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Rebecca Weston

@rwestonliterary.bsky.social

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Independent Book Editor (MG, YA, adult) at Rebecca Weston Literary, LLC. Helping make good books great. Former Random House editor of award-winning novels. www.rebeccawestonliterary.com

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Jan 22

Important announcement! #bookeditor #freelanceeditor

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · 27d

So grateful that I got my annual reunion with my publishing besties this summer! Just yesterday, erm 17 years ago, Krista, Jessica, & I were baby assistants together @randomhousekids.bsky.social. @chelseaeberly.bsky.social, we missed our fourth musketeer. Next time! #bookpublishing #bffs #booksky

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Sep 18

#RWLWritingTip Find a way to make your writing space somewhere you want to go. #writingtip #bookeditor #booksky #writesky

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Sep 10

Missing this summer’s view but so happy to be starting autumn with a middle-grade manuscript in hand. #summersend #sunset #bookeditor #booksky

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hello, old friends. Nothing beats boats and books. #summer #boats #nancydrew

Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Aug 28

My friend Amanda Uhle wrote a beautiful, funny, compassionate memoir, out now @simonandschuster.bsky.social. Highly recommend for fans of The Glass Castle!
1. Celebrating
2. Interview @aadl.bsky.social w/Davy Rothbart
3. Pre-ordered @literatibookstore.bsky.social
4. ❤️
#memoir #newrelease #booksky

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Jul 30

#RWLWritingTip If you’re having trouble staying motivated, find a writing partner to hold you to account. Check in once a day or week or month. If you know you have to tell someone what you’ve done, you’ll do more. #bookeditor #freelanceeditor #writingtips

Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Jul 28

Belatedly sharing my delight that the second Mo Seto novel is out in the world. Congrats, @aychanwrites.bsky.social & @simonkids.bsky.social! There is even more action-packed fun, with all our favorite characters—treat yourself! #thelegendarymoseto #martialartsstar #kidlit #taekwando #booksky

Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Jul 25

#RWLWritingTip Stop asking yourself what other people want to read and start asking what you want to. What will make you excited to sit in front of the computer every day? Write the story you want to read. The story you need to exist. #bookeditor #freelanceeditor #writingtips #writesky #booksky

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Literati Bookstore @literatibookstore.bsky.social · Jul 10

When you shop at a bookstore vs Amazon, instead of buying four things you don’t actually need, you’ll end up with four books that can change your life.

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thanks to those who crafted and signed. I’m with you. #booksky #writingcommunity

Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Jun 27

Outdoor editing is the best editing! Sometimes, after nearly two decades as a #bookeditor, I still can’t believe that I get to make a living by reading stories all day long. #freelanceeditor #dreamjob #summer #booksky

Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Jun 24

#RWLWritingTip Say yes to bad ideas. Stop thinking of your ideas as bad. Stop thinking about your ideas. Stop thinking about thinking. Just write it all down. #writingtips #bookeditor #freelanceeditor

Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Jun 19

#RWLWritingTip Don’t let yourself be held back by the seeds of the story you thought you were writing. If something else more exciting starts to bloom in its place, give it room to grow. #writingtips #bookeditor #freelanceeditor

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Jun 17

A deliciously quite lunch with my friend Vladimir at Miriam UWS. #bookeditor #nyc #nabokov @vintagebooks.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Jun 12

Highlights from the #USBookShow in #NYC:
1. Dear friends @juliescheina.com & @editorsangeeta.bsky.social
2. Picnicking
3. CEO panel: Karp (@simonschuster.bsky.social), Shelley (@hachetteuk.bsky.social @hachetteus.bsky.social), Segura (@publisherswkly.bsky.social)
4. Brunch, @johnmcusick.bsky.social

Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Jun 8

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · May 30

You said it, @juliescheina.com. I will never be interested in reading fiction that did not come from a human mind, heart, soul.

Julie Scheina @juliescheina.com · May 29

If you're wondering why people in publishing are speaking up against AI, take a look at the sponsors for next week's U.S. Book Show. I count at least half a dozen companies paying for the chance to pitch their AI services to publishers, literary agencies, and other publishing professionals. (thread)

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · May 29

It never gets old, seeing a book that I had a small part in bringing into the world, on a shelf or in a kid’s hands. Here is the fabulous #TheLegendaryMoSeto by @aychanwrites.bsky.social, in the wild and in good company, at @schulerbooks.bsky.social. #kidlit #booksky
@simonkids.bsky.social

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · May 28

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · May 27

NYC, I am coming back to you! Publishing friends, I’ll be in town 6/2-6/4 for the Book Fair. Let me know if you’ll be around—I’d love to see you! ❤️🗽Photo credit: me, circa 2011, the one time in nearly ten years I bothered to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. #nyc #bookeditor #brooklynbridge #booksky

Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · May 7

#RWLWritingTip Having trouble getting into a writing groove? Set aside the same time every day. Some days you’ll write, some days you’ll stare lifelessly out the window. But the more consistently you show up, the more consistently the writing will flow. #writingtip #bookeditor #writing

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Rebecca Weston @rwestonliterary.bsky.social · Apr 28

As a developmental #bookeditor, my main job is to recognize a writer’s vision, find what is at the heart of the story, and draw it out. I am fueled by the desire to help others’ labors of love become fully realized. #freelanceeditor #booksky

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