Dismayed to see, in the year 2026 of our book lord, that there are still reading fees for non-competition submission windows le sigh

If you're a mslexia salon member, I'll be reading novel pitches in February! #writingopportunity #publishingopportunity #amwriting #novels

Looking forward to reading salon members' pitches in February! If you're not a Mslexia member, now is the time 📚⏰

This article has sat rent-free in my brain for over seven years www.phillymag.com/news/2018/08...

Generative AI and the slide of creative craft This year - especially the latter half - I've had an uptick in queries for my freelance developmental editorial services (more here if you're looking for an editor!). You would think, 'Yes! That's great.' I would, too, but when you dig deeper, it…

Generative AI and the slide of creative craft This year - especially the latter half - I've had an uptick in queries for my freelance developmental editorial services (more here if you're looking for an editor!). You would think, 'Yes! That's great.' I would, too, but when you dig deeper, it…

watching don't breathe before it leaves netflix. i'm pretty picky about my home invader films 😈

i'm very bored and disheartened by the fact that half of editorial requests i've received in the past couple of months have been ai-generated manuscripts it takes up so much of my time with pointless admin readers don't want your slop, anyway

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Hello dearest #booksky 🖤 Tell me your number one favourite book of the year that you can't stop crowing about to your friends Has to have been published this year in English and can be any genre Ready. Set. Gooooo 🥇

i'm so excited for this and to see what everyone comes up with

in case you missed the announcement... I'm editing this very cool anthology, which will open to submissions in January 🖤 I plan to write a wee bit of inspiration posts in case anyone is struggling with the brief 💛

EXTREMELY relevant to my interests

Received a potential client query this week that was entirely AI written. they didn't say it was but it was entirely obvious. very weird. why are people reaching out to editors for this? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...

in case you missed the announcement... I'm editing this very cool anthology, which will open to submissions in January 🖤 I plan to write a wee bit of inspiration posts in case anyone is struggling with the brief 💛

Introducing a new anthology, Modern Decadent I'm really pleased to announce that I'm editing the forthcoming anthology, Modern Decadent, for Wild Hunt Books. It has only been announced today, but I'm already feeling that 2027 can't come soon enough! The anthology will comprise ca. 10 stories that…

I have a very cool (and secret) publishing project on the horizon 🖤 Can't wait to share a few scant details next week

Ugh, continuing to cosplay as Tories www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

I have a very cool (and secret) publishing project on the horizon 🖤 Can't wait to share a few scant details next week

First snow of the season ❄️

First snow of the season ❄️

Eliza Clark has far more energy and acuity than me about this topic Her vogue piece is spot on www.vogue.co.uk/article/vani...

How to format your novel manuscript so an editor actually reads it! This post originally appeared on the Wild Hunt Books blog. You wouldn’t expect it, but more often than not, I receive manuscripts that are so strangely formatted that they are just about unreadable. And if that’s the case with…

I've noticed a lot of manuscripts being sent my way are struggling with lack of interiority and stakes/tension. so much feels surface level. shall write an editor-y blog post about this, me thinks

hello fellow freelance editors, have you added generative AI policies into your freelance contracts, i.e., cancelling client's that use gen AI to 'write' their manuscript and & subsequent kill fees and procedures i have language in publishing contracts but not in my own for clients

hello fellow freelance editors, have you added generative AI policies into your freelance contracts, i.e., cancelling client's that use gen AI to 'write' their manuscript and & subsequent kill fees and procedures i have language in publishing contracts but not in my own for clients

Reading the Weird celebrates spooky season all year long, but now an Edgar Allen Poe deep dive feels...thematically appropriate. This week let's discuss "Metzengerstein," Poe's first published story 📖 reactormag.com/two-stables-...

Keeping everyone on their toes with this wee drive by submission window I'm open to unagented manuscripts until Sunday evening #mswl #booksky #writingoppurtunity

Haven't watched the video but I enjoyed reading this little breakdown on structuring horror novels 🐈‍⬛✍️ I'm a big proponent of save the cat especially for early writers blog.reedsy.com/live/save-th...

teeny reminder that i re-opened recently to agent subs

First day of cinnamon in the coffee grounds season

So delighted that Bear Season is *still* getting lots of love over a year later. A semi-finalist for the Small Spec Book Awards. *proud editor vibes* Read more about the book here: www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/bear...

Summer is over... and I'm open again to agent submissions. Can you all please send me your most lush, most dark, most dreadful manuscripts?! A bit on the literary side but playing in the shadows... I'm ready for them #mswl www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/ar...

Anyone else reading Fox by Joyce Carol Oates?? I'm 200 pages in and HOOKED. Francis Fox is so unnerving 😬

a bit disheartening to always hear that readers should support indie bookshops but many bookshops don't pay their invoices to small publishers leaving us in the hole for hundreds of £££ bless those bookshops who pay on time without a temper tantrum something @thebookseller.com should report on

Really happy to say that I've had a good run of clients this year (not always the case!). A bit booked for the next several weeks but opening up starting in October (could squeeze in a shorter manuscript in September if in a rush). Let me know how I can help www.ariellcacciola.com/manuscript-a...

One of the most disturbing books I've read and I couldn't look away The Yellow Wallpaper x Shirley Jackson x Our Wives Under the Sea x The Wasp Factory

Howdy #folklore aficionados of bsky! Can you point me in the direction of any folklore concerning vampires or other shadowy creatures in Italy or Greece (contemporary or historical)?

Editing enquiries are way down the last year few years. I was reading a self-pub forum where a lot of people say that they are just running their manuscripts through chatgpt to spit out "advice" and rewrite their sentences. I ask, really what's the point then 🤷‍♀️

It's astounding that more publishing people aren't chattering about this. Disgraceful, the whole lot of them at Unbound. www.thebookseller.com/news/unbound...

I absolutely adored this book One of my favourites of the year and it's safe to say she's an auto-buy from me with any new books 🖤🖤 I'm ready for my gothic summer #booksky

Book prices have risen in the UK in the past two years. Paper and other costs are SOARING for publishers. I don't think readers/booksellers realise that UK RRP is not inline with other countries who already made adjustments incrementally over the years inews.co.uk/news/books-c...

i really wish keir starmer would stop cosplaying as nigel farage

i feel this deeply in my soul

quick reminder for a submission opportunity that closes tomorrow

I'm not currently open to unagented subs but if you're a trans or nb writer living in the UK and you think your novel might be a good fit for me, send it over until the end of April 👇 #booksky

Over the moon that the first instalment of The Northern Weird Project is out in the wild. So much energy, work and passion have already gone into this project and I hope readers enjoy!

Gosh, problems much? I randomly stumbled on a book I never heard of and then read this random review by a random person whose anger is something else. I'm glad you got this off your chest, dude 🤷‍♀️

I would absolutely NOT recommend any authors sending mss to these people. They already aren't paying their authors' royalties nor are they refunding crowdfunding supporters What is it they say about lipstick and pigs?? www.thebookseller.com/news/unbound...

I'm just an editor over here waiting for that manuscript that I'll absolutely fall in love with drop into my inbox