Deborah Nemeth

Fey editrix, history geek, armchair sleuth, hobbit matriarch. She/her.

[Haggard Hawks 🦅📚 Words | Language | Etymology @HaggardHawks]

If the square on the left here looks darker than the right, you’re experiencing a visual phenomenon called SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST. The two squares are actually the same shade of blue, but the lighter background alters our perception of it and makes the left square appear darker.

[Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth]

@MimiMatthewsEsq @KevanLyon @audible_com Congrats!

[Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth]

@itsamia I'm so glad you persisted in your publishing journey! You have so much talent and deserve much success.

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be very intelligent, read them more fairy tales."

Einstein on education: https://t.co/Bvsu80aPWl

[Jess Lawrence, copy-editor @JessLaw247]

"Editing at its very foundations requires us to actively think about the words on the page and whether they’re doing what the author intends."

Love this post from Louise. I don't know how one can be an editor and not care about conscious language.

[Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth]

@SashaDevlin on my counters: microwave, electric tea kettle, Nespresso, milk frother, toaster.
In cabinets: crockpot, blender, mixer, ice cream maker, electric skillet, spice mill

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

We hold still. We hold hopes. We hold our pain and the world’s pain. We hold each other. We hold up our values and hold down our tasks. We hold on, and this might be the single most defining feature of human life. We hold on.

Women Holding Things https://t.co/iYStqa4sIG

[Suleena Bibra @SuleenaBibra]

✨Two Christmases is out today!!✨

There's no place like New York for the holidays, but a country Christmas can't be beat. Too bad embracing the best of both worlds doesn't allow your heart to be in two places at once. 🎄🤶🏽🎅🏻🎁

For more info and links: https://t.co/OXag9mZ5l3

[Caitlin McKenna @CaitMckenna]

***Available Now***
I can't believe it's already here! #AMovieMagicChristmas is out in the wild! You can find a copy anywhere you buy books. Purchase links in my bio. Thank you @CarinaPress for helping make this day special. #booktok #bookgram #christmasromance #cleanromance

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

It’s here! You can now apply for student debt cancellation from the Biden administration—and it only takes a couple of minutes:
https://t.co/TvwENHxRBb

[Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth]

@badnecklace I think a lot of readers might wonder that too!

[Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth]

I recently edited a manuscript with a hero named Elliot and another one with a heroine named Parker, and now I'm editing one with a heroine named Elliot and a hero named Parker...and nope, I'm not getting confused, not at all...

[Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth]

@AliciaZRamos It's so hard! I once did a Caitlyn/Caitlin/Katelyn series that did my head in.

[Into The Forest Dark @ElliottBlackwe3]

I love that someone thought: Yeah, I could just install an ordinary lamp OR I could install a beautiful tree of lights instead... And that they did.

[Haggard Hawks 🦅📚 Words | Language | Etymology @HaggardHawks]

A series of doorways or archways arranged so that there is an uninterrupted line of sight through them all is called an ENFILADE.

[NicholasG @Dad_At_Law]

When my daughter was 7 years-old she once interrupted a bedtime story to tell me, “In a pie-eating contest, it doesn’t matter if you win or lose because you get to eat pie.” I think about that a lot.

[Skionar @Skionar]

Hilary Mantel obiit. A great loss. She dealt with very serious chronic illness and yet still published regularly, a beacon to writers struggling with this issue. My favourite book of hers is Beyond Black. Here she is talking to the FT about the afterlife only a few weeks ago.

[CG Drews @PaperFury]

bookworm dream library checklist
- floor to ceiling shelves
- ladders to glide majestically down rows of books
- super tall windows with window seats
- boxes of chocolates that just appear
- secret door leading to even more books
- it better be haunted we want ghost friends

[Mimi Matthews (updates only) @MimiMatthewsEsq]

Actual historical accuracy frequently conflicts with perceived historical accuracy which is why I write such long author's notes.

[Deborah Nemeth @DebNemeth]

Toad's recommendation for writer's block:

[Frog and Toad Bot @FrogandToadbot]

'Why are you pouring water over your head?' asked Frog.

'I hope that if I pour water over my head, it will help me to think of a story,' said Toad.