Sylvie (she/her)

I'm a part-time #freelance #editor for the academic, fantasy, and romance genres. My website is on its way!

[SparkNotes @SparkNotes]

Hamlet is important representation for those of us who wear all black and are given to random outbursts of excessive oversharing

[Amber Riaz, PhD @AmberRiaz14]

Another gem by @MaliniDevadas : instead of reading yet another book about the thing you can't bring yourself to do (marketing!) acknowledge your feelings about it then re-frame it in your own head. It's not about you, it's about your clients

[OutWrite DC LGBTQ Literary Festival @OutWriteDC]

We’re thrilled to release the festival schedule for #OutWrite2021, being held August 6-8, 2021, featuring over 25 readings, panels and workshops! An at-a-glance PDF version is available too. All events are free and open to the public! https://t.co/I6xv3TIw0g

[ACES: The Society for Editing (use other social) @ACESEditors]

Celebrate pride month by learning more about pronouns with Christine Steele.

💬 A helpful tip from Christine: Avoid saying preferred pronouns because they aren’t preferences. They are personal.

Learn more here: https://t.co/XShz4SnTmv

[Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing @RBCEditing]

Sentence fragments are acceptable in fiction. But use them purposefully and mindfully. #writetip #AmEditing

[Kimberly Laurel | Copyeditor @trustybookmark]

Writer’s Mantra:

My first draft is just that—a first draft.

#amwriting #WritingCommunity

[Jo Berry is writing 📖✍️ @J_WBerry]

We are magic! 🪄✍️✨

#WritingCommunity

[Anna Dobbin @akdobbin]

"prostitute" ➡️ "sex worker"

"Many people who sell sexual services prefer the term 'sex worker' and find 'prostitute' demeaning and stigmatizing, which contributes to their exclusion from health, legal, and social services." #AmEditing #ConsciousLanguage
https://t.co/kaGrynsNA7

[SparkNotes @SparkNotes]

My toxic trait is that I sometimes lure wayward sailors to a watery grave with my irresistible voice

[Karen Wise (@wisekaren.bsky.social) @wisekaren]

I had edited a problematic sentence and explained why, but the author requested that I stet it, so of course I did. This is why, when you’re reading a book, you should never throw up your hands in disgust and sneer “How could an editor have let this go?!” #AmEditing

[Richelle Braswell Comprehensive Editing @RBCEditing]

Foreshadowing is crucial to all major plot twists or big reveals. Leave hints for your readers to pick up. They should say, "Oh, that makes sense" or "I should have seen that" and not "Wait, that came from nowhere." #WritingCommunity #writetip #AmEditing

[The FOLD @TheFOLD_]

"Decolonizing Editing" discusses suggestions/practical ideas on how to improve the substantive editing & copy-editing processes to reflect inclusive practices. @IvaCheung, @jessicastellaaa, @ronanedits, @akkabah w/ moderator @JaelRichardson. Join https://t.co/7sLOrAxnTI #FOLD2021

[Kia Thomas | Fiction Editor @KiaThomasEdits]

Editors: a tricky typo you might want to watch for is "clock"/"cock". I've just caught one and I'm SO relieved. Otherwise the heroine would have been pressing herself against a "jean-clad clock" 😂