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Writer, reader, climber, skier, runner, swimmer in Snowdonia, UK. Freelance editor for fantastical fiction, short stories and outdoors literature. CIEP member and partner member of ALLi. www.lexicalpeaks.com
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Feeling very honoured to be part of this line up! Can't wait to read everyone else's pieces. #WritersOfBlueSky #AmWriting

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Piranesi shouldn't be on a shelf, it should be on a plinth in the centre of every bookshop, bathed by the glow of a warm, soft spotlight, and when you are wise enough to ask for a copy to purchase, everyone else in the shop should break into applause and offer you champagne and Malteasers

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

2025 reads: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. Surprisingly jolly for horror! People keep recommending T. Kingfisher to me so I'm glad to have finally got acquainted with one of her books. #BookSky #AmReading

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

I've technically been off on maternity leave since last March, but I seem to have spent quite a lot of time thinking about stories and books anyway. Here's a little update about how I've been keeping myself busy (feral baby aside), and the best things I read in 2024. lexicalpeaks.com/blog/materni...

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

Had a brilliant time at my local book club last night! We chatted about our favourite reads of 2024, which was lovely apart from now I have even more books to add to my TBR list and it is already several lifetimes long. #BookProblems

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

An incredible weekend out on the snowy hills of Eryri. I spent Saturday out on my skis, and then on Sunday I took my baby on a lovely sunny stroll in the hills. Today I am VERY achy but very happy!

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

Spectacular snowy scenes in the mountains yesterday. It's strange not heading up with skis or ice axes for a big day - but if I didn't have to do a baby-paced day, I'd have missed this wonderful view. The mountains will still be there next year!

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

The most effective editing move is still the one I stole from George Saunders: read your draft over and over and over again, out loud, until you have to fix the bad parts because you will literally die if you have to read them more time

submitted 92 days ago • 91 comments

In more cheerful news, I'm super proud to have a short story in Dark Mountain Project's latest anthology, Dark Ocean. (I have tried endless times to post this with a photo and BlueSky keeps refusing to post it soooo you'll just have to take my word for it!) #WritersOfBlueSky #SpecLit #AmWriting

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment

I very rarely (never?) talk about chronic pain stuff publicly because it is just boring and miserable, but I felt a bit less alone after reading this post and the replies to it ❤️

submitted 100 days ago • 0 comments

My laptop is once again in laptop hospital, so this evening I'm re-drafting a short story by hand. I actually really enjoy re-writing like this but rarely find the time/focus/energy to do it. The slowness makes me consider every word and often takes me down paths I wouldn't have expected. #AmWriting

submitted 106 days ago • 1 comment

Probably one of my favourite ways to hang out with the baby is watching him snooze through the monitor whilst I'm enjoying a slow breakfast with a book. Turns out it is possible to love someone more than you could ever express and still be delighted that they are not awake yet.

submitted 120 days ago • 1 comment

Spending my evening reading Emily Henry's Beach Read and it is a delight. Highly recommended if bookish romances are your thing! #booksky #AmReading

submitted 124 days ago • 1 comment

Hello again! Is this where everyone's hanging out now? I'm Philippa and I like to chat about books, writing, editing, cats, mountains, and the sea. I've had a baby since I was last on here so I will probably mostly be around between the hours of 1am and 6am and in a slightly delirious state.

submitted 126 days ago • 0 comments

Lunchtime swimtime! Getting pretty chilly out there but I always feel approximately a billion times better afterwards (once I've stopped shivering).

submitted 489 days ago • 0 comments

Starting a new developmental edit for an author today, which means I get to have one of my favourite type of editing days: manuscript on tablet to read through, notebook, sofa, cat snuggles. What a dream. #AmEditing #FreelanceEditors #EditorsOfWords #EditingCommunity

submitted 493 days ago • 0 comments

Endlessly bemused by the contrast between how much of a joy it is to edit other people's stories and how much of an absolute battle it is to edit my own. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #ShortStories #AmEditing #EditorsOfWords

submitted 496 days ago • 1 comment

Not saying I'm tired but this morning I sat down at my computer and very confidently opened up all the editing documents (manuscript, style sheet, time tracker...) for entirely the wrong book. #AmEditing #FreelanceEditors #EditorsOfWords

submitted 505 days ago • 0 comments

My husband and I are at a relative's house today so we're both working at the same dining table. I feel like I'm in school and going to get told off every time I check my phone or stare off into space for a few moments.

submitted 511 days ago • 1 comment

Silky sunrise sea swim. First one this season that's felt properly chilly! It was an absolute delight (once I'd stopped faffing around on the slipway whining about it being cold) and totally worth getting up early for. #coldwater #seaswimming

submitted 527 days ago • 0 comments

Today has been a lovely mix of big storms and big rainbows. The brightest one in the photo stretched all the way across the sky! Now it's just cold and half dark and very, very windy - perfect cosy reading weather.

submitted 540 days ago • 0 comments

Good morning, I have just discovered this thing called iced coffee, not sure if anyone else has heard of it yet but turns out it is amazing. Considerably nicer than regular coffee 😍

submitted 541 days ago • 1 comment

Well hey seven of my books have been stolen by Meta, ChatGPT etc to train their AI. That's *my work*, pirated and used without payment or permission to make more tech bro billionaires and let a bunch of lazy scammers generate 'books' for Kindle Unlimited. From the bottom of my heart, fuck you all.

submitted 541 days ago • 13 comments