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Professional editor who loves books and book people and key lime pie. My pronouns are she/her.
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The true danger of basing your protagonist on yourself. (It's not what you think.) alexkourvo.com/2023/04/27/a...

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I write how-to books for writers. I use lots and lots of examples, pointing out authors who do things right, from Silvia Moreno-Garcia to Deanna Raybourn to James Scott Bell. Guess who NEVER, EVER gets a mention in any of my craft books for writers? www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...

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Wild Phlox on a beautiful summer day. #Bloomscrolling #PureMichigan

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Getting only one episode of the Murderbot show per week is killing me. I want to binge the Murderbot show the way Murderbot binges The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon

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This.

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“No one was interested. They were like, ‘This is just RoboCop’ and we were like, ‘No, it's not at all. It's the anti-RoboCop,'” Goyer recalled. “It's about neurodivergence. It's about humanity.”” www.forbes.com/sites/timlam...

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I saw someone say AI is useful because it generates ideas. My dude, I'm full of ideas. I have docs and docs marked under 'ideas.' I have outlines and fragments of stuff I might work on. Trunked stories galore. Even if I continue to write a novel a year for the next 40 years I won't run out of ideas.

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Go fash, lose cash.

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Surely everyone knows by now that "AI" makes stuff up. Why are we still doing this?

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really enjoying wordlereplay dot com so I can play Wordle without supporting The New York Times. (It has the exact same puzzles.)

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From the article: "A developmental editor will not only point out when there is a deeper issue, but they will also provide a clear path to help solve the problem...They're trained to help you shape your book into something readers can’t put down." writersinthestormblog.com/2025/05/are-...

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Writing advice that cannot be bettered.

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🧵 Almost all the authors I know have been struggling in the last months.

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Murderbot! Murderbot! Murderbot! 😍 That's it. That's the skeet.

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www.kickstarter.com/projects/obs...

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Starting my day scrolling through the posts in #amquerying... and celebrating ALL the successes that you are having! Even a rejection is a success, because it means that we've completed an amazing project and are brave enough to put it out there to the world! Keep on! 😀💕 #writingcommunity

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We stand together or we all fall. - NO AI audiobooks - NO AI covers - NO AI book trailers - NO AI character drawings - NO AI marketing copy - NO AI “research” - NO AI editors - NO AI translation - NO AI at all

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I backed this kickstarter and you should too! Book one was the fantasy novel I never knew I needed. Book two? Even better. But be quick, because the kickstarter is closing in a few days. tinyurl.com/Amnandi

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“I have lived as a man. I’ve just done what I damn well wanted to, and I’ve made enough money to support myself, and ain’t afraid of being alone.” Happy birthday, the incomparable Katharine Hepburn …

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Sure, AI may be an environmental disaster and produce mid outcomes in cases where it doesn't straight up lie, but at least it's extremely unprofitable.

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You know what else reports a net loss every quarter? Every single police department in the country.

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In the news: In which we learn that our leaders find it easier to believe "AI is the future" than to believe that actual, living human beings who make art for a living have rights and deserve respect. Our consent doesn't matter to them. Only appeasing the tech bros matters.

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If kidnapped, what would you post that would alarm your followers without the kidnappers knowing you're asking for help? “We don’t need the Oxford comma anymore.”

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I liked this article. How do developmental editors do what they do? Contrary to popular belief, we don't have superpowers, although we do have a particular set of skills. writersinthestormblog.com/2025/04/a-pe...

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You had me at soup.

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'Using a plot method doesn’t defeat the purpose of creative writing! It can help you to know how to structure your story.' writes Lucy O'Callaghan as she explores different Methods of Plotting including some Really Useful Links www.writing.ie/resources/di... #WritingCommunity #writersky

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Go fash, lose cash.

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BACK THIS PROJECT! I'm feeling celebratory! We've reached the official midpoint. Not only is AMNANDI SAILS a fabulous fantasy novel but it's a Kickstarter PROJECT WE LOVE and has reached nearly 2x its goal! 11 days to make more magic! Link below! www.kickstarter.com/projects/obs...

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Edna Mode knows how to deal with a gloomy Monday. Just keep moving forward.

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