Pikko's House

Fiction editorial services by Crystal Watanabe. SFWA affiliate member. Home of SimpleMarkup and the Book Lovers Box®. #betareader #editor #proofreader

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Last one for 2022 features the Armorer!
Because your pantsed manuscript must be rewritten from the ground up. This is the Way.
#maythe4th #editorwars

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Turns out, a certain infamous bounty hunter is really bad about accepting edits. #editorwars #maythe4th

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It's that time of year again! May the 4th be with you! This first one is for all the dev editors out there. This is the Way. #editorwars #maythe4th

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The Pikko's House team is growing once more!
Ke'li'so, fluent in three different non-Earth languages, joins as a beta reader of SF romance.
Typo Rex joins as a proofreader.
General Blunt is my newest dev editor. He can shred manuscripts and author egos with startling ease.

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In this week's #SimpleMarkup, a client tells Edie to enjoy her long weekend. Except...
#freelancelife #editorslife
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Just got my copy! I am so proud to have helped in the production of this amazing body of work of talented BIPOC women writers! @TheNasiona @WNBA_National @AlaaBarkawi @araoameny @la_sangre_llama @l_iyengar @MireyaSVela @RacquelHenry @leahbene @pikkoshouse & Women of Color Writers

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Happy Holidays from Pikko's House! This year, celebrate being a copyeditor or proofreader with The Twelve Days of Spellcheck.*

*Pikko's House is not responsible for any weird or confused looks received during holiday parties while singing this song.

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@ItsAAndersen Hooray! So glad to hear this!

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In this week's #SimpleMarkup, Edie meets an author who doesn'tunderstand one crucial aspect of self-publishing. #writingcommunity
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In this week's #SimpleMarkup, Edie's base facial expression is misinterpreted.
#amediting #writingcommunity #restingeditorface
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Patreon: https://t.co/Hm48s9WTc4
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In this week's #SimpleMarkup, Edie's shown up for the annual Halloween party. Can you guess her editorial costume? #editorslife
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In this week's #SimpleMarkup, Edie's dressing up to scare the daylights out of a client. #comics #amediting #editorslife #writingcommunity
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In this week's #SimpleMarkup, Edie receives a new manuscript, but it's got some… extra characters.
#amediting #writingcommunity
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Patreon: https://t.co/Hm48s9WTc4
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Continuing with the #SimpleMarkup Red Flag Hall of Fame, here's #7: "A" for Effort
To read all ten comics now: https://t.co/X8G4vA0y6L
#amediting #editorslife
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Continuing with the #SimpleMarkup Red Flag Hall of Fame, here's #6: Nondisclosure Fee
To read all ten comics now: https://t.co/X8G4vA0y6L
#amediting #editorslife
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Continuing with the #SimpleMarkup Red Flag Hall of Fame, here's #5: The Next Chapter
To read all ten comics now: https://t.co/X8G4vA0y6L
#amediting #editorslife
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Continuing with the #SimpleMarkup Red Flag Hall of Fame, here's #4: Guarantee
To read all ten comics now, go to: https://t.co/X8G4vA0y6L
#editorslife
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Continuing with the #SimpleMarkup Red Flag Hall of Fame, here's #3: Target Market
To read all ten comics now, go to: https://t.co/X8G4vAi9vl
#amediting
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#SimpleMarkup 200 - The Red Flag Hall of Fame #2
Stream of Consciousness
Low-key trashing your readers so far is not a good sign to an editor.
#editorslife