Unhinged #writing tip: Characters attempting to do something other than stay on track? Let them. Let them run amok in the world you've created. Sometimes, they know better than you, so listen.

Today isn't just #WorldReefAwarenessDay, but also the beginning of #PrideMonth, read more on my blog: www.twistedleaf.co.uk/blog/pride-m...

World Reef Awareness Day - a new blog entry on my website: www.twistedleaf.co.uk/blog/world-r...

Unhinged #writing tip of the week: HOLY MOLY DRINK SOME WATER! You can't take care of your world if you can't take care of you! DRINK THE WATER!

I forgot to post about the latest blog post on Twisted Leaf Editing's stance on AI: Read all about it here: www.twistedleaf.co.uk/blog/twisted... #antiai #ai #editing #writing #fantasy

Gen AI can't make decent movie posters, can't do hands, can't create anything original, can't produce anything not yassified, can't make a collage that makes any sense or even tell you the proper toppings on a pizza that doesn't involve glue. But sure, tech bros, we must all tremble in our boots 🙄

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Unhinged #writing tip of the week: Your target audience (ideally) is you! Write what you want to see in a book, no one else will tell the story that's begging to get out of your heart. Be unapologetically you and write it.

Perspective when writing is a choice; a discussion on my blog! www.twistedleaf.co.uk/blog/lets-di... #editor #fantasy #books #writing #perspective

Unhinged #writing tip of the week: When reading, keep a small notebook nearby and anytime you find a sentence or paragraph that you like, note it down along with the reason why. It will help you to look at your writing from a different perspective & helps you to learn about your own phrasing & style

How to find the right editor for you - a blog post from a fantasy editor, go check it out on my website! #bookeditor #fantasy #editing #editor #writing www.twistedleaf.co.uk/blog/how-to-...

What's more important than writing? Inspiration. Finding inspiration is hard when writing fantasy. You have to balance the gravity and weight of the real world with the wonder and excitement of the world you are creating. My favourite places to gather inspiration come from all sorts...

Am I the right #editor for you? My core values are to put the client first, always. I focus on what you desire and what you need for your manuscript. I also promise no AI is used at all during the #evaluation or #editing processes so no robot will ever touches your #manuscript.

Unhinged #writing tip of the week: Stop writing. Get up, stretch, go for a little walk and see how many steps you can get in on your way to get a glass of water. Open a window and breathe in the fresh air. Take in a view. Look at something not on a screen. Then go back to writing.

Unhinged #writing tip of the week Find your top 3 or 4 fonts that are wildly different from each other, but still readable. Use a different one for each stage of writing / #editing / #proofreading, then you can change it into whichever font you need. It will help to switch mindset.

Took a break from #editing my own book today and visited #BirminghamBookExtravaganza I talked with authors and makers, found some beautiful art and spent probably more than I should have 🤣 Can't wait to go again!

I really enjoyed this murder mystery set during a contest to replace the emperor, so I'm very excited to have Antonia Hodgson's The Raven Scholar as our new #SFF Book of the Month for May! Read for a fun twisty plot that doesn't let up, memorable characters you'll love, magic and RAVENS. 💙📚🪐

So you've written a book now what? Take a look at my blog and read on for more information: www.twistedleaf.co.uk/blog/youve-w... #writers #editing #fantasy #books #reading

Unhinged #writingtip: Talk out loud. For dialogue, for thought processes, to understand your world, to understand your characters. Talk out loud. Just maybe not on a busy bus in your commute. They may look at you funny.

Unhinged #writingtip: When putting your writing down for the day to come back to later, leave off in the middle of a sentence. I do this all the time and it really

I am obsessed with The #Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. I just finished reading Network Protocol (book 5) and I am ravenous to start the next one, but alas chores must be done

Ooh. Looks like there's a rare @brandonsanderson.com UK event in London on 21st May, discussing ISLES OF THE EMBERDARK with fellow author @joeabercrombie.com! ✨ Tickets available from 5pm: www.waterstones.com/events/brand... 💙📚🪐

When #editing I always look out for the narrative voice. This is the culmination of many factors that communicate description, action, thought processes, & context to the audience. All while being anchored to the POV character. 🌿 Rᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ: ʜᴛᴛᴘs://ᴛɪɴʏᴜʀʟ.ᴄᴏᴍ/46ᴘsʀ2ғ8

I am proud to announce the opening of Twisted Leaf Editing! You can find the website here: www.twistedleaf.co.uk And let me just take a moment and re-introduce myself: Hi, I'm Abi the owner and editor of Twisted Leaf Editing and I aim to elevate your writing! Go check out the website for more info!

You’re not hoarding books, you’re maintaining a carefully curated personal library for future generations

‘So you’re on a desert island and you can only take one book-‘ … No thank you.

Summer is going strong, and what better way to spend time than to read a book! What is your favourite book and what makes it your favourite? #booksky #reading #books #reader #writer #author

My current word count for my own #WIP novel is 58,686. At the start of the year, I set an aim for finishing my first draft for the 31st Dec. I am well on track, and I'm more than pleased with the progress I've been making! What's your #wordcount and your current aims for it? #writing #writesky

Books are dangerous because sometimes you're reading and it's 11pm and it's fine and you keep reading and then it's 2:30am and it's not fine, not fine at all, you really screwed up, and tomorrow is going to be a complete disaster 🫠

Starting #writing anything is hard. But the thing to remember is to just start. Make it now, make it shine later. You can't polish something if it doesn't exist in the first place. #editing #writesky

I'm taking my time with releasing my website due to some personal issues that have been happening this week I hope to have a full release soon! In the meantime, what do you all struggle with when #editing?

Ten writers by whom I've read more than five books: 1. Terry Pratchett 2. Jim Butcher 3. Brandon Sanderson 4. Andrzej Sapkowski 5. Tanya Huff 6. Trudi Canavan 7. JRR Tolkien 8. Edgar Allen Poe 9. William Shakespeare 10. Agatha Christie

DRINK YOUR WATER TAKE YOUR MEDS SAVE YOUR WORK BACK UP YOUR COMPUTER This has been a PSA

Farshore will celebrate the centenary of the first Winnie-the-Pooh book throughout 2025 and 2026 with new editions, a new authorised sequel, collaborations with ‪@nationaltrust.org.uk‬ properties and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social‬ 👇 #BookSky

My website is finished... 👀 Here's a little sneak peek #excited #bookeditor #fantasy

I've got my copy, I can't wait to start reading! #CriticalRole #romance #fantasy #romantasy

Inspiration can come from anywhere; Remember to be mindful and observe what you see, mull over what you've heard, and chew on thoughts stirred from what you watch. Inspiration is a wonderful thing, but also difficult to hold onto, so make sure you write down your thoughts and ideas

Quote with a gif from the last show you watched

#Em-dashes are controversial in chronically online spaces as they are "AI telltale signs", but they are actually incredibly useful punctuation tools used for interruptions, thoughts, drama, and emphasis Don't avoid using all the #punctuation at your disposal; each one is fantastic in its own right

It does not matter how much you earn it’s the fact that someone saw your work as valuable! So they 100% won today. :)

Old: judging the genre another reader or writer likes 😒 Bold: supporting your fellows no matter how their reader tastes differ from yours 💪 Foretold: the community coming together to exorcise and expel the gen ai users stealing from the rest of us and polluting the earth 🤝

Have a competition to write for? Create a mindmap! Start with the topic as your centre & anything you associate with the word(s) come from there, keep going until you're ready to Ask yourself which words pull your attention & which ones do you feel comfortable writing You'll have your basic outline

A first draft is you telling yourself the story, each subsequent edit is getting better at telling that story until you're ready for the audience at the final manuscript. An editor is a friend who advises you on this journey to elevate your writing. #bookediting #editors #booksky #writing #authorsky

A story doesn't always form overnight. Sometimes creating a story is like chipping away at stone. You keep writing and chipping until that slab of stone becomes a story. - Wrtr #amwriting ... Be #Writing - #author #writer ~ #authorsky #writersky

dear brethren and sistren, darlings and darklings, one need not besmirch one’s competition to get ahead. as my lady galadriel says, ‘one cannot satisfy thirst by drinking seawater.’ or, in the words of thumper, ‘if you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.’ 💛

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Mark Twain once wrote "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't." So inject something inexplicable into your world when writing, something strange that is not quite unbelievable but entirely plausible, even just a background detail

When I'm not #editing, I'm working on my own WIPs. Today is a day for watching the mountains in the distance disappear behind fog and #worldbuilding - this is probably my favourite part of #writing, because from here everything else falls into place. What's your favourite part of writing?

Hi everyone! Let me introduce myself. I'm Abi, and I am the editor for Twisted Leaf Editing. We provide affordable editing services for new authors within the fantasy genre and we can't wait to meet you!