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🪄 Editing SFF, Horror, Romance, and LitRPGs | #RevPit Editor | Story Coach | SD/PEN Board, EFA, etc. | Wizard Script Scholar: Stet, ⁐, TK, ₰, Ͽ, ⸎ ✨️ www.raquelbrown.com
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🎉🎉 Congratulations!! 🤩

Keep it as close as possible to the max wc to elevate your chances. Especially for debut authors. Authors with multiple published books + fan base can have higher wc because they have a proven track record. You find this resource helpful: reedsy.com/studio/resou... #RevPit #MeetTheEditor

Hi! 😊 No strong preference, I enjoy each in different ways! (When reading, I try to alternate so it's not literary-literary or commercial-commercial back to back.) And I'm happy to help an author move in the direction they want to go w/ their book! I'd love to see a cozy fantasy 👀 #MeetTheEditor

Still have questions? Here's a 🧵of all #MeettheEditor sessions in case you missed them! #RevPit #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky #amquerying #RevPitWaiting 👇

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#RevPit, if you're in a similar position, I have tips! 1. Filler and filter words. You can literally cut a few thousand words just by carefully (read: tediously) going through your filler and filter words. I have a huge list you can get at my website jenichappelleeditorial.com 1/🧵

Alright #RevPit, I'm here for my #MeetTheEditor! I know, I know, it's late in the afternoon. But I'm here now! So let's get into it!

Hi Beth! Oooh, yes! Between the blurb and the comps, this definitely fits the vibes I'm looking for! Thanks so much for dropping by today! 😄 #MeetTheEditor

Howdy, Sarah! Thanks so much for joining in today! 🙌 Skipping over the nebulous "Voice!! Personality!" answer that popped into my head 😆—I really want a character that I'm over the moon for. Someone that's so endeared to the audience (or me lol), even if they're doing something horrible, it'd (1/2)

Hi, thanks for the Q! 😊 Some recent fantasy reads I really enjoyed: Blood of the Old Kings, Once There Were Heroes, Mordew—and I just got Sword of Kaigen so I can finally see what everyone's been talking about. 😜 #MeetTheEditor

Hi!! Thanks so much for stopping by today! 😊 Yes, absolutely, sci-fi + horror is 100% my jam. And are there any TWs that I don't accept—no, but a broad TW is always appreciated just so I know what I'm getting into, haha. Good luck with revisions!!! ✏️💪 #MeetTheEditor

Hi, thanks so much for joining in RevPit this year!! 😊 It sounds like I get to be the Sci-Fi Goldilocks here, haha! "Not too crunchy, not too cozy... juuust right!" If it works for the story, then it works!! With sci-fi especially, it's easy to think that everything needs an (1/2) #MeetTheEditor

I love developmental editing! Helping authors gain clarity about the direction for their story is honestly my favorite thing. Specifically, being in the weeds storywise, going over revision notes & talking through what works & what needs some extra oomph—that's what I really enjoy! #MeetTheEditor

Hey there! Yes, 2 main + 1 minor POV is totally fine; I totally get that there are Story Reasons why a certain POV might need to show up just a couple times. And 112K is not a dealbreaker!! (just don't add too much more before submitting 😜) Thanks so much for dropping by! 😊 #MeetTheEditor

You would make me choose!? 😱 Okay... After way too long thinking on this: I CANNOT overstate my love for vampires (literally wearing a Nosferatu shirt rn), but, I'm choosing faeries due to their relationship w/ nature + all the fae books I read before getting into sad vampires, haha! #MeetTheEditor

Hii! Thank you for the Q! 😃 Yes, definitely! Firstly in that I am always SO interested in learning about every magical critter/plant or alien species/planet. But also in the broader sense of wanting to edit & read spec fic that imagines possible futures for us & Earth! #worldbuilding #MeetTheEditor

Hey, thanks so much for dropping by! 1. Yes, totally! The broader cultural aspects explored in the story matter more to me than the specific location it's set in. 2. I can't skip a prologue lol so I think that is "yes" 3. Yes, if there's time! If we're crunched for time— (1/2) #MeetTheEditor

Good afternoon, Wera! Thanks for your Q! 😃 I'd love to see magic schools that don't just focus on primary/secondary-school-age kids—something like a magical school for those at grad school level and above, or showing older adults discovering their powers! Would also love to see (1/2) #MeetTheEditor

Hi, thanks so much for the Q! 😄 In a heist story, I really want to be grounded in the heist's difficulty, and see a progression that is more complicated than "pre-heist preparation" -> "execution" -> "part of plan goes wrong" -> "MCs still overcome it and get the thing." #MeetTheEditor

Hi, thanks so much for dropping by! A horror set in 1885—oooooh yes! 🤩 #MeetTheEditor

Hey!! Thanks for the Q 😊 The main reason I'm pickier (for RevPit) is that it's harder to reel in the scope within the timeframe if the main story can't fit in one book. If it's a "standalone with series potential"😉 or if it's more episodic (no cliffhanger ending) I'd love to see it! #MeetTheEditor

Hi Freyja 😊 Hmmmm, that’s a good question! Some romance authors who would seem fun to meet—C. S. Pacat, Katee Robert, Kimberly Lemming, and Stephanie Burgis! Would love to see your slow-burn shifter romance!! #MeetTheEditor

Hey there, #RevPit crew!! 🎉 Hope you all are having a great afternoon! Thanks for your patience; I'm excited to get my #MeetTheEditor session started! I see there are a few questions already—I'll be putting an intro post below, and will get answers for those Qs momentarily. 🥳 #WritingCommunity

New blog post! My Top 50 Trans SFFH Books* released last year! *books either by trans/genderqueer/nb/agender/.. authors OR featuring trans (umbrella) main characters crini.de/2025/02/03/t... #booksky 🌈📚 🌈🚀💫 #queeradultsff 📚🌎 #bookreview #bookblogger

Excited to chat with you all during my #MeetTheEditor session later today! 😊💫 I'm aiming to hop on around 3pm ET / 12pm PT, but if you have questions before that (or after today's session), just tag me! 📚 #RevPit

Hi #RevPit!! I’m so excited to start my #MeetTheEditor session! Whether you're curious about RevPit, my MSWL, or just wanna swap ghost stories, drop your questions here! www.reviseresub.com/editors/tiff...

Hi Revelers! I’m so excited to do my #RevPit #MeetTheEditor session. First, would you like to learn five fun facts about me? Of course you do! Check out the video and the rest of this thread for more. @reviseresub.bsky.social 🤍

Today on #RevPit’s #MeetTheEditors Natasha Hanova: @natashahanova.bsky.social Ash P (Me at 3 p.m. Eastern): @ashpreads.bsky.social Megan Records: @meganrecords.bsky.social Come chat with us about your #manuscripts. #WritingCommunity #Authors #Writers #AmQuerying @reviseresub.bsky.social

#RevPit has begun! I'm chatting about my MSWL, writing tips, editing tips, genre tips ... really any tips you want (I am not an expert on pottery though, so be warned)! Join my session the afternoon of 3/7/25 over on the Bluesky!

Introduction Hey #WritersOfBluesky! Welcome to my #MeetTheEditor session. I'm Ash P, and I am from Karachi, Pakistan. I have been an editor since 2003 and I am a serious #bibliophile, #logophile, #lexophile, and #librocubicularist. #WritingCommunity #RevPit2025 @reviseresub.bsky.social

Hello #revpit lovelies! I'm here for my #MeetTheEditor! I see some of you have already left me questions so I will make my way through those after a little introduction. @reviseresub.bsky.social

🥺 👉 👈 #RevPit authors, If you have a pitch or mood board, I'd love to see it even if you're not planning to choose me as an editor 🤠

Welcome #writers to my 😃 #RevPit #MeetTheEditor session. I'm a #RevPit Board Member. This is my 6th year with RevPit ✨ A little more about me... -I’m a writer🖋and an editor ✂️ -I’m both a cat 🐈 and dog 🐕 person -I enjoy crocheting 🧶 -I love putting together puzzles 🧩 @reviseresub.bsky.social

My #RevPit 2024 winner @cullerpictures.bsky.social was kind enough to answer some questions about her RevPit experience (and working with me) in the post below! thecraftyfoxwriterscorner.substack.com/p/q-and-a-wi...