Kayleigh | Developmental Editor ✍🏻📚
@editsinthemargins.com
I help writers to shape their stories and hone their skills via developmental editing, coaching, beta reading, workshopping, and more.
As a writer, I enjoy kid lit and exploring fantastical worlds. 🐉
https://editsinthemargins.com/social
As a writer, I enjoy kid lit and exploring fantastical worlds. 🐉
https://editsinthemargins.com/social
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I've been so on top of things this week that I'm already ahead of my made up schedule, and if I had cookies I would give myself a cookie.
February 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I've been so on top of things this week that I'm already ahead of my made up schedule, and if I had cookies I would give myself a cookie.
Annnnd, it's off! My latest developmental editing report is sent. Little break, then into the beta read.
February 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Annnnd, it's off! My latest developmental editing report is sent. Little break, then into the beta read.
Existential question:
Am I a homebody who is food-motivated because I read and fell in love with THE HOBBIT when I was seven?
Or did I fall in love with THE HOBBIT ✨because✨ I am a homebody who is food-motivated?
🤔🤤
Am I a homebody who is food-motivated because I read and fell in love with THE HOBBIT when I was seven?
Or did I fall in love with THE HOBBIT ✨because✨ I am a homebody who is food-motivated?
🤔🤤
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Existential question:
Am I a homebody who is food-motivated because I read and fell in love with THE HOBBIT when I was seven?
Or did I fall in love with THE HOBBIT ✨because✨ I am a homebody who is food-motivated?
🤔🤤
Am I a homebody who is food-motivated because I read and fell in love with THE HOBBIT when I was seven?
Or did I fall in love with THE HOBBIT ✨because✨ I am a homebody who is food-motivated?
🤔🤤
MS Word and I are in a fight. 😭
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
MS Word and I are in a fight. 😭
Back at my desk!
This morning I am hopefully wrapping up my current developmental edit (the manuscript for my next edit is already in my inbox calling to me!), then this afternoon I'll dive back into my current beta read.
May your day be as full of good stories as mine is. 💜
This morning I am hopefully wrapping up my current developmental edit (the manuscript for my next edit is already in my inbox calling to me!), then this afternoon I'll dive back into my current beta read.
May your day be as full of good stories as mine is. 💜
February 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Back at my desk!
This morning I am hopefully wrapping up my current developmental edit (the manuscript for my next edit is already in my inbox calling to me!), then this afternoon I'll dive back into my current beta read.
May your day be as full of good stories as mine is. 💜
This morning I am hopefully wrapping up my current developmental edit (the manuscript for my next edit is already in my inbox calling to me!), then this afternoon I'll dive back into my current beta read.
May your day be as full of good stories as mine is. 💜
Today is the anniversary of my mum's death, so I will be offline. 🖤
February 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Today is the anniversary of my mum's death, so I will be offline. 🖤
Finally received a diagnosis last week after 15 months. So now I'm standing in the middle of the grocery store trying to figure out if all of my normal things are high or low histamine. 😭
February 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Finally received a diagnosis last week after 15 months. So now I'm standing in the middle of the grocery store trying to figure out if all of my normal things are high or low histamine. 😭
When I decided to leave TwiX, that meant leaving a 15-year-old personal profile, too, where I’d recorded funny conversation snippets with family and friends. I saved my data and every so often go through for memories. I found this little bit from 2009:
January 31, 2026 at 6:03 PM
When I decided to leave TwiX, that meant leaving a 15-year-old personal profile, too, where I’d recorded funny conversation snippets with family and friends. I saved my data and every so often go through for memories. I found this little bit from 2009:
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Resources for Writers, Part 3: Helpful Newsletters
• Editor's Alchemy (writing, querying, and publishing genre fiction, especially sci-fi and fantasy): dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/614311...
• Jane Friedman (publishing news): jane-friedman.kit.com/408e552c9c
1/3 #Writing #ResourcesForWriters
• Editor's Alchemy (writing, querying, and publishing genre fiction, especially sci-fi and fantasy): dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/614311...
• Jane Friedman (publishing news): jane-friedman.kit.com/408e552c9c
1/3 #Writing #ResourcesForWriters
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Resources for Writers, Part 3: Helpful Newsletters
• Editor's Alchemy (writing, querying, and publishing genre fiction, especially sci-fi and fantasy): dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/614311...
• Jane Friedman (publishing news): jane-friedman.kit.com/408e552c9c
1/3 #Writing #ResourcesForWriters
• Editor's Alchemy (writing, querying, and publishing genre fiction, especially sci-fi and fantasy): dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/614311...
• Jane Friedman (publishing news): jane-friedman.kit.com/408e552c9c
1/3 #Writing #ResourcesForWriters
I was ahead of my tasks for today until my CRM/PM decided to have wonky settings issues and now I'm an hour behind. Although they just told me it's fixed, so...🤞🏻
January 29, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I was ahead of my tasks for today until my CRM/PM decided to have wonky settings issues and now I'm an hour behind. Although they just told me it's fixed, so...🤞🏻
For those who know about period dress: would an underdress go over or under petticoats? (I believe it's under as I thought it's the piece closest to the skin, but the manuscript I'm editing has the petticoats underneath.)
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
For those who know about period dress: would an underdress go over or under petticoats? (I believe it's under as I thought it's the piece closest to the skin, but the manuscript I'm editing has the petticoats underneath.)
What a happy day to find out that Zoulfa Katouh's next book is available to preorder. 😍
January 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM
What a happy day to find out that Zoulfa Katouh's next book is available to preorder. 😍
The only thing that bugs me about my CRM/PM is that it sends me *3* emails when someone signs a contract. I'm trying to shift my mentality from annoyance to believing it's just really excited for me. 😂
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The only thing that bugs me about my CRM/PM is that it sends me *3* emails when someone signs a contract. I'm trying to shift my mentality from annoyance to believing it's just really excited for me. 😂
After everything I went through the last few years, my heart isn't ready for another cat just yet, but I was followed by an account posting adoptable cats in NH so maybe it's getting ready. 😂
January 27, 2026 at 3:55 PM
After everything I went through the last few years, my heart isn't ready for another cat just yet, but I was followed by an account posting adoptable cats in NH so maybe it's getting ready. 😂
If you're able to participate fully, please do. If you can only do a part, do that part. One day may not seem like much, but it makes a unified statement, and pressure can build. 💜
January 27, 2026 at 2:52 PM
If you're able to participate fully, please do. If you can only do a part, do that part. One day may not seem like much, but it makes a unified statement, and pressure can build. 💜
Just saw someone give a fellow author the advice to hire a developmental editor after they complete the first draft. 😱
In most cases, that's going to be a waste of money.
Hiring a developmental editor should come when you have revised and taken a manuscript as far as you can on your own.
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In most cases, that's going to be a waste of money.
Hiring a developmental editor should come when you have revised and taken a manuscript as far as you can on your own.
⬇️
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Just saw someone give a fellow author the advice to hire a developmental editor after they complete the first draft. 😱
In most cases, that's going to be a waste of money.
Hiring a developmental editor should come when you have revised and taken a manuscript as far as you can on your own.
⬇️
In most cases, that's going to be a waste of money.
Hiring a developmental editor should come when you have revised and taken a manuscript as far as you can on your own.
⬇️
Good morning from a very snowy New Hampshire.
Today marks another week of getting up and moving forward as though things are normal when we know they're not. Remember to take care of yourself. If you need a break, take a break.
Today marks another week of getting up and moving forward as though things are normal when we know they're not. Remember to take care of yourself. If you need a break, take a break.
January 26, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Good morning from a very snowy New Hampshire.
Today marks another week of getting up and moving forward as though things are normal when we know they're not. Remember to take care of yourself. If you need a break, take a break.
Today marks another week of getting up and moving forward as though things are normal when we know they're not. Remember to take care of yourself. If you need a break, take a break.
I'm just sitting here being calmed by the PS4 Home Screen music. 🧘🏻♀️
January 25, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I'm just sitting here being calmed by the PS4 Home Screen music. 🧘🏻♀️
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If you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
Last edited January 22, 2026 I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That sa…
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January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
If you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
All of my providers are texting me with reassurances that they are prepared for this storm. I am also prepared.
a woman in a grocery store is looking at a bag of chips
Alt: Eleanor from the Good Place pushing bags of chips off grocery store shelves into her shopping cart
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January 23, 2026 at 7:29 PM
All of my providers are texting me with reassurances that they are prepared for this storm. I am also prepared.
I actually finished work on time today. Which means I get a proper evening of chilling out! 😍
January 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I actually finished work on time today. Which means I get a proper evening of chilling out! 😍
Live stream of me editing today.
a man sits at a desk using a computer
Alt: a man sits at a desk using a computer typing super fast
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January 22, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Live stream of me editing today.
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And don't expect an editor to work for peanuts.
A good editor can make the difference between finding an agent or not, selling books or not. Your writing represents you. It should represent your best face — not the unkempt, just-jumped-out-of-bed-bad-breath persona.
Good editor = priceless.
A good editor can make the difference between finding an agent or not, selling books or not. Your writing represents you. It should represent your best face — not the unkempt, just-jumped-out-of-bed-bad-breath persona.
Good editor = priceless.
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How to Choose an Editor
You completed your magnum opus. Congratulations! Your masterpiece needs an editor who will appreciate your vision and safeguard your voice. But how do you ensure you've found that person?
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January 22, 2026 at 3:52 PM
And don't expect an editor to work for peanuts.
A good editor can make the difference between finding an agent or not, selling books or not. Your writing represents you. It should represent your best face — not the unkempt, just-jumped-out-of-bed-bad-breath persona.
Good editor = priceless.
A good editor can make the difference between finding an agent or not, selling books or not. Your writing represents you. It should represent your best face — not the unkempt, just-jumped-out-of-bed-bad-breath persona.
Good editor = priceless.
