Kristin | Detailed Draft Editorial

Editor and writer. Query letter polisher. Résumé specialist. Dog hugger. I connect MG and YA writers with teen beta readers. #SCBWI #IBPA #EFA #ACES she/her

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Hi, #WritersOfTwitter! I’m a writer and editor who adores all types of kidlit and sci-fi. I also connect MG and YA writers with teen beta readers (though we are quite booked at the moment).

Lovely to meet (and remeet) you!

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can we bring back #WritersOfTwitter again? i would love to meet some new writer friends (& hype up the ones i’m lucky to know already) so go ahead and (re)introduce yourself! 👀💕

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#Skypitch picture book pitch event 10/23 on the blue place!

Follow @skypitch.bsky.social for info.

#kidlit #writingcommunity

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Meet Lola, #StetPet editorial assistant of Boise Guild member @DetailedDraft.

"Trusty goofball Lola growls when she’s happy and gives the best extended greetings. She can spot the tiniest crumb on the floor like an editor can spot an italicized period."

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@LaurenJRedmond @wensday95 @bookendslit Super congrats!!!

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It’s the exact perfect hot week for this snowy editing project ❄️

Don’t hesitate to book edits for wintery manuscripts in summer! Your editor might thank you extra.

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@TchrFinlyWrites Agents usually ask for 1–2 pages, single spaced. Some ask for one page, so it’s easier on you if you can get it down to one and send that version out to everyone. One page single spaced is about 500 words. Get the narrative arc and leave out the details.

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@stepha_henson @LitAgentKatieM Congrats, Stephanie! I’m so happy for you 🎉

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@nr_wolfman It’s common advice because it shows you have realistic expectations. Also, aim for comps that were published in the last 3 years, books yours would sit next to on the shelf. This helps the agent sell it to the publisher by showing the current market for stories like yours.

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@DrBradJohnson @theresagaughan I used to sub at a school where the principal did this, and literally every teacher had put theirs on their computer or the bulletin board by their desk. One was in the pencil drawer, front and center.

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@DebAdamsonBooks @randomhousekids Congrats! That’s amazing 🎉

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@SJoIlacqua @purely_sophia Yes! You’ll have to follow me so I can DM you.

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@BigHungryShelby It’s rough out there. I’m sorry!

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@vardhan_shreya @purely_sophia Yeah, for sure!

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@abstalavista Yeah, good luck!

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@abstalavista That applies to queries, but it isn’t uncommon to hear no response on fulls and partials. It’s OK to nudge!

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@kbeggsauthor @garnett_nicole Came here to say this!

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@CRCwriting @SaraMegibow @ktliterary @ashleyhisson @wolsakandwynn Want to read. Congrats!

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@SydneyDunlap16 Well deserved. Congrats!

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@JEngelMattern Exact same amount of energy to google it, but he chose you ❤️