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Vicky Brewster (they/them)
@vickybrewster.bsky.social
✏️Copy & developmental editor, & indexer 👻Gothic, horror & sci-fi academic 🧑🏫 Occasional lecturer & support at Swansea U 🏳️🌈Asexual-agender-panromantic
Such lovely feedback from my flower hour today. If you would like one-to-one support with your writing craft, thorny story problems, or processing feedback, check out my flower hours here: vickybrewstereditor.com
BIG NEWS!! Second peer review received on my book proposal - also very positive. My editor needs me to write a brief response to the report recommendations, but she thinks if I can do that by Tuesday, they should be able to send me a book contract by the end of the month!!! BOOK CONTRACT!!!!
Last call to sign up for this awesome free event on Sunday!
Vicky Brewster (they/them)@vickybrewster.bsky.social · last yr.Claire of Cherry Edits and I are celebrating Indie Author Week with a FREE online session discussing the editing process for independent authors. From developmental to final proofreading, join us for a chat all about editing: bit.ly/LetsTalkEdit... When: Saturday 7th June @ 4.00 p.m. (BST)
Claire of Cherry Edits and I are celebrating Indie Author Week with a FREE online session discussing the editing process for independent authors. From developmental to final proofreading, join us for a chat all about editing: bit.ly/LetsTalkEdit... When: Saturday 7th June @ 4.00 p.m. (BST)
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This week is all about how my parents got together, and how that skewed my ideas of romance: vickybrewsterwriting.substack.com/p/the-greate...
In life writing this week, I talk about how I met my first husband, and procrastinate on that topic with thoughts about my grandfather: vickybrewsterwriting.substack.com/p/when-vicky...
It’s late and I don’t have a pretty graphic, but here is this week’s life writing, this week all about writing: open.substack.com/pub/vickybre...
You're Such a Good Writer
My Early Scribblings
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Sign up to the FREE editing talk I’m running with Cherry Edits on June 8th to answer all your editing questions, and learn more about different kinds of editing and how to find the right editor for you! Book here: bit.ly/LetsTalkEdit...
This week I’m writing about growing up with hoarders and how the general domesticity many take for granted is actually a learned skill: vickybrewsterwriting.substack.com/p/the-cardif...
This weekend’s story from my life: My Mum Was a Dominatrix: vickybrewsterwriting.substack.com/p/my-mum-was...
This week I’m writing about growing up with undiagnosed bipolar… sort of: open.substack.com/pub/vickybre...
The Nobody-Loves-Mes
And Treating Them with Sugar Pills
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Hey, I got on the top horror news of the week with my article on the Meta AI scandal and why early career authors should care! Thanks @kevharrison.bsky.social!
Bob Pastorella@bobpastorella.com · last yr.It's Monday, and that means @kevharrison.bsky.social has the 5 must-read horror articles online ready for your reading pleasure over at @thisishorror.bsky.social.
You enjoy the experience, the dressing up, the improvisation—but what exactly goes into making it all happen? @vickybrewster.bsky.social gives us a peek into the story preparation for a Live Action Role Play (LARP) game. britishfantasysociety.org/writing-for-...
The first proper piece of love writing: My Dad Was a Chaos Wizard: open.substack.com/pub/vickybre...
I’ve been experimenting with life writing and decided to serialise some of it. You can read the introduction and subscribe for free here: vickybrewsterwriting.substack.com
I’ve been experimenting with life writing and decided to serialise some of it. You can read the introduction and subscribe for free here: vickybrewsterwriting.substack.com
Finally added an author profile to my website. Statement of intent! Vickybrewstereditor.com/author-page
Speaking absolutely speculatively, if I were to run an online writing retreat day specifically for pantsers/discovery writers, would there be interest?
Applications now open for the BFS's new mentorship programme! We've got 15 partially-funded places and 3 fully-funded places and a whole range of inspiring mentors to support your journey. britishfantasysociety.org/launching-th...
Watching Rivals. Don't really understand what's happening, but I'm enjoying David Tennant just periodically cackling like a panto villain
Okay, so I need some help. I have a reading challenge advent calendar type thing that lets me get a little present for completing various tasks. One is reading a book on a bestseller list. Are there bestseller lists specifically for genre/SFFH books?
Can anyone recommend somewhere that's not Amazon where I can buy US ebooks with a VPN? Getting tired of waiting for UK publishers to work out certain books are amazing 👀👀
Editing pet peeve of the day: Something. See also, thing and it. As in, "It was a thing that made them tense". As opposed to "The situation/that elephant/chronic IBS made them tense". Be specific. Use fewer words.
This is a totally normal work outfit right?
Holidays are over, and it's time to meet the speakers for Writing the Occult: The Uncanny. Of course, you can't have an uncanny event without tackling Freud - & @vickybrewster.bsky.social is ready to tackle Freud's inclusivity with a rainbow hammer...🧵⬇️
My husband used to try and select books from my wishlist based on what sounded least harrowing. He's moved on now to choosing by the prettiest covers, and this selection method is proving far more eclectic!
Q for #ActuallyAutistic friends: have a friend in their 40s who I strongly suspect is autistic. Others agree but don't see the point in getting a medical diagnosis at that age. What are the benefits and drawbacks?