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Aimée Hill
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Developmental fantasy editor for fiction. Working through my TBR. Support your local library! Will gush about yarn. 🍄🧶☕
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If your plots are getting tangled and your characters are falling flat then your readers won't have a good time. A developmental edit will give you the tools you need to free your fantasy novel of inconsistencies and strengthen your writing style.

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The background features an open book on a striped fabric surface with a pair of glasses and a dried plant nearby. Text reads: "Developmental Edits – On your team to craft stories and sentences. Comprehensive and supportive developmental editing for fantasy and science fiction authors. Get booked in now!" Contact information at the bottom: "AJ Editorial Services, aimee@ajeditorialservices.com" with the AJ logo in the bottom right corner.
May 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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In October, I will be running the Yorkshire Marathon and I will be raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support while I train. 98% of Macmillan's funding comes from people like you who donate to campaigns just like this one. My fundraising goal is £450.

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Poster for a Macmillan Cancer Support fundraising marathon. At the top is a green race bib with the number 5560. Below, bold green text reads: “I’m running a marathon for Macmillan.” A subheading states, “Aimée is running the Yorkshire Marathon.” Text explains Macmillan's mission to support people with cancer and includes contact information for donations or volunteering. A QR code is on the right side. The poster features the Macmillan Cancer Support logo and a Fundraising Regulator badge.
April 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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I’m embracing my inner Stardew Valley. Carrots and beetroot are planted. Time to dig a fresh bed for the onions! Seriously, the early game toil with rusty tools and an energy bar that lasts three minutes is so real!

#StardewValley #GardeningSeason
A wooden fence with concrete posts. The area at the base of the fence has been freshly dug, exposing dark soil, with some tools lying nearby on the grass.
April 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Labyrinth by Kate Mosse uses POV and its massive cast creatively to position you in the most relevant moment in each scene. Is this something you should try?

This review may contain some spoilers!

Read my full book review here: www.ajeditorialservices.com/post/book-re...

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A kobo tablet lays on a brightly coloured background displaying the grey cover to Labyrinth by Kate Mosse.
March 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Just a girl and her flask of tea against the world ☕️

Feeling very excited to be at the London Book Fair this week! Join me on my journey, via Cambridge for a quick half marathon (optional)...

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March 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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I enjoy reading books that aren’t my typical taste to see why so many other people love them so much. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas is one of these. What can writers learn about genre and plot beats.

Read my full book review here: buff.ly/YTO26ag

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March 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I don't normally buy hardbacks, let alone special editions. But look at this! It was the silver foil on white that won me over. 📚🪐💙
A hardback book without its dust jacket. It is white with a origami boat graphic embossed in foil in the centre. The edges are sprayed a shade of navy with the same boat image watermarked at the bottom. The front cover of Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao. It is illustrated with a large full moon in the clouds seen from across a body of water. Poking threw the clouds is a ladder and a country style building. One the body of water, as it is a reflection, there is a city scape. In the foreground are three origami paper boats, in one stands a silhouetted figure.
February 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is a brilliant example of how you can use an unreliable narrator to your advantage in your writing.

This review contains spoilers!

Read the full review here: https://buff.ly/3PTqyCr

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A multicoloured book cover showing a wave breaking over the book title Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. The book sits on top of a wooden table.
January 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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AJ Editorial Services is four years old! I can’t believe how far I have come. 2024 was my most successful business year by every metric.

If the coming year holds more of the same, incredible authors and amazing community of editors around me, then I will be delighted.

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Green text reading 'AJ Editorial Services is four years old!' at the top with a picture of a woman wearing a hoodie and jeans standing on top of a hill looking out at the sea.
January 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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My approach to New Year’s resolutions is unsustainably maximalist. But rather than throwing my long list of silly thoughts at you, I’ve picked three to share with you.

My last goal is cheating a bit since I already have some excellent manuscripts booked in!

#WritingCommunity #NewYearsResolutions
Graphic with a purple background and circular leaf border with the text 'Run a half marathon (and book a full!), Find the perfect bread machine bread recipe, Work on at least 7 dream books!'
January 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Book post! It was actually my husband's order, but I couldn't resist this adorable little book.
A copy of the book 'the little frog's guide to self-care' on a table with some candles. The cover is a little frog with a mushroom hat and some killer knee high, heeled boots.
January 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Happy New Year!! Whether you’re a New Year, New Me kid or a See Where the Year Takes Me kid, I wish you the best of 2025s ❤️✨

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Four people sitting on a rock looking at the sunset, with green text above the picture which reads 'Happy New Year!'
January 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate ❤️❄️ If you need me, I’ll be making a start on my new books!

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December 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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Unbelievable that this is actually real! This is been a year of incredibly hard work, lots of learning and a bit of fun.

Everyone who pre-ordered should be getting their copy soon. Everyone who hasn't ordered yet can do so here: asteriapress.com/shop
A book sits on a desk with flowers and arty things. The cover reads 'A Case of Dragons' and is whimsically illustrated with potions and plants and a dragon in the distance. In the background is an art print calender that you can buy on Holly's own website.
November 10, 2023 at 12:56 PM
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Views from my #StetWalk yesterday. I like my new village!
Rolling British fields lined buy an assortment of autumnal trees. The sky has a gorgeous pillowy cloud accented with the cold shine of the setting sun.
November 6, 2023 at 8:19 AM
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Carved a pumpkin for the first time! He's a bit toothy.
A face carved into a pumpkin. It's grin is a bit haphazard.
October 31, 2023 at 7:28 PM
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New house day! 0.75/4 costs of white paint applied. 🎨
Pizza and the foreground. Mop bucket, dust sheet, various paint paraphernalia on the floor. Most painted aggressively green wall in the background.
October 27, 2023 at 6:11 PM
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First batch of snickerdoodles 💛 Thanks @literarylaura.bsky.social for telling me how great they are!
October 3, 2023 at 6:09 PM
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The world's leafiest boy band.
A ficus elastica, a palm tree, a snake plant, a yuka and a Norfolk pine tree looming over me in the living room .
September 30, 2023 at 2:09 PM
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Cowdoy in the city!
September 22, 2023 at 6:48 PM
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My summer top is complete! And it is raining. 🌧️ The Golden Oak Tank Top is gorgeous and I will be reknitting in more colours. The yarn, DMC natura, is worth the faff. This teal colour is lovely. But it is thick and thin, and unevenly spun. I'm wondering how this top will hold up with wear. 🧶
The top awkwardly presented on my body. It has a scooped neckline and scalloped edge. There are lines created by twisted rib at even increments. A close up of the lace panel. The shape of leaves are created by yarn overs, slanted decreases, and cables.
September 19, 2023 at 7:24 AM
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This lasagne is a misguided adventure with pork mince, fresh noodles, bechamel and exhaustion. I've not perfected it just yet. I do have a go to midweek lasagne recipe that is actually a sensible thing to make.
Recipe reads midweek lasagne. Carrot, onion, celery, garlic, oil, mince, tomato puree, chopped tomatoes, Worcester sauce, sugar, lasagne, creme freche, cheese, mozzarella. Please ask if you need the whole recipe typed out!
September 18, 2023 at 8:58 PM
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I've just popped a slice on my plate this second! Not as many layers as I normally aim for but I think it's my tastiest yet.
A yummy lasagna with one slice cut out of it.
September 18, 2023 at 8:34 PM
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Some pictures from the foraging course this weekend! 🍄 (Yes, we did actually find fly agaric 🍄) Not pictured, the dozens of blackberries and end of season bilberries I ate.
Chopped up orange birch bollete mushroom, yellow courgette from my friend's allotment, foraged hazelnut and some foraged herbs in a salad. Oak leaves and acorns The inside of a common earth ball mushroom. TOXIC! Do not eat! Hawthorn berries
September 18, 2023 at 9:08 AM
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Today I am launching Well Knit Words! My love of knitting and editing have collided. 🧶

Knitwear designers, take a look at my comprehensive services ranging from plain old tech editing to schematic creation.

www.wellknitwords.com

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September 1, 2023 at 2:05 PM