Ariel Edits

Freelance grammar nerd, copyediting/proofreading. @EdsGuild and @EFAFreelancers member. SFF, YA, DIY. ESFJ. She/Her. Host of @EditPodcast

[Emma is doing battling with her wip @emmayuanwrites]

I need to stop being afraid that my ideas aren’t “sellable” and just write.

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@lizamarteaga 🤩

[✨🖤🗡️Nicole Catherine Lindsay 🗡️🖤✨ @NicoleCLindsay]

smol writing tip? if you find yourself describing inanimate objects as sitting/standing just to avoid "was/were" ("the house stood on the hillside" "the cabinet sat in the corner") there's actually a way to strengthen that prose! 💯🙌
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@Catrambo Cat Quest! Play a dungeon-crawling cat warrior battling dragons in a quest to save his sister.

Close runners up include Spiritfarer, Wandersong, and Cozy Grove.

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Every time I share this link from @RedPenRabbit, a new editor saves hours of effort. https://t.co/lakjVRVQ5g

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"Your happiness is important. You're worth it. Give it some time and attention."

I just couldn't be more grateful to learn from Jenny MacLeod!

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The office looks a bit different today as I prep to join part 2 of How to Be a Happy Worker, hosted by @EdsGuild, from the comfort of my local library.

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@JMCwrites I think of this dialogue tag as the way a cat hisses, with anger and in the back of the mouth. Then it becomes more of a vibe than a strict “this must have an S.” I’ll suggest the stricter rule if the style sheet includes it, but venomous phrases of all sorts can be hissed.

[Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks]

Not to get too wholesome on main here, but I find writing a dedication to a book while drafting makes writing the whole novel easier.

Just thinking, hey, this one is for them, helps with an extra push.

❤️

[SaltAndSageBooks @saltandsagebook]

Overwhelmed by your word count goal? Try changing it to a ridiculously low number. 7? Maybe you can write 7 words today?

Celebrate any victories and then increase goal as needed.

Creative self-care is loveliness in action—and so are you.

#SageWritingAdvice

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@SArnold_editor Ooh, is this why "institutional" is so hard?

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@pagesofhayley Currently reading SAVVY SHELDON FEELS GOOD AS HELL by Taj McCoy

Other recent loves:
THE GILDED ONES, Namina Forna
LUSTER, Raven Leilani
DREAD NATION, Justina Ireland

[hayley🥀 @pagesofhayley]

tell me your favorite Black books and Black authors!!

[Sarah Chorn♿️🏳️‍🌈 @BookwormBlues]

So an author friend is trying to understand the difference between urban fantasy and magical realism. We're discussing it. I'm wondering what the rest of you think.

Discuss.

[Aimée Hill | AJ Editorial @AjEditorial]

Happy Monday! I hope the client of your dreams has your website bookmarked and is ready to get in contact this week. I hope the editor of your dreams has the perfect availability to be able to work with you.

[Ariel Edits @ArielCopyEdits]

Check my assumption: The only way to be a full-time copyeditor in fiction is freelancing. Publishers do not hire full-time in-house copyeditors anymore, and if you want to copyedit in-house, you're looking at a role like production editor, where you'll also wear many other hats.

[Kwame the Gr8 @KSekouM]

you ever crack open a book, read the first page, and it's so good you close it because you know in order to read the rest you need to be in a space free of distractions, uninterrupted, for at least six to twelve hours?

what's the last book you read that did that to you?

[Ariel Edits @ArielCopyEdits]

@bloodmoontrio Yes we do! This is VITAL information!

[Erin Luken UPDATES ONLY @esluken]

Inside you are two wolves, one that says "prioritize work on your more commercial WIPs" and one that says "WRITE THE UNMARKETABLE GARBAGE FIRE!"