Madeleine Vasaly
@madeleinevasaly.com
freelance editor and proofreader of books, comics, news, and other stuff • The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style • @twincitiesgeek.com co-head and senior editor • she/her
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You know, this is a horrible way to meet my neighbors.
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 AM
You know, this is a horrible way to meet my neighbors.
My neighborhood is in the news for a horrible reason. But at the protests and vigils today, I saw humanity at its best.
People constantly distributing hand warmers in the subzero temps. People opening their homes and businesses. People setting out tables with supplies. People caring for each other.
People constantly distributing hand warmers in the subzero temps. People opening their homes and businesses. People setting out tables with supplies. People caring for each other.
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
My neighborhood is in the news for a horrible reason. But at the protests and vigils today, I saw humanity at its best.
People constantly distributing hand warmers in the subzero temps. People opening their homes and businesses. People setting out tables with supplies. People caring for each other.
People constantly distributing hand warmers in the subzero temps. People opening their homes and businesses. People setting out tables with supplies. People caring for each other.
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🕯️ SHINE A LIGHT FOR MINNESOTA
Tonight • 7:00 PM CT
Step outside and light a candle — on our street corners, with our neighbors, for our communities & Alex.
Together we call for #ICEOutNow.
🔁 SHARE WIDELY!
Tonight • 7:00 PM CT
Step outside and light a candle — on our street corners, with our neighbors, for our communities & Alex.
Together we call for #ICEOutNow.
🔁 SHARE WIDELY!
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
🕯️ SHINE A LIGHT FOR MINNESOTA
Tonight • 7:00 PM CT
Step outside and light a candle — on our street corners, with our neighbors, for our communities & Alex.
Together we call for #ICEOutNow.
🔁 SHARE WIDELY!
Tonight • 7:00 PM CT
Step outside and light a candle — on our street corners, with our neighbors, for our communities & Alex.
Together we call for #ICEOutNow.
🔁 SHARE WIDELY!
Today it came to my neighborhood. ICE killed Alex Pretti in a spot I've walked through hundreds of times in the 12+ years I've lived in Whittier.
Every day since this occupation started, there's been a new horror. It won't stop until we get them out.
Every day since this occupation started, there's been a new horror. It won't stop until we get them out.
January 24, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Today it came to my neighborhood. ICE killed Alex Pretti in a spot I've walked through hundreds of times in the 12+ years I've lived in Whittier.
Every day since this occupation started, there's been a new horror. It won't stop until we get them out.
Every day since this occupation started, there's been a new horror. It won't stop until we get them out.
January 23, 2026 at 10:35 PM
With other businesses and workers throughout the state, I’m participating in today’s general strike to protest the ongoing ICE occupation of Minnesota: no work, no school, no shopping.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:47 PM
With other businesses and workers throughout the state, I’m participating in today’s general strike to protest the ongoing ICE occupation of Minnesota: no work, no school, no shopping.
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
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This is a fab little book for people who work on comics—it has helped me when I proofread for IDW—but, as I said when it first came out, I also think readers of comics would find it just as interesting! I certainly found it interesting as I copyedited it, and that was before I got the IDW gig!
The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style came out a year ago today!
To celebrate my first book birthday, I’m running a 20% sale on all orders on comicbookstyle.com now through Black Friday with the code BIRTHDAY
To celebrate my first book birthday, I’m running a 20% sale on all orders on comicbookstyle.com now through Black Friday with the code BIRTHDAY
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is a fab little book for people who work on comics—it has helped me when I proofread for IDW—but, as I said when it first came out, I also think readers of comics would find it just as interesting! I certainly found it interesting as I copyedited it, and that was before I got the IDW gig!
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The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style came out a year ago today!
To celebrate my first book birthday, I’m running a 20% sale on all orders on comicbookstyle.com now through Black Friday with the code BIRTHDAY
To celebrate my first book birthday, I’m running a 20% sale on all orders on comicbookstyle.com now through Black Friday with the code BIRTHDAY
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style came out a year ago today!
To celebrate my first book birthday, I’m running a 20% sale on all orders on comicbookstyle.com now through Black Friday with the code BIRTHDAY
To celebrate my first book birthday, I’m running a 20% sale on all orders on comicbookstyle.com now through Black Friday with the code BIRTHDAY
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Our annual guide to #BlackFriday and #SmallBizSat at #Minnesota's indie bookstores is here! It's time to start making your weekend plans with @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social, @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social, @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social, and more! #TwinCitiesGeeks
The MN Bookstore Guide to Black Friday and Small Business Saturday 2025
Check out the many Minnesota independent bookstores offering sales and specials this Black Friday and Small Business Saturday!
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November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Our annual guide to #BlackFriday and #SmallBizSat at #Minnesota's indie bookstores is here! It's time to start making your weekend plans with @boneshakerbooks.bsky.social, @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social, @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social, and more! #TwinCitiesGeeks
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Comics very often don't get a dedicated copyedit, and sometimes there's a good reason for that. But fixing spelling, formatting, and continuity issues before the text is lettered makes things SO much easier for everyone—and your letterer and proofreader will thank you.
3 Reasons to Copyedit Your Comic Script — Madeleine Vasaly
Copyediting isn’t always part of the publishing process in comics, but it can benefit the work and everyone involved.
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October 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Comics very often don't get a dedicated copyedit, and sometimes there's a good reason for that. But fixing spelling, formatting, and continuity issues before the text is lettered makes things SO much easier for everyone—and your letterer and proofreader will thank you.
I finally have the perfect shirt for when I'm working on TMNT comics
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I finally have the perfect shirt for when I'm working on TMNT comics
The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style came out a year ago today!
To celebrate my first book birthday, I’m running a 20% sale on all orders on comicbookstyle.com now through Black Friday with the code BIRTHDAY
To celebrate my first book birthday, I’m running a 20% sale on all orders on comicbookstyle.com now through Black Friday with the code BIRTHDAY
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style came out a year ago today!
To celebrate my first book birthday, I’m running a 20% sale on all orders on comicbookstyle.com now through Black Friday with the code BIRTHDAY
To celebrate my first book birthday, I’m running a 20% sale on all orders on comicbookstyle.com now through Black Friday with the code BIRTHDAY
A friend and I were talking about awkward stock photos again and I realized it's never a bad time to reshare this list of sites with free stock images that are both less awkward AND more inclusive in terms of the people in them. (It includes a great one for your fall vaccine coverage!)
Free Sources for Inclusive and Stereotype-Busting Stock Images — Madeleine Vasaly
One problem you’ll run into in almost any stock library is that a lot of images are pretty stereotypical and don’t tend to feature a lot of diversity. That’s why whenever I find a new site with free-u...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A friend and I were talking about awkward stock photos again and I realized it's never a bad time to reshare this list of sites with free stock images that are both less awkward AND more inclusive in terms of the people in them. (It includes a great one for your fall vaccine coverage!)
October 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
On campus at MCAD today to talk to comic students about why creators should care about editorial style. Thanks to @opauloart.bsky.social for inviting me!
October 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
On campus at MCAD today to talk to comic students about why creators should care about editorial style. Thanks to @opauloart.bsky.social for inviting me!
Comics very often don't get a dedicated copyedit, and sometimes there's a good reason for that. But fixing spelling, formatting, and continuity issues before the text is lettered makes things SO much easier for everyone—and your letterer and proofreader will thank you.
3 Reasons to Copyedit Your Comic Script — Madeleine Vasaly
Copyediting isn’t always part of the publishing process in comics, but it can benefit the work and everyone involved.
www.madeleinevasaly.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Comics very often don't get a dedicated copyedit, and sometimes there's a good reason for that. But fixing spelling, formatting, and continuity issues before the text is lettered makes things SO much easier for everyone—and your letterer and proofreader will thank you.
I'll be holding down the @twincitiesgeek.com table all day Sunday! Stop by and pick up some freebies. #MNCBA #FallCon
Come say "Hi!" 👋 at MNCBA FallCon 2025!
#MNCBA #MCBA #FallCon #MNStateFairgrounds #TwinCities #ComicCon #ComicConvention
#MNCBA #MCBA #FallCon #MNStateFairgrounds #TwinCities #ComicCon #ComicConvention
October 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'll be holding down the @twincitiesgeek.com table all day Sunday! Stop by and pick up some freebies. #MNCBA #FallCon
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Don't miss the last Publisher/Freelancer Social Hour of 2025! PEN and the Minnesota Book Publishers Roundtable invite you to this free casual networking event for anyone with a job or an interest in the Twin Cities publishing scene.
Publisher/Freelancer Social Hour
October 15, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Don't miss the last Publisher/Freelancer Social Hour of 2025! PEN and the Minnesota Book Publishers Roundtable invite you to this free casual networking event for anyone with a job or an interest in the Twin Cities publishing scene.
The 2025–2026 @pensite.org season kicks off tonight, and for the first time in a long time, I won’t be running the meeting!
After 7(!) years on the PEN board, my retirement officially goes into effect this week. I’ve had the pleasure of working with so many lovely people over all that time.
After 7(!) years on the PEN board, my retirement officially goes into effect this week. I’ve had the pleasure of working with so many lovely people over all that time.
September 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The 2025–2026 @pensite.org season kicks off tonight, and for the first time in a long time, I won’t be running the meeting!
After 7(!) years on the PEN board, my retirement officially goes into effect this week. I’ve had the pleasure of working with so many lovely people over all that time.
After 7(!) years on the PEN board, my retirement officially goes into effect this week. I’ve had the pleasure of working with so many lovely people over all that time.
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Don’t worry, once we’ve helped them come for immigrants and trans people, they’re sure to be appeased and dedicated to solidarity in our great big tent and not come after anyone else, as history teaches
September 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Don’t worry, once we’ve helped them come for immigrants and trans people, they’re sure to be appeased and dedicated to solidarity in our great big tent and not come after anyone else, as history teaches