A6a: Styles sheets, baby! Big honking style sheets! I will often dedicate parts of the sheet to measuring things like spells, units of measurement, character traits, NPCs (nonplayer characters), location names, and more. 1/2 #StetChat

#StetChat@stetchat.com · 7m ago

Q6: Consistency is a key part of worldbuilding. How do you track consistency in the manuscript you’re editing, like character details, timelines, units of measurement (time, currencies, distance), magical systems, and advanced technologies? #StetChat

A5a: I’m going to talk about games here. When it comes to mechanics, you don’t want to leave it to readers/players to figure it out. Rules need to be clear, if only to prevent fights at the table over what happens if moonbeam is cast in a three-story building. 1/2 #StetChat

#StetChat@stetchat.com · 12m ago

Q5: When working with your clients, how do you suggest balancing complex information/explanations with trusting the reader? How does this show up in the type of material you work on? #StetChat

A4a: You can include references to other cultures, but you need to do your research first. Skimming a Wikipedia article isn’t enough, especially if you hope to depict a culture that is frequently exoticized or othered. Your best bet is to hire a sensitivity editor from that culture. 1/3 #StetChat

#StetChat@stetchat.com · 22m ago

Q4: What are some common mistakes that authors make with worldbuilding? For example: problematic elements, cultural appropriation, clichés, anachronisms, infodumping. #StetChat

A3a: When I work on a game that discusses a lot of locations but doesn’t provide a map, I’ll often sketch one out to refer to as I work to ensure consistency (you’d be surprised at how often a city swaps from east to west). So, when the creator has a map ready to go, I’m thrilled. 1/2 #StetChat

#StetChat@stetchat.com · 32m ago

Q3: If you’ve worked with maps in a project you’ve edited, what issues have you run into with them? What makes a map good? #StetChat

A2: I love a good chart in a TTRPG. Often, a chart is the perfect thing when laying out currency, weapon types, character abilities, magical items, etc. What’s great about a chart is that it serves as an easy reference point for players to refer to when playing. #StetChat

#StetChat@stetchat.com · 42m ago

Q2: What are some in-book elements, sections, or signifiers that you encourage authors to use to help readers understand the world? Think: maps, glossaries, character lists, charts/diagrams. #StetChat

Very true. You could have your book set in a real town in the present day and you'd still need to include elements of worldbuilding. #StetChat

Melissa Ann Singer@masinger.bsky.social · 47m ago

Not entirely disagreeing but there's plenty of worldbuilding in real-world fiction. Not just in historical fiction either. Worldbuilding us super important in terms of immersing readers in the writer's world, whenever/wherever. #stetchat

A1: The Expanse, Stardew Valley, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, The Legend of Zelda games, Martha Wells’s Murderbot Diaries, The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin, Star Trek (DS9 esp.), the Discworld series, the Elder Scrolls series, and more #StetChat

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#StetChat@stetchat.com · 49m ago

Q1: What’s an example of immersive worldbuilding in a book, movie, TV show, or game that enthralled you? #StetChat

Hi, my name is Rachel and I'm a freelance copyeditor, proofreader, and developmental editor of TTRPGs, comics, and manga. I occasionally write things, mostly either about editing or tabletop roleplaying games. I'm also the brainstormer in chief for #StetChat!

#StetChat@stetchat.com · 50m ago

Meet the editors behind #StetChat: @carolinavonkampen.com, founder and host @raqueledits.bsky.social, creative director @editrix-rachel.bsky.social, brainstormer in chief

Woo! #StetChat

#StetChat@stetchat.com · 1h ago

We’re 30 minutes away from the start of #StetChat about #worldbuilding! Just type in that hashtag to the search bar, look at "latest," and you'll find the chat. You can also find the questions at the Media tab on our profile. #edibuddies #amediting #freelanceeditor

Talking about the AirBnB my in-laws recently stayed at to my husband. Me: I wasn't very impressed. Him: It seemed fine. Me: You're not judgmental enough! Him: Oh, okay. I think you could give my husband a tent and a sleeping bag, and he'd be pretty cool with it. I'm definitely the pickier one.

It doesn't matter how well you, the author, understands the mechanics of your game if that information doesn't end up on the page. This is one of the biggest reasons to hire an editor. They'll be able to read the text and say, "This isn't clear. I don't know what to do here." 1/2

Really looking forward to this one since TTRPGs tend to involve a lot of worldbuilding.

#StetChat@stetchat.com · yesterday

Join us for our #StetChat about worldbuilding TOMORROW at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

Oh man, I need to do something similar. I have a box full of receipts and mail that needs to be sorted, recycled, or shredded. Where is the paperless future we were promised? #StetSprint

Raquel ⟡ Fiction Editor@raqueledits.bsky.social · yesterday

Happy Tuesday! I'm hosting our #StetSprint today, and during the next hour I'm going to be doing some admin organization! (In addition to the digital stuff, I've got a pile of papers on my desk I've got to sort between "keep" and "toss" 😅)

I'm working on a chapter of a TTRPG. Let's go! #StetSprint

#StetChat@stetchat.com · yesterday

It’s #StetSprint time! What are you working on during today’s sprint, #edibuddies? How to #StetSprint 1️⃣ Share your goal with us (ex. “Copyedit 6 pages of MS”). 2️⃣ Focus on work for 1 hour: No phones, no social media, just working. 3️⃣ In 1 hour, check back in here and tell us how you did!

All right. I've got an iced coffee with an espresso shot and some maple syrup. I've got a ginger cookie. I've got a mountain of work to do. Hit it. #AmEditing youtu.be/TbF29c_FpV8?...

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Oh man, the Box o' Wine shop isn't going to know what hit it.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d ago

“.. The president is ‘furious’ with Pirro, one of the sources said, telling CNN that he fumed about her all weekend.” @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/p...

A back view of the hair. At this point in the story, Rita had just been hospitalized. You'd think the hair would be a bit looser or less springy.

Rachel Lapidow@editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 4d ago

A closer angle on the hair. It's so round! I could only imagine that an entire bottle's worth of hairspray was used to keep her hair so stiff. Or maybe it's a wig? I'm not sure.

I like the juxtaposition of this shot from behind Lansbury's shoulder. We see how open and relaxed her body language is, in the denouement scene compared to how tense and scrunched Gregg Henry is.

A closer angle on the hair. It's so round! I could only imagine that an entire bottle's worth of hairspray was used to keep her hair so stiff. Or maybe it's a wig? I'm not sure.

In tonight's episode of Murder, She Wrote, "Broadway Malady," Vivian Blaine plays Rita Bristol, a golden age Hollywood legend who's due to be in a Broadway revival. I imagine that the note she gave her hairdresser was, "round." The '80s was not a good decade for hair.

This is one of the biggest reasons why I don't use AI. I don't want to risk my author's manuscripts being slurped up and turned into the book version of Soylent Green.

Louie Stowell@louiestowell.bsky.social · 5d ago

In all the discussions of the latest AI author scandal, I haven't seen enough focus on the ethics of feeding an author's manuscript into AI detection software (just one mention from one anonymous editor). YOU ARE FEEDING THE MONSTER!

anthropic, lightly stealing a couple of my books: jess let us take all of what you've written get out of the way and don't resist me, my eyes enormous, flames shooting up behind me: YOU STEAL FROM ME? YOU STEAL FROM ME LIKE A BUFFET? OH! OH! PERDITION AND FLAMES FOR YOU! FOR ONE THOUSAND YEARS!

This is going to be a fun one! #StetChat

#StetChat@stetchat.com · 4d ago

Upcoming #StetChat dates and topics: Aug. 5: Worldbuilding Aug. 19: Editorial Certificates & Courses Sept. 2: Style Sheets Sept. 16: Red Flag Roulette #amediting #editorsky #editing

Bun alert! 🐇🚨 I spotted this Eastern cottontail rabbit relaxing underneath an apple tree.

Awesome job! You were so productive today! #StetSprint

GetBookHelp.com: Helping new authors put their best book forward@getbookhelp.bsky.social · 5d ago

#StetSprint | Book coaching summary written and delivered. And I'm about 40% through with the beta reading form , so almost twice my goal for the hour!

Even for things like knitting projects, I like to know what I'm going to make and what pattern I'm going to use. Before I go on a trip, I generally will plan out at least two knitting projects to take with me! One or both was likely already underway. #StetSprint

GetBookHelp.com: Helping new authors put their best book forward@getbookhelp.bsky.social · 5d ago

#StetSprint | I enjoy it with things that don't have deadlines and / or that people aren't paying me to do (traveling recreationally, for example). But if I have to get X done by Y date, you better hope I have a plan or it's probably not gonna happen! 😜

And that's time stetters! (Is that what we should call #StetChat and #StetSprint followers?) What'd you get done?

There's some stuff that I can do without a plan, but I tend to do better with one, even if I haven't written anything down but just thought over the steps. #StetSprint

GetBookHelp.com: Helping new authors put their best book forward@getbookhelp.bsky.social · 5d ago

#StetSprint | Thanks! Indeed! My brain doesn't do so hot with "winging it." 😄

All right, we're about halfway through today's #StetSprint. Just 30 more minutes to go! You can do it!

Jesse, please eat! You can come back at the end or just attend our #StetSprint next Tuesday. It's hard to edit well when you're hungry, tired, or distracted.

Jesse – Rainbow Pen Editing@rainbowpenediting.bsky.social · 5d ago

Hi #edibuddies and #StetChat For today's #StetSprint, I'll be a bit distracted at first because I'm starving and I need to eat 😅 But I'm hoping to work a little on a blog post for my website. Might do a half sprint today instead of the full hour (I'm late anyway).