Bev Katz Rosenbaum
@bevrosenbaum.bsky.social
Freelance developmental editor, formerly at Harlequin and McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Rates and testimonials on website. Also a YA author. Kirkus called I'm Good and Other Lies 'important'. Yay, me. http://bevkatzrosenbaum.com/
Even if you’re stuffing your manuscript with common genre tropes, inject something unique! This post brought to you by Kotn’s ‘soft sweaters’ ad featuring tough guy actor Danny Trejo, which really stands out from all those other sweater ads, due to that unexpected element! #editor #writingtips
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Even if you’re stuffing your manuscript with common genre tropes, inject something unique! This post brought to you by Kotn’s ‘soft sweaters’ ad featuring tough guy actor Danny Trejo, which really stands out from all those other sweater ads, due to that unexpected element! #editor #writingtips
Wow, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein might be the perfect movie. Exquisite and heartbreaking. The director's passionate love of film--and the source material-- shines through in every single frame. 💔
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Wow, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein might be the perfect movie. Exquisite and heartbreaking. The director's passionate love of film--and the source material-- shines through in every single frame. 💔
Reposted by Bev Katz Rosenbaum
They will eventually run out of animated movies to turn into live action movies. Then we will be free.
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
They will eventually run out of animated movies to turn into live action movies. Then we will be free.
On a day when the sitting pres of the US called a reporter Piggy, I’m thinking about the conversation between Kamala Harris and Sophia Bush I was privileged to witness on Sunday in Toronto. #liftpeopleup #holdontohope #theworldisagroupproject #character #integrity
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
On a day when the sitting pres of the US called a reporter Piggy, I’m thinking about the conversation between Kamala Harris and Sophia Bush I was privileged to witness on Sunday in Toronto. #liftpeopleup #holdontohope #theworldisagroupproject #character #integrity
Reposted by Bev Katz Rosenbaum
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Been working at an insane pace all year, with tons of editing work (thank u, clients!) and writing a beast of a novel. I've a few more editing projects scheduled before year end, and a new book of my own to start, but I'm taking this aft off to bake and listen to West End Girl AGAIN! #freelancelife
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Been working at an insane pace all year, with tons of editing work (thank u, clients!) and writing a beast of a novel. I've a few more editing projects scheduled before year end, and a new book of my own to start, but I'm taking this aft off to bake and listen to West End Girl AGAIN! #freelancelife
Reposted by Bev Katz Rosenbaum
‘Lucifer’ bee with devil-like horns discovered in Australia
‘Lucifer’ bee with devil-like horns discovered in Australia
‘Lucifer’ bee with devil-like horns discovered in Australia
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Right on.
I'm grateful to PEN and to Julia Goldberg for the chance to talk about the work I get to do with authors.
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Why Editor Andrew Karre Can’t Imagine YA Literature Without Sexual Content
'If it became impossible to publish YA novels with sex in them, I think it would effectively become impossible to publish YA novels.'
pen.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Right on.
Thinking of my dad today, a young RCAF volunteer, who signed up to fight fascism. #fightnazis #fightfascism #remembranceday
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Thinking of my dad today, a young RCAF volunteer, who signed up to fight fascism. #fightnazis #fightfascism #remembranceday
Tuesday tip: seems obvious, but keep track of things as you write. Make lists of character and place names, how time is moving, etc! #freelanceeditor #writingtips #writingcommunity
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Tuesday tip: seems obvious, but keep track of things as you write. Make lists of character and place names, how time is moving, etc! #freelanceeditor #writingtips #writingcommunity
Gotta love 87-year-old Joyce Carol Oates roasting Musk so hard!
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Gotta love 87-year-old Joyce Carol Oates roasting Musk so hard!
Great launch at Queen Books for @kateblair.bsky.social’s new YA novel, We Bury Nothing!
November 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Great launch at Queen Books for @kateblair.bsky.social’s new YA novel, We Bury Nothing!
My TV went on by itself at two a.m. last night so I guess that's it, I'm never sleeping again
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My TV went on by itself at two a.m. last night so I guess that's it, I'm never sleeping again
'It's so very exciting for me, at the age of 72, to say I feel I've grown creatively in the last few years.With regard to writing, you have been responsible for that. Thanks so much for everything, Bev. What shines through, besides all your incredible advice, is your honest enjoyment of the work.' ❤️
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
'It's so very exciting for me, at the age of 72, to say I feel I've grown creatively in the last few years.With regard to writing, you have been responsible for that. Thanks so much for everything, Bev. What shines through, besides all your incredible advice, is your honest enjoyment of the work.' ❤️
Nice to see the rejection of MAGA politics all over the U.S. yesterday! Time to get rid of provincial Conservatives in Canada—and let’s not go backwards and vote Conservative in the next federal election!
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Nice to see the rejection of MAGA politics all over the U.S. yesterday! Time to get rid of provincial Conservatives in Canada—and let’s not go backwards and vote Conservative in the next federal election!
Tuesday tip: if you’re planning to fast-draft a manuscript this month, be sure to do up an outline first, even if you’re normally a pantser—it’s easier to write quickly when you know exactly where you’re going! Need help outlining? Look up the Snowflake Method! #writingtips #editor #writingcommunity
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Tuesday tip: if you’re planning to fast-draft a manuscript this month, be sure to do up an outline first, even if you’re normally a pantser—it’s easier to write quickly when you know exactly where you’re going! Need help outlining? Look up the Snowflake Method! #writingtips #editor #writingcommunity
Listen, this team was never expected to go this distance. We put up a helluva fight ❤️ #thankyoujays
November 2, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Listen, this team was never expected to go this distance. We put up a helluva fight ❤️ #thankyoujays
Sometimes my editing clients resist making big changes. I do, too. Initially. But as a friend recently reminded me, revision is re-vision. You have to be willing to tear up portions of your book and start over to make it the very best it can be… #writingtips #publishingtips #writingcommunity
October 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Sometimes my editing clients resist making big changes. I do, too. Initially. But as a friend recently reminded me, revision is re-vision. You have to be willing to tear up portions of your book and start over to make it the very best it can be… #writingtips #publishingtips #writingcommunity
Go, Jays, go! Also, enjoy this linocut by Mary E. Wrinch, one of the first women in Toronto to make a living from her art! ❤️
October 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Go, Jays, go! Also, enjoy this linocut by Mary E. Wrinch, one of the first women in Toronto to make a living from her art! ❤️
Haha, reframe that Imposter Syndrome! #writinglife #creativelife #writingtips #writingmotivation #writingcommunity
October 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Haha, reframe that Imposter Syndrome! #writinglife #creativelife #writingtips #writingmotivation #writingcommunity
This Tuesday’s tip is a reminder that luck and timing play huge parts in the creative life, so keep going till you catch a break! One day soon, an editor may champion your work, or market trends may shift closer to what you’re producing… #writingtips #publishingtips #writinglife #writingcommunity
October 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This Tuesday’s tip is a reminder that luck and timing play huge parts in the creative life, so keep going till you catch a break! One day soon, an editor may champion your work, or market trends may shift closer to what you’re producing… #writingtips #publishingtips #writinglife #writingcommunity
In solidarity. Stay safe today, American friends.
October 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In solidarity. Stay safe today, American friends.
Reposted by Bev Katz Rosenbaum
The theme for Banned Books Week 2025, October 5-11, is “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.”
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##CensorshipIsSo1984 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social
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##CensorshipIsSo1984 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The theme for Banned Books Week 2025, October 5-11, is “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.”
https://bit.ly/2NPHs6y
##CensorshipIsSo1984 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/2NPHs6y
##CensorshipIsSo1984 @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social
I have roots in Manchester. My grandmother was born there. Today's deadly attack at a synagogue, on Yom Kippur, was appalling. The rise of anti-Semitism, worldwide, is appalling. Anger at the Israeli government's policies--and I myself am angry--must not be taken out on Jews anywhere.What a world.💔
October 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I have roots in Manchester. My grandmother was born there. Today's deadly attack at a synagogue, on Yom Kippur, was appalling. The rise of anti-Semitism, worldwide, is appalling. Anger at the Israeli government's policies--and I myself am angry--must not be taken out on Jews anywhere.What a world.💔
Authors beware: fake book clubs are reaching out to writers, asking to feature your books. The emails reveal knowledge about your book, probably gleaned from the blurb. After asking if they can secure a date, they ask for an 'administrative' fee. Has happened to me and many author friends! #newscam
September 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Authors beware: fake book clubs are reaching out to writers, asking to feature your books. The emails reveal knowledge about your book, probably gleaned from the blurb. After asking if they can secure a date, they ask for an 'administrative' fee. Has happened to me and many author friends! #newscam