Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor
@carolinavonkampen.com
Editor: Books, poetry, query letter packages, content marketing
Member: @acesediting.bsky.social
Former history major. Writer? Reader
Fan: #Survivor #JetLagTheGame #TheTraitorsUS #DragRace
🚫 No AI
📍 STL
she/her
carolinavonkampen.com
Member: @acesediting.bsky.social
Former history major. Writer? Reader
Fan: #Survivor #JetLagTheGame #TheTraitorsUS #DragRace
🚫 No AI
📍 STL
she/her
carolinavonkampen.com
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Read About the Editorial Services I Offer | Carolina VonKampen
Read about the editorial services I offer and the types of projects I work on to see if I'm the right editor for your book project.
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Want to polish your manuscript before #selfpublishing, #querying agents, or submitting to presses or lit mags?
I'm a freelance editor with an #editing certificate from UChicago and love working with #authors. I edit #books, #poetry, and #creativewriting.
carolinavonkampen.com/editorial-se...
I'm a freelance editor with an #editing certificate from UChicago and love working with #authors. I edit #books, #poetry, and #creativewriting.
carolinavonkampen.com/editorial-se...
ahhh yes Chicago Manual of Style, the book I famously wrote! glad to see it's getting the recognition it deserves!
February 7, 2026 at 3:34 AM
ahhh yes Chicago Manual of Style, the book I famously wrote! glad to see it's getting the recognition it deserves!
Want to speed up your #copyediting (without #AI)? Use macros!
Pick a few macros that sound useful and set Function key shortcuts for them. @redpenrabbit.bsky.social's blog post helped me pick out those first few macros to try!
www.rabbitwitharedpen.com/blog/using-w... #amediting #freelanceediting
Pick a few macros that sound useful and set Function key shortcuts for them. @redpenrabbit.bsky.social's blog post helped me pick out those first few macros to try!
www.rabbitwitharedpen.com/blog/using-w... #amediting #freelanceediting
Using Word Macros for Editing — Rabbit with a Red Pen
Until I tried Word macros, I didn't realize how invaluable they'd be to my editing. In this post, I discuss what Word macros are, why they're useful, and what my favorite macros are for editing…
www.rabbitwitharedpen.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Want to speed up your #copyediting (without #AI)? Use macros!
Pick a few macros that sound useful and set Function key shortcuts for them. @redpenrabbit.bsky.social's blog post helped me pick out those first few macros to try!
www.rabbitwitharedpen.com/blog/using-w... #amediting #freelanceediting
Pick a few macros that sound useful and set Function key shortcuts for them. @redpenrabbit.bsky.social's blog post helped me pick out those first few macros to try!
www.rabbitwitharedpen.com/blog/using-w... #amediting #freelanceediting
Lord I've seen what you've done for Jeremy Collins and I want that for Christian Hubicki 🙏 #Survivor #Survivor50
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youtu.be/bqEYtWB1P-w?...
Christian Hubicki Survivor 50 Preseason Interview
YouTube video by RHAP: We Know Reality TV
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February 6, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Lord I've seen what you've done for Jeremy Collins and I want that for Christian Hubicki 🙏 #Survivor #Survivor50
youtu.be/bqEYtWB1P-w?...
youtu.be/bqEYtWB1P-w?...
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Who are the experts / journalists / researchers you turn to for critical perspectives on AI & the tech world? I created a feed of experts who watch AI developments with a skeptical & critical (but *informed*) POV. I'd love more people to follow it, but I'm also looking to add people - recs welcome!
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Who are the experts / journalists / researchers you turn to for critical perspectives on AI & the tech world? I created a feed of experts who watch AI developments with a skeptical & critical (but *informed*) POV. I'd love more people to follow it, but I'm also looking to add people - recs welcome!
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Some free advice for copyeditors and proofreaders: If an author refers to a named person with the pronouns "they," "them," "theirs," consider the possibility that MAYBE THE AUTHOR DID IT FOR A REASON AND YOU SHOULD LEAVE THEM INSTEAD OF CHANGING EVERY SINGLE ONE. #AmEditing
February 5, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Some free advice for copyeditors and proofreaders: If an author refers to a named person with the pronouns "they," "them," "theirs," consider the possibility that MAYBE THE AUTHOR DID IT FOR A REASON AND YOU SHOULD LEAVE THEM INSTEAD OF CHANGING EVERY SINGLE ONE. #AmEditing
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Engineering managers: Can't AI do that?
Editors: No.
Editors: No.
February 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Engineering managers: Can't AI do that?
Editors: No.
Editors: No.
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What a good copyeditor does to help your manuscript be a success - a lot! #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #authors
Copyediting a book is not merely running a spellcheck or reading the book. A book #copyedit involves a lot more than that!
I break down my #book #copyediting process step-by-step so you see what I’m actually doing with your manuscript:
carolinavonkampen.com/book-copyedi... #bookeditor #authors
I break down my #book #copyediting process step-by-step so you see what I’m actually doing with your manuscript:
carolinavonkampen.com/book-copyedi... #bookeditor #authors
How I Do a Book Copyedit on Your Manuscript Step-by-Step
I break down my book copyediting process step-by-step so you see what I’m actually doing with your manuscript in a book copyedit.
carolinavonkampen.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
What a good copyeditor does to help your manuscript be a success - a lot! #amwriting #amediting #writingcommunity #authors
#Authors, here’s what you need to know about the style sheet your #bookeditor creates for your manuscript (with real examples!).
Read it here:
carolinavonkampen.com/style-sheet/ #amediting #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity #author #stylesheet #editing #copyediting
Read it here:
carolinavonkampen.com/style-sheet/ #amediting #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity #author #stylesheet #editing #copyediting
Everything Authors Need to Know About a Style Sheet (With Examples!)
Here’s what you need to know about the style sheet your book editor creates for your manuscript (with real examples!).
carolinavonkampen.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
#Authors, here’s what you need to know about the style sheet your #bookeditor creates for your manuscript (with real examples!).
Read it here:
carolinavonkampen.com/style-sheet/ #amediting #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity #author #stylesheet #editing #copyediting
Read it here:
carolinavonkampen.com/style-sheet/ #amediting #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity #author #stylesheet #editing #copyediting
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Fascism wants you to believe that you are alone. That you are isolated. That the feelings you have are yours and nobody else has them because everybody is too afraid to speak.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Fascism wants you to believe that you are alone. That you are isolated. That the feelings you have are yours and nobody else has them because everybody is too afraid to speak.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
A book I copyedited is out in the world! 👏 Congrats to Ariel Ruthanne!
Silhouetted is the first book in Ruthanne's trilogy, Mortal Sins & Immortal Sinners—a dark #urbanfantasy where crime intertwines with the #supernatural.
www.arielruthanne.com/silhouetted #booksky #amediting #writingcommunity
Silhouetted is the first book in Ruthanne's trilogy, Mortal Sins & Immortal Sinners—a dark #urbanfantasy where crime intertwines with the #supernatural.
www.arielruthanne.com/silhouetted #booksky #amediting #writingcommunity
February 5, 2026 at 2:45 AM
A book I copyedited is out in the world! 👏 Congrats to Ariel Ruthanne!
Silhouetted is the first book in Ruthanne's trilogy, Mortal Sins & Immortal Sinners—a dark #urbanfantasy where crime intertwines with the #supernatural.
www.arielruthanne.com/silhouetted #booksky #amediting #writingcommunity
Silhouetted is the first book in Ruthanne's trilogy, Mortal Sins & Immortal Sinners—a dark #urbanfantasy where crime intertwines with the #supernatural.
www.arielruthanne.com/silhouetted #booksky #amediting #writingcommunity
This is a fantastic article for #FictionWriters to spend some time with!
I love the section about the balance between dialogue, physical action, and interiority—getting that ratio right in your scenes takes practice.
janefriedman.com/the-art-of-c... #writing #amwriting #writingcommunity
I love the section about the balance between dialogue, physical action, and interiority—getting that ratio right in your scenes takes practice.
janefriedman.com/the-art-of-c... #writing #amwriting #writingcommunity
The Art of Connective Tissue: What Raymond Carver Teaches Us About Building Character and Showing | Jane Friedman
Small bits of action—descending the stairs, cleaning off the car—might not be insignificant if they tell something about a character’s world.
janefriedman.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
This is a fantastic article for #FictionWriters to spend some time with!
I love the section about the balance between dialogue, physical action, and interiority—getting that ratio right in your scenes takes practice.
janefriedman.com/the-art-of-c... #writing #amwriting #writingcommunity
I love the section about the balance between dialogue, physical action, and interiority—getting that ratio right in your scenes takes practice.
janefriedman.com/the-art-of-c... #writing #amwriting #writingcommunity
Finally braved the snow and picked up my copy of @stephenfishbach.bsky.social's #novel, Escape!, from @leftbankbooks.bsky.social!
#Survivor fans, this one’s for you—it’s a #book about #realityTV, and it’s by Stephen Fishbach of Survivor: Tocantins and #RHAP Know-It-Alls fame!
#booksky #shopindie
#Survivor fans, this one’s for you—it’s a #book about #realityTV, and it’s by Stephen Fishbach of Survivor: Tocantins and #RHAP Know-It-Alls fame!
#booksky #shopindie
February 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Finally braved the snow and picked up my copy of @stephenfishbach.bsky.social's #novel, Escape!, from @leftbankbooks.bsky.social!
#Survivor fans, this one’s for you—it’s a #book about #realityTV, and it’s by Stephen Fishbach of Survivor: Tocantins and #RHAP Know-It-Alls fame!
#booksky #shopindie
#Survivor fans, this one’s for you—it’s a #book about #realityTV, and it’s by Stephen Fishbach of Survivor: Tocantins and #RHAP Know-It-Alls fame!
#booksky #shopindie
It’s a short book at 97 pages, but the prose, mood, and intense characterization of Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba gripped me long after I put it down.
carolinavonkampen.com/such-small-h... #booksky #books #AndrésBarba #SuchSmallHands #SmallPress #TranslatedLit #SpanishLiterature
carolinavonkampen.com/such-small-h... #booksky #books #AndrésBarba #SuchSmallHands #SmallPress #TranslatedLit #SpanishLiterature
Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba - Carolina VonKampen
Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba is a short book at 97 pages, but the prose, mood, and intense characterization gripped me long after I put it down.
carolinavonkampen.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
It’s a short book at 97 pages, but the prose, mood, and intense characterization of Such Small Hands by Andrés Barba gripped me long after I put it down.
carolinavonkampen.com/such-small-h... #booksky #books #AndrésBarba #SuchSmallHands #SmallPress #TranslatedLit #SpanishLiterature
carolinavonkampen.com/such-small-h... #booksky #books #AndrésBarba #SuchSmallHands #SmallPress #TranslatedLit #SpanishLiterature
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Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
"[ACES: The Society for Editing] stand[s] against attempts to curtail the First Amendment rights to speech, the press, and assembly."
Thank you, @acesediting.bsky.social! Proud to be an ACES member.
aceseditors.org/news/2026/re... #amediting #language #freespeech #freepress
Thank you, @acesediting.bsky.social! Proud to be an ACES member.
aceseditors.org/news/2026/re... #amediting #language #freespeech #freepress
Recent actions threaten free speech, free press, and the free flow of information
aceseditors.org
February 3, 2026 at 11:52 PM
"[ACES: The Society for Editing] stand[s] against attempts to curtail the First Amendment rights to speech, the press, and assembly."
Thank you, @acesediting.bsky.social! Proud to be an ACES member.
aceseditors.org/news/2026/re... #amediting #language #freespeech #freepress
Thank you, @acesediting.bsky.social! Proud to be an ACES member.
aceseditors.org/news/2026/re... #amediting #language #freespeech #freepress
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They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Judge orders release of suspects in alleged shovel attack on agent
Department of Homeland Security says agent fired in self-defense after being attacked with a snow shovel and broom.
www.startribune.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Is my book ready?”
You’ve worked endless hours writing and revising your book. It can be hard to know when your book is finally ready to #query to agents or #selfpublish.
A #ManuscriptEvaluation can help.
Contact me to book your manuscript evaluation today.
You’ve worked endless hours writing and revising your book. It can be hard to know when your book is finally ready to #query to agents or #selfpublish.
A #ManuscriptEvaluation can help.
Contact me to book your manuscript evaluation today.
Determine If Your Book Is Ready With a Manuscript Evaluation
A manuscript evaluation can help you determine if your manuscript is ready for querying or self-publication and how it can be strengthened.
carolinavonkampen.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
"Is my book ready?”
You’ve worked endless hours writing and revising your book. It can be hard to know when your book is finally ready to #query to agents or #selfpublish.
A #ManuscriptEvaluation can help.
Contact me to book your manuscript evaluation today.
You’ve worked endless hours writing and revising your book. It can be hard to know when your book is finally ready to #query to agents or #selfpublish.
A #ManuscriptEvaluation can help.
Contact me to book your manuscript evaluation today.
"Think of dialogue scenes as having three main modes:
✅ Dialogue (what characters say)
✅ Action/Description (what characters do and see)
✅ Interiority (what characters think)
"You need all three, but the ratios matter enormously."
janefriedman.com/the-art-of-c... #fiction #amwriting #revising
✅ Dialogue (what characters say)
✅ Action/Description (what characters do and see)
✅ Interiority (what characters think)
"You need all three, but the ratios matter enormously."
janefriedman.com/the-art-of-c... #fiction #amwriting #revising
The Art of Connective Tissue: What Raymond Carver Teaches Us About Building Character and Showing | Jane Friedman
Small bits of action—descending the stairs, cleaning off the car—might not be insignificant if they tell something about a character’s world.
janefriedman.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
"Think of dialogue scenes as having three main modes:
✅ Dialogue (what characters say)
✅ Action/Description (what characters do and see)
✅ Interiority (what characters think)
"You need all three, but the ratios matter enormously."
janefriedman.com/the-art-of-c... #fiction #amwriting #revising
✅ Dialogue (what characters say)
✅ Action/Description (what characters do and see)
✅ Interiority (what characters think)
"You need all three, but the ratios matter enormously."
janefriedman.com/the-art-of-c... #fiction #amwriting #revising
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Can confirm @carolinavonkampen.com does a great job!
Copyediting a book is not merely running a spellcheck or reading the book. A book #copyedit involves a lot more than that!
I break down my #book #copyediting process step-by-step so you see what I’m actually doing with your manuscript:
carolinavonkampen.com/book-copyedi... #bookeditor #authors
I break down my #book #copyediting process step-by-step so you see what I’m actually doing with your manuscript:
carolinavonkampen.com/book-copyedi... #bookeditor #authors
How I Do a Book Copyedit on Your Manuscript Step-by-Step
I break down my book copyediting process step-by-step so you see what I’m actually doing with your manuscript in a book copyedit.
carolinavonkampen.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Can confirm @carolinavonkampen.com does a great job!
Copyediting a book is not merely running a spellcheck or reading the book. A book #copyedit involves a lot more than that!
I break down my #book #copyediting process step-by-step so you see what I’m actually doing with your manuscript:
carolinavonkampen.com/book-copyedi... #bookeditor #authors
I break down my #book #copyediting process step-by-step so you see what I’m actually doing with your manuscript:
carolinavonkampen.com/book-copyedi... #bookeditor #authors
How I Do a Book Copyedit on Your Manuscript Step-by-Step
I break down my book copyediting process step-by-step so you see what I’m actually doing with your manuscript in a book copyedit.
carolinavonkampen.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Copyediting a book is not merely running a spellcheck or reading the book. A book #copyedit involves a lot more than that!
I break down my #book #copyediting process step-by-step so you see what I’m actually doing with your manuscript:
carolinavonkampen.com/book-copyedi... #bookeditor #authors
I break down my #book #copyediting process step-by-step so you see what I’m actually doing with your manuscript:
carolinavonkampen.com/book-copyedi... #bookeditor #authors
Plain language doesn’t dumb down content — it makes it more readable. And that’s a good thing!
youtu.be/bAvW1A7UiYM?... #plainlanguage #editing #amediting #copyediting
youtu.be/bAvW1A7UiYM?... #plainlanguage #editing #amediting #copyediting
Plain Language For Everyone, Even Experts
In our usability study with domain experts, we discovered that even highly educated readers crave succinct information that is easy to scan, just like everyone else.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Plain language doesn’t dumb down content — it makes it more readable. And that’s a good thing!
youtu.be/bAvW1A7UiYM?... #plainlanguage #editing #amediting #copyediting
youtu.be/bAvW1A7UiYM?... #plainlanguage #editing #amediting #copyediting
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multiple trump-created crises converging with deadly results.
BREAKING: ICE has halted "all movement" at a Texas detention facility due to measles infections, DHS confirms.
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
cbsn.ws
February 2, 2026 at 1:27 AM
multiple trump-created crises converging with deadly results.
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Don’t forget the kids who weren’t lucky enough to have a cute photo go viral to get people outraged on their behalf. They ALL must be released.
Liam, 5, has been freed, but four other students from his school district remain detained in Texas. Two boys from his elementary school were taken Thurs
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
ICE detains two more students from Liam Ramos’s school, officials say
The brothers’ mother was taken by ICE and Minnesota educators were forced to bring the children to her
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Don’t forget the kids who weren’t lucky enough to have a cute photo go viral to get people outraged on their behalf. They ALL must be released.