variety of skin tones and hairstyles are arranged in a contrasting cluster of blues, pinks, browns, oranges, blacks. The contributors' names frame the image in small, all-caps type. The title, Boundless, begins at the top left and runs down and across the cover.</media:description> </media:content> <category>publication</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110316807734188673</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110316807734188673</link> <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 15:34:59 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>I&#39;m a huge fan of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KidTimeStoryTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KidTimeStoryTime</span></a> and StoryTeller&#39;s readalouds on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>YouTube</span></a>. Well, guess what! Today, they posted a hilarious reading of my picture book <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SoNotGhoul" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SoNotGhoul</span></a>!</p><p>This underworldly tale about Mimi, a Chinese American ghost in bicultural limbo, has Chinese-style rituals, Mandarin puns, and—of course—ghost fashion.</p><p>(Psst…please buy!) 👻 ❤️ </p><p>Watch: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f81Um_Nufak" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=f81Um_Nufa</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PageStreetKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PageStreetKids</span></a>, art by Bonnie Lui.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AAPIHeritageMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AAPIHeritageMonth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AsianAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AsianAmerican</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PictureBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PictureBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KidLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KidLit</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReadAloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ReadAloud</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StoryTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StoryTime</span></a></p></description> <category>KidTimeStoryTime</category> <category>YouTube</category> <category>sonotghoul</category> <category>PageStreetKids</category> <category>aapiheritagemonth</category> <category>asianamerican</category> <category>picturebooks</category> <category>kidlit</category> <category>ReadAloud</category> <category>storytime</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110232164369875379</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110232164369875379</link> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:49:04 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>Thanks, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KirkusReviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KirkusReviews</span></a>, for highlighting my queer Chinese American short story in your review of BOUNDLESS: TWENTY VOICES CELEBRATING MULTICULTURAL AND MULTIRACIAL IDENTITIES by Inkyard Press, out in June 2023. </p><p>Read: <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ismee-williams/boundless-williams/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews</span><span class="invisible">/ismee-williams/boundless-williams/</span></a></p></description> <category>kirkusreviews</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110124634429890963</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110124634429890963</link> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 17:02:47 +0000</pubDate> <description><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ToolTip" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ToolTip</span></a>: Thirty free or fee sources for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/stockPhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stockPhotos</span></a> for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diverse</span></a> representation, including:</p><p>• Centre for Ageing Better<br />• Disability Inclusive Stock Photography<br />• Disabled and Here<br />• Faces of Travel | Delta Air Lines<br />• <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GBVinMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GBVinMedia</span></a>: gender-based violence<br />• The Gender Spectrum Collection (fee) | Vice<br />• Nappy.co: Black and brown people<br />• NativeStock Pictures: Indian Country<br />• Plus Size Stock Photos | AllGo<br />• UKBlackTech<br />• WOC in Tech</p><p><a href="https://consciousstyleguide.com/design-images/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">consciousstyleguide.com/design</span><span class="invisible">-images/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousStyleGuide</span></a></p></description> <category>Tooltip</category> <category>stockphotos</category> <category>diverse</category> <category>GBVinMedia</category> <category>ConsciousDesign</category> <category>ConsciousStyleGuide</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110079561458351237</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110079561458351237</link> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:00:08 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>In the March 2023 edition of The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> Newsletter (hashtags mine):</p><p>• How &quot;Ma’am&quot; Went From Being a Respectful Word for Some—but Polarizing for Others<br />• Youse Hear About <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InclusiveLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InclusiveLanguage</span></a>?<br />• Examples of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ableist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ableist</span></a> Language You May Not Realize You’re Using<br />• Ancient <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Judaism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Judaism</span></a> Recognized a Range of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Genders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Genders</span></a>…<br />• <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InclusiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InclusiveDesign</span></a>’s Next Chapter: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Design</span></a> for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cognition</span></a> </p><p>📗 Read: <a href="https://consciousstyleguide.com/conscious-language-newsletter-march-2023/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">consciousstyleguide.com/consci</span><span class="invisible">ous-language-newsletter-march-2023/</span></a></p><p>📥 Subscribe: <a href="https://consciousstyleguide.com/newsletters/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">consciousstyleguide.com/newsle</span><span class="invisible">tters/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span></p></description> <category>ConsciousLanguage</category> <category>inclusivelanguage</category> <category>ableist</category> <category>judaism</category> <category>genders</category> <category>inclusivedesign</category> <category>Design</category> <category>cognition</category> <category>writingcommunity</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110045926041253292</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110045926041253292</link> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2023 19:26:12 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>I love this! &quot;Black Crossword features the names of significant Black figures, updated slang, plentiful musical references and more…[Creator Juliana] Pache has big dreams for Black Crossword, including a collection of activity books and merch. Ultimately, she hopes people continue to play and find it &#39;rewarding and challenging&#39; while learning about Black culture.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Read" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Read</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HuffPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HuffPost</span></a>: <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-crossword-juliana-pache_n_6407b9a9e4b018d7c56d9b56" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/black-cross</span><span class="invisible">word-juliana-pache_n_6407b9a9e4b018d7c56d9b56</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Play" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Play</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BlackCrossword" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlackCrossword</span></a>: <a href="https://www.blackcrossword.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">blackcrossword.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CrosswordPuzzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CrosswordPuzzle</span></a></p></description> <category>read</category> <category>huffpost</category> <category>play</category> <category>BlackCrossword</category> <category>BlackMastodon</category> <category>crosswordpuzzle</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110022537806141590</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110022537806141590</link> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:18:16 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Dutch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Dutch</span></a> version of my debut <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pictureBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pictureBook</span></a> &quot;Whole Whale&quot; is out! Here&#39;s a cover comparison for all you <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/kidlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kidlit</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>publishing</span></a> folks who are interested in such things. &quot;Maak Plaats&quot; means &quot;make space.&quot;</p><p>Art by Nelleke Verhoeff, English version published by Barefoot Books, Dutch version published by De Vier Windstreken.</p></description> <media:content url="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/110/022/518/479/646/386/original/1e79e449bab2d7b3.png" type="image/png" fileSize="1987746" medium="image"> <media:rating scheme="urn:simple">nonadult</media:rating> <media:description type="plain">Two square covers side by side. Description for both: A vibrant yellow cover has a huge blue whale tale with the title, "Whole Whale" or "Maak Plaats!" surrounded by colorful whimsical animals, including a monkey, giraffe, panda, sheep, and lion. On the English cover, the credit reads "Words by Karen Yin & Art by Nelleke Verhoeff." On the Dutch cover, the credit reads "Nelleke Verhoeff" on its own line, below that, "Karen Yin."</media:description> </media:content> <category>dutch</category> <category>picturebook</category> <category>kidlit</category> <category>publishing</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110000168747562669</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/110000168747562669</link> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:29:31 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>Dictionary.com changes <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> spelling away from &quot;anti-Semitism.&quot; </p><p>&quot;The move comes nearly two years after The Associated Press similarly changed the spelling in its widely used style guide. It also reflects an ongoing push by many American Jewish organizations to spell &#39;antisemitism&#39; without the capital S.&quot;</p><p>📗 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Read" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Read</span></a>: <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2023/02/dictionary-definition-antisemitism-spelling/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jewishinsider.com/2023/02/dict</span><span class="invisible">ionary-definition-antisemitism-spelling/</span></a></p><p>📥 For more <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> updates, check out my <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousLanguage</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>newsletter</span></a>: <a href="https://bit.ly/consciouslanguagenews" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/consciouslanguagenews</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Jewish</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/APStyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>APStyle</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Editing</span></a></p></description> <category>antisemitism</category> <category>read</category> <category>ConsciousLanguage</category> <category>newsletter</category> <category>jewish</category> <category>apstyle</category> <category>editing</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109938615611462345</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109938615611462345</link> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:35:45 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>The Hollywood Reporter interviewed me in 2019 for its first-ever &quot;Agents of Change&quot; piece on diversity and inclusion. During the call, I referred them to my friend and adviser <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HenryFuhrmann" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HenryFuhrmann</span></a>, aka the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HyphenKiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HyphenKiller</span></a> for his &quot;Drop the Hyphen in &#39;Asian American&#39;&quot; article for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousStyleGuide</span></a>. We eagerly awaited publication, but nothing came of the interviews. Or so we thought.</p><p>Today, I found a PDF of the article. I wish Henry was here so I could tell him. Miss you, Henry.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/APStylebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>APStylebook</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Editing</span></a></p></description> <media:content url="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/109/938/552/937/506/217/original/e2bae06b0853c1fc.png" type="image/png" fileSize="1257786" medium="image"> <media:rating scheme="urn:simple">nonadult</media:rating> <media:description type="plain">Screenshot of a large goldenrod sidebar with "The Hollywood Reporter / 88 / April 30, 2019" in the running footer. Six blurbs are prefaced with a category, like "Black," "Latino, Latina or Latinx." Under "Asian American," the text reads: "In March, AP dropped the hyphen from 'Asian American' (and 'African American,' plus other cases of what the style bible calls 'dual heritage'). That hyphen 'implied that we're different, not wholly American,' says Karen Yin, Conscious Style guide writer-editor. Adds Henry Fuhrmann, CSG author of the post that changed AP policy: 'I'm Japanese American and don't see myself as a hybrid.'"</media:description> </media:content> <category>HenryFuhrmann</category> <category>HyphenKiller</category> <category>ConsciousStyleGuide</category> <category>APStylebook</category> <category>editing</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109898806302204985</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109898806302204985</link> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 19:51:43 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>A pleasant surprise to spot my picture book <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SoNotGhoul" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SoNotGhoul</span></a>, about a little <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChineseAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChineseAmerican</span></a> ghost who deals with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/culturalAppropriation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>culturalAppropriation</span></a> in the fiercest way, at a local <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookstore" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bookstore</span></a>. If you’re in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pasadena" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pasadena</span></a>, CA, you can pick up a copy at Vroman’s!</p><p>Art by Bonnie Lui, published by <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PageStreetKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PageStreetKids</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KidLit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KidLit</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChildrensBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChildrensBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PictureBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PictureBook</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AuthorLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AuthorLife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BuyLocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BuyLocal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ShopIndie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ShopIndie</span></a></p></description> <media:content url="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/109/898/748/439/718/695/original/7fe23b2f67aaaae1.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" fileSize="498661" medium="image"> <media:rating scheme="urn:simple">nonadult</media:rating> <media:description type="plain">Photo closeup of several copies of my pink-and-purple-spined book on a bookshelf, surrounded by other children’s books. </media:description> </media:content> <category>sonotghoul</category> <category>chineseamerican</category> <category>culturalappropriation</category> <category>bookstore</category> <category>pasadena</category> <category>PageStreetKids</category> <category>kidlit</category> <category>childrensbooks</category> <category>picturebook</category> <category>writersofmastodon</category> <category>authorlife</category> <category>buylocal</category> <category>shopindie</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109825800488440848</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109825800488440848</link> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 22:25:23 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>I love talking about why I created <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousStyleGuide</span></a> for writers and editors and how I use <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/consciousLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>consciousLanguage</span></a> as a tool for equity. Here&#39;s my Q&amp;A with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheObjective" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheObjective</span></a>, a publication devoted to improving the practice of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>journalism</span></a>.</p><p>Read: <a href="https://objectivejournalism.org/2023/02/karen-yin/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">objectivejournalism.org/2023/0</span><span class="invisible">2/karen-yin/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Journalists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Writer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Interview" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Interview</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Editor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Editors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Editing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EditorsOfColor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EditorsOfColor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MediaDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaDiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Equity</span></a></p></description> <category>ConsciousStyleGuide</category> <category>ConsciousLanguage</category> <category>TheObjective</category> <category>journalism</category> <category>journalists</category> <category>writers</category> <category>writer</category> <category>Writing</category> <category>writingcommunity</category> <category>interview</category> <category>editor</category> <category>editors</category> <category>editing</category> <category>EditorsOfColor</category> <category>MediaDiversity</category> <category>diversity</category> <category>equity</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109807789631126194</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109807789631126194</link> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 18:04:59 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>February 1 was <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WorldReadAloudDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WorldReadAloudDay</span></a>, a global celebration of reading aloud.</p><p>I was thrilled to learn that for this event, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Scholastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Scholastic</span></a> picked my book &quot;Doug the Pug and the Kindness Crew&quot; as one of its top 30 recommended books (<a href="https://www.scholastic.com/worldreadaloudday" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scholastic.com/worldreadaloudd</span><span class="invisible">ay</span></a>) and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mombian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mombian</span></a> picked my book <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WholeWhale" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WholeWhale</span></a> as one of its 10 LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books (<a href="https://mombian.com/2023/02/01/10-lgbtq-inclusive-kids-books-for-world-read-aloud-day/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mombian.com/2023/02/01/10-lgbt</span><span class="invisible">q-inclusive-kids-books-for-world-read-aloud-day/</span></a>).</p><p>It feels incredible knowing that my books have their own lives and don&#39;t need me (as much).</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kidlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kidlit</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PictureBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PictureBooks</span></a></p></description> <category>WorldReadAloudDay</category> <category>scholastic</category> <category>Mombian</category> <category>WholeWhale</category> <category>LGBT</category> <category>lgbtq</category> <category>LGBTQIA</category> <category>kidlit</category> <category>picturebooks</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109796917477289928</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109796917477289928</link> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:00:03 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>New resource on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DiverseDatabases" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DiverseDatabases</span></a>: The Uproot Project Database, a resource for people seeking to connect with environmental and climate <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>journalists</span></a> of color.</p><p>DiverseDatabases.com has 100+ databases featuring underrepresented groups across fields. Visit: <a href="http://diversedatabases.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">diversedatabases.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Am I missing any cool <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/databases" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>databases</span></a> that promote <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diversity</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diverseVoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diverseVoices</span></a>? Please let me know in the comments.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MediaDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaDiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EditorsOfColor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EditorsOfColor</span></a></p></description> <category>DiverseDatabases</category> <category>journalists</category> <category>databases</category> <category>diversity</category> <category>diversevoices</category> <category>journalism</category> <category>Environment</category> <category>ClimateCrisis</category> <category>MediaDiversity</category> <category>EditorsOfColor</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109773512401833007</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109773512401833007</link> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 16:47:50 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>My week has peaked, and it hasn&#39;t even begun. The Government of Canada recommends <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ConsciousStyleGuide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConsciousStyleGuide</span></a>!</p><p>&quot;The Conscious Style Guide website is a compendium of developments in the field of inclusive language. It was founded by Karen Yin, who launched both the website and The Conscious Language Newsletter in 2015. Yin encourages us to think critically about using language in order to avoid unconscious bias.&quot;</p><p>📗 Read: <a href="https://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/en/blogue-blog/guide-to-inclusive-writing-resources-eng" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/</span><span class="invisible">en/blogue-blog/guide-to-inclusive-writing-resources-eng</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Editing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InclusiveLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InclusiveLanguage</span></a></p></description> <category>ConsciousStyleGuide</category> <category>Writing</category> <category>writingcommunity</category> <category>editing</category> <category>inclusivelanguage</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109750931852923689</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109750931852923689</link> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:05:18 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>An example of when omitting “that” miscues the reader. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edibuddies" class="u-url mention">@<span>edibuddies</span></a></span></p></description> <media:content url="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/109/750/909/317/440/068/original/371d4aeb20daf6ae.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" fileSize="86093" medium="image"> <media:rating scheme="urn:simple">nonadult</media:rating> <media:description type="plain">A text-only screenshot that says “Rupert Murdoch called off a merger between Fox and News Corp. The media mogul finally accepted the deal would not bring value to shareholders.” A proofreader’s mark inserts “that” so it reads “finally accepted that the deal” instead of “finally accepted the deal.”</media:description> </media:content> <category>writingcommunity</category> <category>amreading</category> </item> <item> <guid isPermaLink="true">https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109711331769717359</guid> <link>https://mstdn.social/@karenyin/109711331769717359</link> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:14:29 +0000</pubDate> <description><p>Some news in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>publishing</span></a> department: There&#39;s a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Goodreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Goodreads</span></a> giveaway for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Boundless" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Boundless</span></a>, the multicultural YA anthology that I have a piece in, coming out June 2023 from <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InkyardPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InkyardPress</span></a>.</p><p>My story, &quot;My Kinda Sorta Badass Move,&quot; explores femininity, queerness, Chineseness, and Americanness from the yearning perspective of a second-gen Chinese American drill team hopeful who must clear away the cultural noise for her self to surface.</p><p>🎟️ Enter: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/enter_choose_address/358802-boundless-twenty-voices-celebrating-multicultural-and-multiracial-ident" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">goodreads.com/giveaway/enter_c</span><span class="invisible">hoose_address/358802-boundless-twenty-voices-celebrating-multicultural-and-multiracial-ident</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/YA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>YA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Books</span></a></p></description> <media:content url="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/109/711/282/978/409/105/original/9944d8b9d35f72ba.png" type="image/png" fileSize="600286" medium="image"> <media:rating scheme="urn:simple">nonadult</media:rating> <media:description type="plain">Promo graphic featuring illustrated book cover: On a cobalt-blue background, about nine featureless faces in a variety of skin tones and hairstyles are arranged in a contrasting cluster of blues, pinks, browns, oranges, blacks. The contributors' names frame the image in small, all-caps type. The title, Boundless, begins at the top left and runs down and across the cover. Headline: Groundbreaking Young Adult Anthology. Text: From your favorite award-winning and bestselling authors, Boundless is a short-story collection that celebrates multicultural and multiracial characters at the helm of their own narratives as they approach life with a renewed sense of hope and acceptance. Coming June 2023 from Inkyard Press.</media:description> </media:content> <category>publishing</category> <category>GoodReads</category> <category>boundless</category> <category>InkyardPress</category> <category>writingcommunity</category> <category>ya</category> <category>Books</category> </item> </channel> </rss>