Barbie Halaby

Reach me at or find @monocle_editing on IG/Threads and @MonocleEditing on Bluesky.

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

@KoryStamper Oh, Kory, I am so sorry to hear this! I would like to think optimistically that you could live off your book proceeds, but we all know that's unlikely for nearly everyone. Sending you good wishes for the next steps.

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

Don't forget to register for the Freelancers Happy Hour if you'll be at #ACES2024. Open to all: freelancers and those who love them! Valuable and fun door prizes, so bring your biz cards. Huge thanks to our sponsors: @word_chat and @NadiaGeagea's Editor's Half Hour podcast.

[Jim Laurie - focus on Asia @JimLaurie_Asia]

Weekend reading? Weekend flashback to 1975 #Cambodia Saturday 12 April - some remarkable and deeply remembered old 8 mm footage and a book to go with it: #film #BooksWorthReading @goodreads @IAN_AuthorPromo

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

@rhiannonroot @DiedofEnnui @CarolinaMarie_V Same here, @DiedofEnnui! I forced my kids to listen to me read the whole book to them, which apparently I've neglected to do before now.

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

Congrats to my author @MrLands for a silver medal in the @IPPYAwards! I hope this helps get his very important and creative book in front of more educators.

[Bradley Lands @MrLands]

Get this – I recently found out that my book KNOWLEDGE-ABLE was awarded the Silver Medal by the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs) in the category of Education!

Thank you @IPPYAwards!

#ippyawards @IPPYmag #knowledge_ABLE

https://t.co/lMUhjVTQ3U

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

Just a reminder for edibuddies of @NikkiBuschEdit. Today is our remembrance event. 3:30 pm Pacific/6:30 pm Eastern. Please sign up or check the event details for the option to share a memory if you can't attend.

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

Editors from many communities will gather to celebrate and remember the life and legacy of @NikkiBuschEdit on June 1, cosponsored by @LGBTQEditors. You are welcome to join us by signing up at the link in this thread.

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

Editors from many communities will gather to celebrate and remember the life and legacy of @NikkiBuschEdit on June 1, cosponsored by @LGBTQEditors. You are welcome to join us by signing up at the link in this thread.

[LGBTQ+ Editors Association @LGBTQEditors]

Please join us to share memories and honor all that @NikkiBuschEdit, our membership coordinator, has contributed to the editing community. We have collaborated with Barbie Halaby on this informal remembrance, and all editors from the wider #EditingCommunity are invited. (1/4)

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

@belvedereESAACP @AACountySchools @SevernaParkHS More importantly, that outfit is 🔥! Lovely look, Mrs. McClure!

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

I got some great feedback from a client the other day. Sharing with permission: "I was really happy with your work, something I rarely am! It all felt just right - not too little, not too much!"
I love this. Could I be your Goldilocks editor? #amediting #winjar #indieauthors

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

@jamesshewmaker @EdsGuild This is what is working right now: https://t.co/w53R8fyH4w. As long as we don't leave books on the couch, we're in good shape. He does like to dump his water bowl over too, generally while staring me down if he's not getting attention.

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

20-year-old me would’ve jumped at this chance!!

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

On this #TransDayOfVisibility, I still cannot fathom what is so hard about loving and supporting trans people. I see you, I support you, I love you, and I will keep you safe to the fullest extent possible. Please don't make hate part of your worldview.

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

Many of you #NotAtACES crew followed along, but in case you missed it (or attended another session--gasp!), here's a helpful breakdown in tweets (and a bonus intro slide) of #ACESMastermind from #ACESEvolve. I organized them as thoughtfully as possible. https://t.co/0qvfGSBQ5t

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

Wow. I should've done this via @buffer instead of just through IG. Sorry for the boring basic tweet. But check out @Monocle_editing on IG for tons of aftermath photos of #ACESEvolve as I settle back in.

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/UCzQY9qgVu

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/UCzQY9qgVu

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

It was rewarding to present the #ACESMastermind session at #ACESEvolve with my Saplings. We heard much chatter about forming new mastermind groups afterward, but someone has to reach out. If you are interested, find your potential peers!

[J. Anderson @clearing_blocks]

Would love to connect with folks who are looking for growth and accountability and want to take their careers to the next level. Especially curious to talk to people who have day jobs and are ALSO freelancing. #ACESEvolve #ACESMastermind

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

@KimLynCragg @ebrenner And use what you learned from that mastermind group. Put those goal-setting skills into practice on your own next big thing. Implement techniques that other members used successfully. Consider if there's something you haven't had time for, and dig in to a new plan for a while.

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

@KimLynCragg @ebrenner That's a great question. As @Ebrenner says, if you were aligned with and supported its retirement, you likely don't want to fill the gap, unless it was for different opportunities you had already identified. If you do miss it and feel the loss, for sure keep in touch informally.

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

Middle grade is not middle school. 8-12 years is a big range. A lot of things happen. Hello? Puberty? —@jenavarre
#kidlit #ACESEvolve

[Barbie Halaby @MonocleEd]

(Re: picture books) If the rhyme is not flawless, it’s going to hurt the story and it would be better in prose. —@jenavarre
#ACESEvolve
#kidlit