Courtney (Coco) Diles

Freelance editor. Activist. Ineffable. Author of THE PAIN EATER w/ @thewildrosepress. Creating writing that shines. #amwriting #amediting

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

@Meta and @tiktok_us remove information about abortion preventing people from accessing life-saving information. Sign the petition and demand them to stop taking down abortion information. https://t.co/0Vwofh3A0p

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

More than 21 protestors have been killed during the protest in #Kenya, and several others have been injured. This is a matter of utmost urgency. Stop the crackdown on people in Kenya. Sign the petition now. #FinanceBill2024 https://t.co/p3MOurZCvB

[Sean R. Frazier, Author @TheCleftonTwain]

"You know coffee didn't exist back then, right?"

they ask me, referring to my fantasy books as "back then" as if human history DID, however, contain magic and orcs.

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

What a strange February. Great for basking with a book, though.

[Yuumei @Yuumei_Art]

Happy Year of the Dragon!

I love the idea of kintsugi so here's a porcelain dragon that highlights the broken seams with gold. Despite all the pains of hardships in life, we are beautiful.

#YearOfTheDragon #LunarNewYear

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

This chokes me up every single time.

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

Tell your story. 💛

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

We're already getting dandelions in Indiana. I love this artist. 💙💙💙

[Yuumei @Yuumei_Art]

Winter is rainy season in California, and ironically when I do all my gardening. I just love how lush and green everything becomes with the winter rain 💧🌿🌼🌷

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

I hope you can create a moment today when you are doing something you love surrounded by things you love. Maybe even people. #mentalhealth #BookTwitter

[Kat Foxx | 🇨🇦 Literary Agent @_LiteraryKat_]

This is why it’s more risky and less common for a publisher to make a deal on a manuscript with a super high word count.

Here’s an article I’ve referred to many, many times and have been sending to authors who are querying me with high word counts:

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https://t.co/vkQlVhooXT

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

@WritesMedieval No apostrophe. It's confusing, but leaving out the apostrophe will show "its" is possessive.

[Esty @estywrites]

If I pass, there’s one reason: I am not connected to an editor through my network of connections who is looking to acquire this material. Period. It’s not about my taste or opinions or anything else. It’s this. Every time, it’s this.

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

@Nnedi Little guy has natural gold leaf. 👑

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

Snow dog weather ❄🐺☕

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

@Lady_J_Author I have a handful of comfort books I reread regularly. Two of these are The House in the Cerulean Sea and Get A Life, Chloe Brown.

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

I'm writing a story about Medusa for the Flame Tree Publishing contest 💙 @flametreetweet https://t.co/uz1WlX4fRD

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

@mlduncan7 In most situations, "not to" is more natural. "To not" works better when the "not" needs emphasis. I like it best in sarcastic dialogue. ("Have you considered trying to... not do that?") 😂

[KlunaticsPodcast @KlunaticsPod]

12th Sept... That's soon, right 😁😉

[Courtney (Coco) Diles @CocoCourtney91]

Writing stories is a responsibility. They can be used to humanize, but also to de-humanize.