Currently #proofreading an indie author's blurb. Writing a blurb is hard work! Don't just summarize the plot. Give readers a sense of the main character, hook, themes, subgenre (especially in #romance), and tone. #writetip 📚 💙

I’m a big plant nerd — my seedlings for this year’s garden are well underway. So this fun list of plant names that sound like insults from @merriam-webster.com made my day. 🌱 #GrammarJokes #WordNerd #AmEditing 📚💙

What's a trope that will make you click on a book every single time? I'm a sucker for dogs, personally. #books #amreading #writingcommunity #booksky 📚 💙

As an #editor who cares about helping every #indieauthor shine, this note from an #author made me grin: “I’m going through book 2. Finding a lot that you have taught me. This book is so freaking good. I can’t wait for you to read it.” The best part of my job is helping writers hone their craft! 📚💙

We love the Oxford comma, irony, and missed opportunities. #writingisRUFF 📚💙 #grammarnerd #amediting

“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.”
— Toni Morrison 💙📚
#writingcommunity #resist

RUFF! is all about supporting #authors and #writers throughout the #bookediting process. We’re not transactional. We see #amwriting and #amediting as a true partnership. It’s so rewarding to help #books reach their best potential! 📚💙

I turned in a hefty edit to a first-time #author client, and they went quiet for a while. I checked in to make sure they weren’t feeling too overwhelmed, and they responded in part: “I cannot tell you how grateful I am that I picked you to be my editor.” 🥰
#writingcommunity #bookediting

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

Nice people are struggling over the revelations on Gaiman, and something I keep hearing is, 'His work had a big influence on how I shaped my own identity.' So here's something to remember:

You did that. He didn't do it for you. 1/

Seriously loving the bookstore at allstora.com. So many amazing queer authors and books! #amreading 💙📚

#writingcommunity: Looking for a checklist to navigate the revision process? This is for our fiction writers after they receive a marked-up manuscript from their #freelanceeditor, but it can be used for self-editing too. Steps 10–14 are crucial. 📚💙
#publishing #amwriting #amediting #writelife

Some of the #grammar rules your English teacher taught you aren't rules at all! Here's a list of zombie
#writing rules that you don't need to follow. 🧟‍♀️ ruffdraft.pub/editing/zomb...

#amwriting #writingcommunity
#writetip #writingisruff

We quit Twitter and joined Bluesky in 2022, but there wasn't much going on here at the time, and to be honest, we're too busy #editing to spend much time on socials. But we love the #writingcommunity! #writingisruff 💙 📚