Graham Hughes

A quick status thing: I'm not really active on here any more, but my editing and proofreading business *is* very much still going.

To those who are still on this thing: Huge thanks to @BethHamer1 and everyone else who helped give us a terrific #CIEP2023. As a bonus, here's the scenic view from my (reserved) train seat for the next 2hr 45m 😎 @The_CIEP

Well, it's a good thing that I don't need to do any work this afternoon, as I've got #ciep2023 fever and it's getting difficult to think about anything else 😶. Looking forward to seeing all those edifolks in Glasgow(ish) tomorrow ...

Do you use #acronyms and #initialisms in your writing? Are you using them in a way that helps your readers, and without seeming to talk down to them? Here are some tips. #BusinessWriting #TechnicalWriting gh-ed.com/blog/using-acronym…

So it's back to the outside world after #ciep2022. After three years without the editribe getting together in person, the feelings of camaraderie, support and joy in each other's company were almost overwhelming. Oh, and I learned a lot as well.😏 Thanks, everyone.

Massive thanks to @BethHamer1, @editdare and everyone else who made #ciep2022 a great success despite the huge challenge of running a hybrid conference.

Wending my way slowly, on three trains, to Milton Keynes for #CIEP2022. Really looking forward to seeing the tribe in the flesh after a three-year wait (and to the much quicker direct journey home).

The slash: Why you should think twice before using it. gh-ed.com/blog/trash-the-sla… #Editing #BusinessWriting #Punctuation

Still reeling from the strange experience of walking to a @The_CIEP local group meeting last night! The North West group had a one-off meeting here in Chester – now that's what I call 'local'😀. Thanks to @KarenProofread and the others (non-Twitterers?) for an enjoyable evening.

In Shrewsbury after my first in-person @The_CIEP local group meeting in well over two years 👍. Zoom is better than nothing, and it kept the groups going when it was the only option, but it can't match sitting around a table with other editors.

Finally booked an in-person place at #ciep2022, @The_CIEP's hybrid conference in September. Can't wait to see some editing colleagues in real life after all this time ...

Numbers 16 to 20 in my What Not to Write series on LinkedIn, bundled up into one page: gh-ed.com/blog/what-not-to-w… #BusinessWriting #WritingTips

Are you a thatter or a whicher? gh-ed.com/blog/writing-tips-… #writingtips #amediting

#Plainlanguage / #plainEnglish in a nutshell.

Huge thanks to @BethHamer1 and team, plus all the speakers and everyone I spoke to, for an excellent #CIEP2021. Time to de-bubble and give the brain a rest. Hope to see everyone again next September, one way or the other (🤝/🖥?).

Excellent talk at #CIEP2021 by Hawaii-based Rochdale novelist Ian Dynamic (hope I’ve got that right, @IMcMillan).

My brain's buzzing after two hours of speed networking at #CIEP2021 - so much interesting conversation with so many people who have so much to offer. Thanks, all, and especially to @editdare for doing a fine job at the helm.

Conference fever is suddenly taking hold, with #ciep2021 starting later today😁. Looking forward to seeing everyone, and trying to cram all that learning into my inevitably frazzled mind.