fine, I will also learn about the Avignon Papacy

If a person was getting into cozy-ish mysteries, where should that person start? Recently read and enjoyed Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin and Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman. Recs wanted!

This morning I thought I saw a bunny but it was actually a squirrel whose tail had been bitten or torn off (the tip was white, presumably from trauma). Happy Easter 2026, everyone.

I am already so sad that this season has to end soon. And I love how the show seems to be really leaning in to the “night shift is sexy” theme. Give the people what they want! (Sexy, tired doctors and nurses.)

This week seems like an ok time to share that I do not use AI when editing and I am not interested in working with authors who use AI when writing. If you're looking for a freelance developmental or line editor, you can find me at stephaniedoigedits.com

Spotted @lindzmcleod.bsky.social at the Hopeless Romantic pop-up shop at Union Station today!

I think we need to celebrate the death of Sora a bit more. This is a technology that, just MONTHS AGO, we were being told was going to literally destroy Hollywood and Disney was going to give them a BILLION DOLLARS and NONE OF THAT EVEN REMOTELY HAPPENED

Romance coverage has changed enough over the past few years that I was genuinely surprised to read this. The person who wrote this article despises this this assignment. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Once again I thought maybe I could take the King streetcar to get somewhere

Let this be the pinprick of the bubble bursting.

“It’s inevitable” “you can’t roll it back” “you just have to accept it”

Ugh I’m gonna have to set a timer and do a “how long does it actually take” if I’m ever gonna do the dishes/tidy the kitchen. Some days, man.

I saw my husband at his desk with his head in his hands & I thought something was really wrong. I went over to ask him if he was OK & he said, “I’m fine. there’s just not enough time to read all the books I want to read.”

Me looking at Google Maps: “ok, it says I need 20 minutes, which means I need 30 minutes, which means I should leave myself 45 minutes.” At least I have figured this out about myself?

I just need spring to be here so I can stop moisturizing so aggressively.

Winter 2025/2026 is really doing the most re: heated blanket/hot water bottle usage

No one loves a freshly made bed more than a dog who sort of needs a bath.

I need someone who knows to tell me if the Ina Garten chocolate chunk blondies are better than the Martha Stewart brown butter toffee blondies (but with chocolate chips subbed in for toffee bits).

In a time where queer content, sexual expression, feminism, and joy are all highly contested, we *should* be talking seriously about romance!

They’re just very cute paws.

Obviously AI has many worse offences to answer for but don’t you also hate how it has heralded in this new style of social media post where everyone sounds like they’re writing for the algorithm above all else? Here are the 3 things I hate most about it 👇 (jk jk I would never do that to you)

On the topic of book club slop, I just got one that came with an instagram link to the supposed sender, so I had a look just to see if there was anything there and OH MY GOD it's beyond my wildest dreams.

Are you looking for a freelance romance editor? I have more than 15 years of in-house experience (at Carina Press/Carina Adores/Harlequin) and I’d love to work with you! Now booking devs and assessments for March/early April—after that, the next available spot is July. DM with questions!

"There's an enjoyable slow burn romance that heats up in a very satisfactory way... A bouncy, energetic feel-good take that's infinitely less mean-spirited than the source text and offers happiness to far more people." - KJ Charles (!) on my forthcoming book, The Miseducation of Caroline Bingley ❤️

feeling this VERY HARD THESE DAYS

Some news, as they say! Some of you know this already, but in December, after 17 years (!) at Harlequin/Carina Press/Carina Adores, I decided it was time to pivot to a freelance editing career. I loved my job and especially the amazingly talented authors I got to work with, but I am so excited. ❤️

The insults in the Home Alone movies have always been strong but I’m watching Home Alone 2 and “he can’t tan, his freckles just connect” really hits home.

Six months to go, let the chaos begin!

I thought I woke up at 3 am, took my mouth guard out, and safely put it into its container before going back to sleep. Turns out I dreamed the container part. I found this out when I found the dog chewing on my expensive custom mouth guard. 🫠

📚 BOOK GIVEAWAY! 📚 I've teamed up with some of the best and coolest queer historical romance writers for this awesome giveaway! Tell your friends! Tell your enemies! Tell your enemies-to-lovers! Form to enter: forms.gle/2dJteRjXmLxm5FkR7

The level of hurt I feel when the dog decides to go lie in another room instead of in my office with me while I’m working. What did I do?!?! 😩

Harlequin have published a sidestory from The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet in honour of Pride month! Follow Mary's BFF, Miss Delia Highbridge, as she falls in hate-at-first-sight with a woman who... isn't anything like how she first appears?

It's so hot they had to add new colors to the heat map scale because dark red isn't hot enough. We've gone from old blood red to necrotic flesh taupe.

Spotted @lindzmcleod.bsky.social on a display table at Indigo!

There’s a real dead behind the eyes look I develop after two days in the open concept office

Happy release day, @lindzmcleod.bsky.social! Editing this book was a delight.

"For fans of Regency romances and of the contemporary friends-to-lovers stories created by Talia Hibbert and Casey McQuiston." - absolutely lovely rec and review by @ala-booklist.bsky.social for THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET!

Open to NYC or Toronto! It's a hybrid role, requiring two days in the office per week.

*dusts off social media platforms* We are hiring! If you know anyone who you think would be a good fit for this role (which reports to me! and is very exciting!) please encourage them to apply. careers-hcc-hqn.icims.com/jobs/5047/ed...

Apropos of nothing... a series of Pride and Prejudice memes.

Join me in Glasgow on Tuesday 29th April at the launch of THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET! 💐💜 Get your tickets here:

I only need 8 more adds of THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET on Goodreads to reach 1000! 🌈💐 Who wants to help this queer, tender romance get there?

The insults in the Home Alone movies have always been strong but I’m watching Home Alone 2 and “he can’t tan, his freckles just connect” really hits home.

What is the best thing about dogs and why is it the way if you leave clothing lying around they will nest in it

I can tell it’s been an exhausting time because this year I didn’t even have my yearly delusional daydream about becoming very good at making elaborate gingerbread houses. In fact I forgot gingerbread houses existed until just now.

This morning I spent ten minutes trying to figure out why my monitor wasn’t working. It was unplugged. I unplugged it on the weekend to plug in something else. A real Garfield Monday over here.

Did AI make these four eerily similar looking dudes

The dog almost got a hot dog someone left on the ground in the park. She may never forgive me.

It’s holiday movie season and I am watching Holiday Mismatch. Excited to see Aunts Helga/Zelda together again, but overall this has a real “we spent all the budget on those two actors” feel, IMO