Kirsty Parkinson

Editor | proofreader | #scifi, #fantasy, #romance. Helping indie authors prepare their manuscripts for publishing. She/her.

[Kirsty Parkinson @CrowberryEdit]

Hi, I won't be using this account any longer. I'll be hanging out on bluesky (@crowberryedit.bsky.social) if you'd like to connect, or please come visit my website if you need editing or proofreading support for your novel 🙂 See you there 👋 https://t.co/f1t3aq78qS

[Will Dean @willrdean]

10 years ago I was still stuck in the query trenches (lost & confused). Here’s a few things I’ve learned about writing/publishing in the past decade 🧵

1. Resilience. Rejection is part of the job. It gets easier. It’s not that your work isn’t good it’s that it isn’t a good fit.

[Melissa || 🌻✨Fiction Editor @MelDurston]

As someone who worked for a Top 5 Publisher, I wanted to share my biggest take aways from working in this industry as a writer. 🧵 #writingcommunity

[Gnome Anne May Perceive Me @annethegnome]

FUNGUS IN SPACE!!! 🍄🚀

Equal parts cosmic horror and nature being metal, let's talk about the lichen that grew on the OUTSIDE of the International Space Station!

Get your tea and curl up, because I PROMISE you wanna hear about these fungal cosmonauts 🧑‍🚀
🧵

[Lincs & Inks @lincsandinks]

hey guys… we’re really short on submissions atm. If we don’t get enough then the anthology can’t run so please please get submitting! This is an opportunity for Lincolnshire writers to get their work out there! What are you waiting for? #Lincoln #submissions #anthology

[Old Weird Scotland @WeirdScotland]

If you're writing a book set in rural Scotland and all your characters go by their given names, I hate to break it to ya, but you're doing your readers a disservice.

Here's some examples of real people all from one village around 1900-1930: 🧵

#OldWeirdScotland

[Kirsty Parkinson @CrowberryEdit]

@RutlandSharon Congratulations, Sharon. That's great news!

[Titan Books @TitanBooks]

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

To celebrate, every week this month we are giving away an exclusive ARC of an upcoming LGBTQIA+ title, starting with CAMP DAMASCUS by Chuck Tingle!

RT and follow to enter.

Head to our Instagram for another chance to win. UK only, closes 7th June at 5pm.

[Neil Roberts @SkinnyElbows]

Woohoo! @UKGamesExpo is always fun, it was great to hang out and mooch around the show!!
#gaming #boardgame #boardgames

[Kirsty Parkinson @CrowberryEdit]

Fun and board games at #UKGE. Spending too much money and meeting lots of lovely people. Thanks @SkinnyElbows for hanging out today. 🎲🐉💙

[Philippa Lewis @philippablewis]

Do you have a speculative fiction, fantasy or YA manuscript ready for detailed editorial input? I'm offering 50% off a developmental edit in June and would love to work with you! #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #FantasyWriters #YAWriters #SpeculativeFiction https://t.co/5iITqLjOVD

[Kirsty Parkinson @CrowberryEdit]

@jopop77 No problems, Jo! And congrats on being featured. Very exciting! 😁👏

[Kirsty Parkinson @CrowberryEdit]

My awesome friends 😎💙🎧

[Jo Roberts @jopop77]

Big thank you to @looknorthBBC for their article featuring me and me lovely mate Lindsay, aka Mothership DJs! 🪩📺🎧

[Laura R. Samotin @LauraRSamotin]

As I'm going through another round of developmental edits, I wanted to take a second to give my personal perspective on why it's hard to compare your writing to books on the shelves.

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[Kirsty Parkinson @CrowberryEdit]

Ugh, feeling this today! 🙃

[terry pratchett bot @pratchetttxt]

Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side!

[Wyldblood Press @WyldbloodPress]

We're accepting submissions of science fiction and fantasy novellas (between 20-40,000 words) for a limited period. https://t.co/6w5x8gYXcB

[Ruth Ware @RuthWareWriter]

A thread of ten writing tips for anyone doing #NaNoWriMo (or anyone not doing #NaNo! You can write any time you want).

1) Have an ending in mind. This is the number one tip I give when asked for writing advice. You don't need to plot out the whole book (I don't) but having a

[Liza DeBlock @lizadeblock]

Hi #authors! In anticipation of #NaNoWriMo I want to let you know that I am on the hunt for some great books to sign! People always wonder what #literaryagents look for, and I have a few things I am desperate to see hit my submissions inbox. What are they? Let me tell you…

[Kirsty Parkinson @CrowberryEdit]

Loving the fact that I'm getting to work on a ghost-filled horror novel at this spooky time of year. 👻#amproofreading