Sian Lucy Editorial

Freelance proofreader and editor for writers, academics and students. Part-time English teacher and full-time grammar pedant.

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This is very worrying.

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Happy International Women’s Day!

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#justiceforthesemicolon

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Penguin is celebrating 90 years of making books accessible to the masses with the creation of 90 ‘little book stops’ around the country. You can apply for one in your area.

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Happy Mothers’ Day!

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#WorldPoetryDay2025 #writing #poetry

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🎙R U the Business - Happy World Poetry Day from the one and only John Cooper Clarke 🌏

The Bard of Salford is currently on the road in celebration of World Poetry Day and is ready to take to the stage at @RoyalNottingham this evening 👇🏼

[Bert’s Books @bertsbooks]

Never let anyone tell you the Oxford comma isn't important.

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

Harper Lee’s short-story collection, The Land of Sweet Forever, will be published in the UK and Commonwealth by @HutchHeinemann, almost a decade after being discovered in her New York apartment upon her death. 👇 https://t.co/G9h7xW6pPc

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Winter is a good time to hurkle-durkle, but watch out for biblioklepts!

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[CoffeeWithTheClassics @CoffeewClassics]

Let's have some fun and play "Finish that line..." Shakespeare edition.

Answer key at the end of the thread. Share your score in the replies.

Let's start with an easy one.

1. From Julius Caesar:

"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ____"

[CoffeeWithTheClassics @CoffeewClassics]

Nothing like a good hook to reel in the reader!

A Thread of the 50 Best Opening Lines in Classic Literature. 🧵 👇

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How many have you read?

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[Mel Hewitt @MelAndStuff_]

"Remember, the time of year
when the future appears
like a blank sheet of paper
a clean calendar, a new chance."

From 'Promise' by @JackieKayPoet

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Know your tenses. #BrianBilston #HappyChristmas

[Bookshop.org @bookshop_org_UK]

What have you all been reading? Discover the top 25 books supporting independent bookshops with us in the last month 🏆 https://t.co/cYhEuuUS9T

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“Writing is a sensual art. You have to touch it, you have to feel it, to correct—always correct.” —Aharon Appelfeld https://t.co/lkrKpyfglB