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Steph (they/she) Editor
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Freelance editor, author, reader | 24 🌈 queer, nonbinary, AuDHD ♾️ leftist, disability advocate | Free 🇵🇸 No AI🚫

Need an Editor? | Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Sci-Fi | copyediting & proofreading
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juliemarchbooks.bsky.social
*ahem* this is a Marketing Post

Bridges of Smoke will be $1.50 for the itch Black Friday/Creator Day sale
itch.io/s/168249/bla...

My Etsy is currently 25% off for BFCM
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You should check out my recs page
juliemarchbooks.wordpress.com/rec-room/
Bridges of Smoke | Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by Julie March
A sale by Julie March, 50% off Bridges of Smoke
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November 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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elizamaresauthor.bsky.social
This Friday is Creator Day on Itch, so we're celebrating with this amazing bundle!!

Grab 74 titles for only $50 (that's an 82% savings!) & feel good knowing every penny goes directly toward the 45 small creators who made it happen. 💙📚

Sale starts tomorrow! Find it here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
HUGE CREATOR DAY BUNDLE. Ebooks, audiobooks, games, & more. 70+ items, on sale for only $50. That's an 82% savings!
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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spookyxpickle.bsky.social
Yoooo! A huge #CreatorDay2025 Bundle is going live! On Friday, November 28th, creators will receive 100% of their profits.

In this giant bundle, there's 75 items from 45 creators. The regular price of all of THIS would be $293.66. It's only at $50!!! That an 82% discount.

itch.io/b/3410/creat...
A graphic with words against a wooden background, with leaves and acorns off to the top corner. The words read, from top to bottom: "Creator Day Bundle" "A Massive bundle of various creator offerings including ebooks, audiobooks, short stories, games, and more for only $50!" From midnight to midnight Pacific Time on November 28th For 24 hours, creators will recieve 100% of their profits through purchases on itch.io https://itch.io/b/3410/creator-day-bundle bundle organized by Aimee Cozza
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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ddwardiswriting.bsky.social
Do you like my stuff? My romantasy, dark fantasy, and smut?

Is my stuff worth one energy drink a month to you?

Then please, sign up for my Patreon. It helps me give everyone free stuff!
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D.D. Ward is Writing | Patreon
Various salacious fiction
www.patreon.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
ottersediting.com
Today is Day 3 of Giving Thanks. I'm giving my thanks to the editing community here online. All of you are amazing!

Networking and learning about freelance editing has been incredibly helpful for my career.

Thank you all for your kindness and support!
Otters Editing Gives Thanks to the Editing Community for the networking, referrals, advice, and support. The graphic has a computer and a notepad and pen, as well as a leaf and a pumpkin for Fall.
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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spookyxpickle.bsky.social
#HorrorWritersChat, ugh. My neck is tight. Today's HWC hit that uncanny nerve for me today. Nice! I might have nightmares later.

My @the-book-bazaar.com campaign, Fairy Seasons, is nearly at its initial funding goal! If anyone could share or pledge, thank you!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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aimeecozza.com
$70 away from funding

7 ebooks
or 3 paperbacks

SO CLOSE
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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spookyxpickle.bsky.social
*Just sets this down gently at your feet, as to not jostle the angry fairy, as if I were trying to transport a bundle of sleepy bees that I didn't want to disturb*

*runs away*

#BookBazaar25 #Fairies #BookSky #Crowfunding #IndieAuthors #Writing #Amwriting

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Fairy Seasons
Fairy Seasons is an anthology of light and darkness, exploring the fickle nature of fairy kind. The stories span from delightful tales of fairy encounters to nightmarish situations within the darkest ...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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amaralynn.bsky.social
ONE WEEK REMAINING!

Hop aboard! There's options for every type of reader! Ebook comes with every tier!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

#booksky #tbb25 #thebookbazaar25 #crowdfunding #scifi #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #indieauthor #alienromance #romance #aliens #audiobooks
Gems and Star Flowers Audiobook Campaign
Gems and Star Flowers is an upcoming sci-fi queer romance by Amara Lynn and co-written with their best friend. The book will feature a mix of Amara's signature coziness, a helping of angst, and a happ...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
ottersediting.com
For Raquel, it's her birth/existence as a illegitimate daughter that informs how others treat her in the village for her whole life.

For Nina, it's when she goes to tryouts and realizes the tournament officials are legally allowed to rig the game to be in favor of the wealthy.
cometkins.bsky.social Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 21h
What’s the biggest event from your MC’s past that informs who they are now? #WritingPrompt
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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ayeshachari.bsky.social
An exceptionally thoughtful presentation on conscious language use & ethical editing, identifying colonial perspectives, and assessing how & when to intervene in the written word as editors. Pause, reflect, share, initiate & continue those difficult conversations.

www.linkedin.com/posts/ayesha...
#consciouslanguage #decolonization #amediting | Ayesha Chari
And here it is! An exceptionally thoughtful presentation on conscious language use and ethical editing, identifying colonial perspectives, and assessing how and when to intervene in the written word a...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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keilagc.bsky.social
I don't like to go on rants about it, but the bubble isn't dead yet, so I want to make my position clear. I've had a couple of people who wanted to work with me after they used those softwares and I'm tired of that. I just want to work on an actual manuscript!
keilagc.bsky.social Keila (Freelance Editor and Suffering Enjoyer) @keilagc.bsky.social · 22h
Every time I see something like "Buy this [AI software]! It makes [creative process] easier!" I get a bit mad because...the process is the whole point of art??? In writing, for example, the whole point is to make YOUR ideas possible, to tell YOUR story how you want to tell it +
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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spookyxpickle.bsky.social
HTTYD with firebending sword lesbians?!?! LET'S FREAKING GOOOOOO!!!
vriccithode.bsky.social Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 22h
looking for a complete series? how about HTTYD but with firebending sword lesbians? check out fireborn! 🌈📚 #CompleteSeries #QueerAdultSFF #booksky
books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
cover images for all the books in the series on a black fiery background with white text that reads: Get the complete Fireborn series! https://books2read.com/rl/fireborn-series
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social
The birthday sale continues! (Thank you to everyone who has already purchased a copy, you’ve made this a wonderful birthday week 💕)
voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social Lilly Lockwood 🔥SoBB is out NOW!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 2d
My birthday is this friday! Which means my gift to you is that Songs of Broken Bells is on sale for the whole week!

Universal Link: buy.bookfunnel.com/rktaq3muij
Payhip: payhip.com/b/hKG10
Itch: voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/songs-of-bro...
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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anotherindiewriter.com
Was anything in my novella, its cover, its ads, or anything else created using GenAI?

No.

Go preorder Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina.

Itch: anotherindiewriter.itch.io/opus
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/s/994d56a7cb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTWJ89VC
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
A black background with handwritten purple text reading "even this ad is better than AI art or writing". There is also pink handwritten text saying "Opus releases Dec. 12, Preorder NAO". In the bottom right is the cover of Guitar Concerto in C Flat Major, Op. 12: Lucina. It is a beige/off-white cover with the book's title in gray-blue text. At the top is the text "A novella in three movements" and at the bottom is the author's name, S. Morgan Burbank. At the bottom reads "bottom text"
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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ninjafingers.bsky.social
If you aren't doing Amazon right now? (Or even if you are and just want a deal).

All of my books will be half price on Itch from November 28 until December 3.

Yes, sideloading can be a pain, but...half price!

jenniferrp.itch.io
Jennifer R. Povey
jenniferrp.itch.io
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ottersediting.com
#FirstDraftFall

I got 630 words today!

Total for challenge so far: 9.4k words.

While I won't hit my goal of 25k, I'm still glad I'm making progress.
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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blipstress.bsky.social
Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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spookyxpickle.bsky.social
Have you missed my articles about @the-book-bazaar.com? Well, despair no more! I have one for you, piping hot, fresh out of the word oven.

Careful! It might bite!

(There's vampires in there)

#articles #books #bookrecs #backerkit #crowdfund #booksky #indieauthors #indie

medium.com/@SpookyPickl...
The Final Countdown: The Last Week
Here we are, book fiends and friends. We’ve shed some tears, had some laughs, did some live streams, and sweated nervously as we refreshed…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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runwithskizzers.bsky.social
This is why we all freak out about theft btw, bc just a few copies can make an actual, real difference. you would be surprised at how few copies someone needs to make it onto a bestseller list
alyssaharad.bsky.social Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 1d
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
blipstress.bsky.social violet allen @blipstress.bsky.social · 2d
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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If you'd like to help me achieve the dream of making #WeeknightWriters my main gig - and building cool stuff like #SecondDraftSpring to go with #FirstDraftFall - AND unlock oodles of community support, check out our extremely affordable Pro Discord ko-fi.com/weeknightwri... 8/8
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November 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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aebrossbooks.bsky.social
I get boycotting Amazon. I think we should, but quote-skeeting disabled, BIPOC, and/or queer folks who are showing their books for sale on Amazon with ZERO intention of promoting their non-Zon wares, you're being part of another problem.

Maybe share alternate links instead of shouting them down?
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
ottersediting.com
#AwesomeCharacters Raquel loves nature! She has plenty of survival skills taught to her by her brothers.

Also since one of her animal forms is a falcon, she can he classified as a Hunter, meaning she can hunt for food.

Nina prefers the comfort of the city though. She would struggle outdoors.
charliedeltawrites.bsky.social Charlie Delta 🦊🐐 @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 1d
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

How does your character feel about nature?

Do they like the outdoors? Have good survival skills?

Or do they prefer the comforts and amenities of a city?

Some combination of both?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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ashpreads.bsky.social
Hey, #Editorsky! The EFA Rate Chart is a valuable resource for us to refer to clients for our rates. There is a new survey out and now is the best time to make yourself be heard and get paid what you deserve.

#editing
#editors
#amediting
efafreelancers.bsky.social Editorial Freelancers Association @efafreelancers.bsky.social · 1d
Help us keep the EFA Rate Chart updated by taking the 2025 Rate Survey! Members should have received a unique survey link via email on Nov. 17. We also invite editorial freelancers outside the EFA to take the public survey: https://twp.ai/4it3EA
Let the world know the value of your work! Take the new EFA Rate Survey. EFA Editorial Freelancers Association. Image of a laptop.
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Why did I pivot from teaching special education to copyediting and proofreading?

No grammar, punctuation, or writing lessons for today's blog post.

How have your own dreams changed?

eileensproofreading.com/blog/f/why-i...
Why I Pivoted from Teaching to Copyediting and Proofreading
🦃Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans and a wonderful and blessed week to all! I’m grateful for all of you who have been supporting and encouraging me as I build my business.
eileensproofreading.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM