Nooooooo, not Catherine O'Hara! 😭

Y'all, two of my edits have been made into candles! How cool is that?! www.instagram.com/p/DR3kNxGDcf...

If you need something to binge with the family (or to get away) this Thanksgiving, #CelebrityTraitors is now on Peacock in the US, and it is SUPREME

Finished a client ms today that may very well be my favorite read of the year. (Don't tell my other authors!) Any agent or editor pals interested in a sci-fi mystery/thriller with timely socioeconomic themes?

Thankful to #CelebrityTraitorsUK for introducing me to Cat Burns. Her new album is *very* good.

It’s Election Day! We all voted here. Have you?

VOTE!

Hey Blueys (Bluies? Skyers?), I have openings in November and December for edits, etc.! Services and rates at peseditorial.com, please kindly spread the word.

I don't know where the original one is, but my literary hot take is that publishers should sell direct to consumer and make their websites sales-oriented, not just informational.

I rode a bike for the first time in probably 30 years. The saying is true, though your balance will probably be off and your ass will hurt.

This "friend" necklace thing is so disturbing!

Halloween is the superior Baking Championship. I won't be taking any questions.

I'm not crying at the opening minute of #DragRaceUK, nope, not me

Second #PESeditorial release this week! This one's a spicy small-town romance with angst to spare. #romancelandia #booksky a.co/d/5jrbl7F

Just a double reminder-- Writers, this negging garbage was written by AI and designed to insult you, flatter you, dare you, and scam you. Scammers, this is embarrassingly badly done. Quit it.

The #LilithFair doc on Hulu (I know...) is SO GOOD

New #PESeditorial book out today! If you like procedurals with an ensemble cast, WAVE'S END is a good entry point to Kay Jennings's Port Stirling series. #mystery #thriller #booksky a.co/d/1if1A8g

I pumpkin spiced before October! Who even am I anymore?

I found a new word game that I like, if you too need a reprieve. It's basically Chain Reaction. raddle.quest

Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.

TIL that you can easily clean candle wax remnants from jars with oil! Should have known cuz science. And now I have a bunch of new containers for my plants!

Tips to confirm registration: - Ask your agent & publisher for the copyright cert - Use Advanced Search - Test shorter title versions, drop subtitle - Try different author name spellings (full legal, accents, hyphens) - Search your ISBN - Check under your publisher’s name

Book titles are too long! Enshorten them! - The Greatsby - Warn Peace - The Brosamazov - The Catcherye - Crunishment - M'dick

#Romancelandia: do you know about banana ball? I'm seeing it a lot lately and it looks like it would be fun for a rom-com.

Folks looking for a #freelanceeditor - I still have spots open on my schedule for August and early September. Open to developmental edits, query and/or synopsis reviews, and 1-on-1 video or phone calls. Feel free to reach out at [email protected] or via Reedsy (link in bio) for pricing.

Annnnnnnd I've come across my first query where I'm pretty sure the author left the AI prompts in. 🫠 In case it's not clear, don't use AI to help you write a query letter.

I don't need generative AI cuz my brain already populates every possible worst case scenario, tyvm

Celebrities, authors, vendors, film festival, drag show, comedy show, and so much more! Get your tickets today!

Canadian author whose work was used without permission to train META? #CanLit Class action link here www.cfmlawyers.ca/class-action...

Anybody I've ever edited (and anyone I haven't), look up your books; they're probably on there.

#BookSky #writing #editing

Got a marketing email from Ingram (thru PW) advertising "AI generated ad copy and images," and I'm disgusted! Please, authors, just don't.

I'm now at the age where every grocery store song is a banger

Hey all! Can you help a #writer out and add my next novel, EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED, to your "Want to Read" shelf on #Goodreads? Thank you!! #writersky #authorsky #writinglife #authorlife

Hey you! You need an editor? I have openings in Sept and Oct, all types of fiction, any length, dev edit, ms. critique, partials, proofreading. Reasonable rates! I've also been called "the best" twice in the past week by people other than my mom! Just sayin'. Link in bio.

Any day can be taco Tuesday if you lose track of time!

Nobody names their kid Ichabod anymore

This Ziwe clip with Jinkx Monsoon taking down JKR is ✨️everything✨️ www.instagram.com/reel/DMxli3W...

Are long books back? I saw a "TikTok sensation" romance in trade paperback that was 700 pages! Also, that seems too long for a non-romantasy romance to me.

Kinda pissed the cheapest tickets to the Romy and Michele musical (off-Broadway) are $91 🥲

Finished the audiobook of Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore this morning and absolutely loved it! (Though the recording is oddly slow and I listened on 2x instead of my usual 1.5x.)

Robbers: everyone be quiet and lay down! Me: lie down

Happy Jackie Washington Day to all who celebrate. And if you don't, it's the perfect chance to watch Jackie's Back!

Today's Strands feels personal

If you told young Peter that, in 30 years, he'd make a living by suggesting alternative wording for a cunnilingus scene...he'd have no idea what you were talking about.

Today's Wordle feels personal

Honestly, the only thing holding me together right now is that I work in and can escape to fictional worlds

I didn't take a picture after I voted (#NoCuomo), so have these little fungi I found on my plant this morning instead.

Do what you love for a living, and you will never have a day off for the rest of your life.