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I'm putting the finishing touches today on one of the hardest work projects I've ever done. I've learned as much from editing this novel as I hope I've helped the author. In many ways, editing is harder than just writing, and I want everyone I work with the feel like I'm a partner, not an adversary.

Great post for writers wanting to know how to channel their dollars into a successful book launch —> amychan.substack.com/p/i-spent-44...

I Spent $44,000 Launching My Book. Three of Those Dollars Worked.What actually sells books in 2026, what doesn’t, and the expensive lessons I learned so you don’t have to.amychan.substack.com

Horror writers —> Publisher's Weekly is looking for adult fiction that combines the visceral fear and life or death stakes of horror with a central love story or romantic tension/obsession. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/calls-for...

A modern day Aaron Ralston. Day-um! apnews.com/article/mont...

Montana man hikes out of the mountains to get help after he was impaled by a trekking poleDavid Cifaldi was approaching the top of Montana’s highest peak with two friends when their hiking adventure took a dangerous turn: Cifaldi slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole.apnews.com

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Shocked Joseph Quinn & Lupita Nyong'o with CatALT: Shocked Joseph Quinn & Lupita Nyong'o with Catstatic.klipy.com

For anyone looking for catharsis in fiction, my little series starter about scrappy, rogue separatist fighters sticking it to the fascist government is free on 🍎 iBooks this week: Contract of Defiance, Spectras Arise 1, #militarysciencefiction #msf #spacemarines #rebelgirl apple.co/freeseriesst...

Top 5 Favorite Stephen King adaptions: 1. Stand By Me 2. The Shining 3. Pet Sematary 4. Cujo 5. Children of the Corn I still need to see The Long Walk, though.

@anaginghipster.bsky.social

Lovely analysis of Ted Lasso's male characters and what makes the so important to the cultural conversation. substack.com/@beth321cann...

LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYSWhy We Need More Shows Like Ted Lassosubstack.com

Remember the gun buyback program they did in CO after Columbine? Success was limited, but—hear me out—it would be very cool to do a car buyback program, where peeps can give up their car in exchange for an ebike & cash. So many things could be improved in so many lives with just that simple option.

I'm embarrassed to admit how old I was (so I won't) before I finally understand there was a difference between a Liverpudlian and a Lillputian.

The only thing powerful enough to wipe out Erling Haaland in my algorithm was this guy: (image by @joshcleland.bsky.social )

What song did the Sirens sing in The Odyssey? Wrong answers only. youtu.be/3GhoWZ5qTwI?...

The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma (Official Music Video)YouTube video by The Smithsyoutu.be

I'm getting more and more editing queries where many of the names the authors have chosen for their characters are the same as those used by others, query after query. There are few clearer indications that AI use in writing leads to anticreative sludge.

The Kaiju Preservation Society is in devel in LA (presumably as a movie)? What the what? Now THERE'S some good news I didn't expect to get!

Today in self-editing, we come across this gem: "A forbidding ocean spanned endlessly toward a horizon that seemed endless." 😜 Not every first draft can be a winner. #amwriting #writerslife #writesky

While dog-sitting for friends this weekend, I discovered my favorite hat, lost six years ago, tucked deep inside my rarely used laptop bag. What a joy! These are the critters who made that joy even joyful-er.

Do any other writers feel low-level annoyed that your least-well-written novel sells the best? #writerslife #amwriting #writesky

Yes! As a woman in perimenopause, I wince for similar reasons at those using GAC to talk about this DOD program. If low-T men getting a boost is GAC, that makes women getting HRT the same thing. That's just absurd nonsense.

I do so love spending thirty minutes massaging a single sentence. I do. Really. *convinces no one* #writerslife #writesky #amwriting