Will I see you at any of these events, #writers / #edibuddies? @stetchat.com @indieauthoralli.bsky.social @atlantawrites.bsky.social

Happy birthday, Charles Curtis! My dad would have been 72 years old today. He loved to take pictures, so I have literally *mountains* of photos of my father living life, enjoying the company of family and friends, and (of course!) being an amazing parent.

I'm an editor who delights in the fact that romance is diverse.

LOL! Fair enough! ♥

Fantasmagorería@fantasmagoreria.bsky.social · 6d ago

Idk people be crazy like that 😂 that’s why I will be commenting any post with which I vibe.

Have you run into this? Has anybody told you why they behave this way (if you've asked)? I'd love to find out some of the more common motivations for private support over public support! #booksky #writingcommunity #editor

We're 62% of the way there, y'all! Whether you send $2 or $200, your gift will be appreciated by both me and Norton Children's Hospital Foundation. Chip in however you can. Thank you to everyone who has contributed already. You're making my father proud! ♥ PayPal: www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...

Tenesha L. Curtis, MSSW@teneshalcurtis.bsky.social · 2w ago

We're once again in my dad's birth month, so it's time for another charity and another donation goal. ♥ I've chosen @nortonchildrens Hospital Foundation for this year's charity.

A client just found out we accept whatever you have for a payment plan ($10/week, $200/month, $75 bi-weekly, etc.), so they don't need to come up with the entire $1,000 for their services up front. They said they're excited to "get my nickels and dimes together" and get started! LOL!

#Edibuddies, this month's meeting will start in about 10 minutes. Hope to see you there! wecanpub.com/efa

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#Edibuddies, got clients driving you to the brink? Just got your first five-figure project? Let's share and support one another at the next @efafreelancers.bsky.social Georgia Chapter Sip & Share meeting! wecanpub.com/efa

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Greg Ravengrave@gregravengrave.bsky.social · 2w ago

I finally finished the first draft of my novel tonight. 372 pages. I'm sure it's going to be whittled down a bit with the second draft, and it definitely needs a lot of work, but still, I'm very proud of myself for finally achieving this goal.

Progress!

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The Squid's Ink | Dominic Matte@thesquidsink.com · 2w ago

Two years ago I finished a draft of a fantasy ice age Western novel. Today I finally start editing 😅 Definitely my weakest first draft out of four, I didn't have as clear a vision for the worldbuilding and steps along the way to the end. #authors #writers #writing

Morgan Leslie is walking us through using forensics in fiction. We're finishing the workshop strong!🔬 #DMW26

Badge pages are ready to print for #DMW26! ✅✅✅ If you write any kind of crime fiction (cozy mystery, psychological thriller, etc.), I hope you'll join us tomorrow or at least order the recordings at SistersInCrimeAtlanta.com/workshop so you can review them later! #CrimeFiction #WritingCommunity

Just heard that N. K. Jemisin gave a talk for Creative Philadelphia tonight on revising your manuscript and told people to never hire developmental editors. 🤔 Not only are most of us scammers, apparently, but "developmental editing" isn't even a term used in the book publishing world at all.

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We're once again in my dad's birth month, so it's time for another charity and another donation goal. ♥ I've chosen @nortonchildrens Hospital Foundation for this year's charity.

FYI #authors: I am an editor who starts your project today. So when you're actually prepared to move forward, we will. No scheduling start dates weeks or months out. I'm ready when you're ready. Writers are already fantastic procrastinators, and I refuse to be an enabler! 🤣

I wrote a book! The question is...are you going to (encourage other people to) pre-order it? 👀👀👀😂 getbookhelp.com/hobfic2026 #AmWriting #AmPublishing

GetBookHelp.com: Helping new authors put their best book forward@getbookhelp.bsky.social · 3w ago

"How do I start writing a book?" | "I keep getting stuck when I start writing. How do I fix that?" | "My half-finished manuscript has been sitting dormant for months because I just don't know what comes next. What do I do?" One little workbook could alleviate all of these issues and more.

Having less income doesn't mean you have less talent! Get the same quality support an author with more money would get so that you can comfortably afford the services you want for your project. ♥

GetBookHelp.com: Helping new authors put their best book forward@getbookhelp.bsky.social · 3w ago

Having to save up large amounts of cash to even *start* working with an editorial professional can create a significant and unnecessary barrier to service access. So we got rid of it! 🗑️ Whether you're starting with $20, $300, or $40,000, your project is welcome at GetBookHelp.com!

Writers, you can save a lot of cash, time, and energy when you focus on deliverables more than labels. Anybody can call anything they do “developmental editing” or “proofreading” or a “manuscript evaluation.”

I appreciate you saying that. Thanks! 🥰

Keep Reading@keepreading89.bsky.social · 3w ago

That's fantastic, congratulations! It's great to see Tumblr becoming such a strong place to connect with beta readers. Wishing you the very best with the second edition, and I hope the feedback helps make an already valuable resource even stronger.

No need, @blessedread.bsky.social! You can sign yourself up based on whichever genres you like best (or all of them, if that's more your style!) at www.teneshalcurtis.com/freereads

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Readventor@blessedread.bsky.social · 3w ago

Can you add me to your beta reader list?

The top three sites where I got my latest round of beta readers (for the second edition of 'How to Outline a Book: Fiction'). Tumblr quite literally came out of thin air to grab the third spot, but I'm not gonna fight it! :D Thank you to all the #betareaders who signed up.

#Writers, do you have a good book idea you're struggling to write? Become a beta reader ( teneshalcurtis.com/nfbetas ) for the second edition of How to Outline a Book: Fiction. Just read the book and give me your overall reaction. Easy! Please share with any aspiring fiction writers you know!

#LateNightWrite #CourtroomGhost MC - well, the second personality in his head - wants to avoid dying again. But that hasn't really come up yet. MC himself is currently motivated by waffles. None of my characters share well, but MC has a situation where he's forced to overshare that I think is fun.

Blackbird@blackbirb.bsky.social · last mo.

#LateNightWrite What are your character’s most selfish motivations? Do they struggle to share or do they tend to share too much?

#LateNightWrite Thanks for the chat! Flower Fairy WIP is still being written, but you can find my other books here! Sweet & Wild: books2read.com/u/bzNng9 The Need for Dandelions: books2read.com/u/meYkPE Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur...

Blackbird@blackbirb.bsky.social · last mo.

#LateNightWrite Thank you for joining us this week! Feel free to use this space to share links to your work, or anything you want people to go and check!

i already posted the itch links to my audiobooks tonight, but my entire firebending sword-lesbian dragon rider series is 50% off on smashwords this month 👀 #LateNightWrite www.smashwords.com/books/byseri...

Blackbird@blackbirb.bsky.social · last mo.

#LateNightWrite Thank you for joining us this week! Feel free to use this space to share links to your work, or anything you want people to go and check!