It’s been a busy editing month. Three contemporary romances, one sci-fi, one ADHD fantasy, and a collection of Irish tales. I’ve got slots available for late September, but right now I’m going to put my feet up and read something for fun.
S.A. McKenzie
@samckenzie.bsky.social
Editor and writer. Author of Small Magics for the Traveling Wizard, with Cloaked Press. linktr.ee/samckenzie_writer
ECHOES OF THE ETHERSTONE by @lucyamclaren.bsky.social (Own Talyn Press) FALLEN DESTINY by @yolandasfetsos.bsky.social (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social) HUNTING STATIC by Jayde Layne (@thewpp.bsky.social) SMALL MAGICS FOR THE TRAVELING WIZARD by @samckenzie.bsky.social (@cloakedpress.bsky.social)
Congratulations to @samckenzie.bsky.social! Their book SMALL MAGICS FOR THE TRAVELING WIZARD, published by @cloakedpress.bsky.social, is a semifinalist in the fantasy category for the 2026 Small Spec Book Awards. #SSBA #SSBA2026
I think I’m finishing up early this month. Editing projects for July: some Scandi noir, 2 short romances, a historical saga, a”a paranormal novella, and a Regency romance. I’m taking bookings for September, if you need a copy editor who will also dig up your plot holes.
The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social
I’m a semi-finalist!
Small Spec Book Awards@specawards.bsky.social · 3mo agoECHOES OF THE ETHERSTONE by @lucyamclaren.bsky.social (Own Talyn Press) FALLEN DESTINY by @yolandasfetsos.bsky.social (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social) HUNTING STATIC by Jayde Layne (@thewpp.bsky.social) SMALL MAGICS FOR THE TRAVELING WIZARD by @samckenzie.bsky.social (@cloakedpress.bsky.social)
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english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs.
Editing projects for May: a YA fantasy, a paranormal romance, a rather twisty thriller, a short guide to greenhouse management, and an excellent sports psychology book. If you need affordable copy editing for your book, drop me a DM.
There’s a shop dog on my way to the supermarket and I always stop to pay the doggo tax. Today he was waiting very patiently for an old lady to extract herself from her car, and she didn’t pay the tax! There was a lot of disappointed barking and I had to administer some extra head scratches.
industry built on unpunished mass-scale theft continues to perform mass scale theft
Madhusudan 🦉 Katti@leafwarbler.myatproto.social · 5mo ago“officials discovered two industrial-scale water hookups feeding a data center campus located 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta. One water connection had been installed without the utility’s knowledge, and the other was not linked to the company’s account and therefore wasn’t being billed.”
This could be business casual if we even gave a shit
In the 90s, Harrison Ford was the right age to play the president in movies. In 2026, Harrison Ford is the right age to play the president in movies.
just overheard a 4th grader telling her friend, "if you ever need to distract some boys, literally just draw an X in the dirt. they'll stop to dig it up, they can't help it" which is the only gender metric I'll be using, moving forward
April was a busy month and I’ve had some delightful copy editing projects, including a novella about a delusional penguin, and a Regency romantasy that I think is going to really take off, and a YA fantasy,and a mafia romance. Taking bookings for mid-May now…
Opens slush pile. Reads generated story... Bans. Reads generated story... Bans. Reads generated story... Bans... Screams. Closes computer. Screams again. Runs off into the woods. Sees squirrel. Hmmm... Squirrels have never submitted a generated story. Squirrel gets treat.
I am still incredibly proud of this line.
(Were)Wolfenred@wolfenred.bsky.social · 6mo ago“Madam,” said Istvhan, his voice dropping nearly an octave, “I have made love. I have had sex. I have bedded, rutted, fucked, and on one occasion, with enthusiastic consent and a great deal of oil, I have sodomized, but I have never, not once, canoodled.” -Paladin’s Strength
The training behind the sit-ins: how Black civil rights activists in Virginia, 1960, learned to resist smoke, slurs and physical abuse without reacting
Flour comes from a plant, sugar comes from a plant, and chocolate comes from a plant. So, basically a chocolate chip cookie is a salad. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk
