Made some more good progress on this developmental edit. I also put together some Hugo and Nebula nominees from Space Wizard!
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Rule Two: Enjoy writing. As an author or writer, you are going to spend a lot of time #writing. #AmWriting #AmEditing Enjoy it. ...Keep Writing. Write for yourself too. Enjoy the stories and the characters. - Wrtr #Author #Writer #BookSky #AuthorSky

Got through the first third of this developmental edit. Hoping to finish up in the next week or so and then get on to the pile of submissions I have waiting!
#amediting #amwriting

#Wordweavers 12 Feb 'advice for a fellow writer'

The famous novelist W. Somerset Maugham said “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”

I say there are a whole bunch of rules that I follow, but they are rules which I have prepared, and they are for me only.

Develop a system of your own, for only you, and quote Somerset Maugham at anybody who challenges your unique approach.

#scifi #SlenderWolf #amediting #writingCommunity #EternalRebel

Working on a deep developmental edit for a book coming out in June. Got a good start today. Looking forward to getting this one out to you all!
#amediting #amwriting

WOW.

Thank you, folks, for all the boosts! I didn't expect that kind of engagement.

Perhaps I should have, but I didn't.

You all rock.

#SpellcheckCannotSaveYou
#RealEditorsProofBetter
#GUMmyStuff
#AmEditing
#AmWriting
#AmReading

I've realised today that the only place I truly relax is inside a story

It can be my own story or someone else's - writing, editing, reading - it doesn't matter. Inside a story, everything else falls away and I am, for that time at least, completely at peace. It is an escape, a refuge

It is why I write and why I read

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#actuallyAutistic #AuDHD #innerPeace

IF you are a fiction writer, especially of genre fiction, and

IF you would like to work with a professional editor who eschews the use of AI for writing or editing, and

IF you have a final draft sitting somewhere, that's been read by your trusted team of beta readers (you do have beta readers, don't you?), whether it's a short story or a 150K-word novel,

THEN

I might be the editor you're looking for. My specialties are SF/F, historical, horror, thriller, action/adventure, and weird (think William Hope Hodgson, Lovecraft, Blackwood, etc.). It's horror but not pure. It's . . . weird.

Yes, I'm mostly retired, but I'm not gone. I'd love to work with the right client! I've edited for clients around the world, so no worries if you're not in the US (I envy you, these days).

Maybe that is you.

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Hypnotic writing fish (Tetraodontidae) says...You will write today! Write! #AmWriting #AmEditing ...Keep Writing. ~Sometimes you just need to write for yourself and enjoy it. - Wrtr #Author #Writer #Writing ~ #BookSky #AuthorSky

#ScribesAndMakers 11 Feb usual birthday song

More about Marcus Concordia on the website

https://www.slenderwolf.com/novels/characters/marcus/

#scifi #SlenderWolf #amediting #writingCommunity #IndieAuthor #survival #LoveStory #Lancaster #music

#ScribesAndMakers 11 Feb usual birthday song

On the day their relationship germinated Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight” is what brought Conning and HayWire together (thanks to Marcus at the Piano)

P.S. birthday songs are not a big thing in Wolfland, but every couple has their own personal song (and Marcus can play them all).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrity7kKZz0

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#Wordweavers 11 Feb 'MC POV: What do you see in your mind’s eye?'

More about AspenWood on the website

https://www.slenderwolf.com/novels/characters/aspenwood/

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#Wordweavers 11 Feb 'MC POV: What do you see in your mind’s eye?'

As they explain to Mr Wood during KristalClear's first "get to know his dad" session …

The two MCs KristalClear and NutJob have the same vision, they see themselves together with their happy children, all enjoying the horses in their own paddock.

#scifi #SlenderWolf #horses #amediting #writingCommunity #IndieAuthor #survival #LoveStory #Lancaster

@stancarey This is thevery first of your #AmEditing posts that made me really, REALLY wish I could have seen the original, but. 😀

(My usual disclaimer: These #AmEditing posts are never "live" but tend to be many months or even years after the edit, so the writers' identity and privacy are protected.)

Harvested some overwintered honey today, checked on the bees, and worked on the audiobook campaign for Lesbians in Space, and the Year 5 campaign coming in June! Make sure to sign up if you're interested!
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Warning: Marketing scammers targeting authors #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory www.rachelneumeier.com/2026/0...

Here’s the scenario. You want to write a book, but you don’t know what to include or how to organize it. You know a lot about your topic of interest, maybe too much. Your mind is full of ideas and overflowing with questions:

How do you fit all of those ideas into a book?
Do you even have enough for a full book?
Should you write two books, or maybe three?
How will you get it published?

Read the post to find out how a mind map can help!

https://popediting.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/how-to-use-a-mind-map-to-plan-a-nonfiction-book/

#writers #nonfiction #AmEditing

Confronted by a sentence whose 3-word predicate follows a 64-word subject containing 4 nested subordinate clauses.

I'm going in. *cracks knuckles*

#AmEditing #copyediting #syntax #editing #writing #grammar

Did some Space Wizard updates today, as well as fleshing out the rest of the audiobook campaign for Lesbians in Space, and started on the Year 5 campaign coming in June! If you want to find out what books are coming, check it out here!
#amediting #amwriting
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