Shannon | Editor of Words | Writer of Words | Lover of Words
@editorshannon.bsky.social
👩🏾🏫 Story Coach 🔎 Developmental Editor 🏳️🌈🧑🏻🤝🧑🏼LGBTQ+ Romance Editor 🕵🏽♂️ Detective Thriller Editor 🧠 Neurospicy 🏳️🌈 Queer AF (she/her) 📚 Bibliophile
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Website: https://sageediting.com
Alter Ego (MM Romance + Detective Thriller): @authorkalibenson.bsky.social
Open the next scene/chapter under those new limits; skip the unnecessary narrative recap.
#AmWriting #StoryStructure #FirstDraftFall
#AmWriting #StoryStructure #FirstDraftFall
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Open the next scene/chapter under those new limits; skip the unnecessary narrative recap.
#AmWriting #StoryStructure #FirstDraftFall
#AmWriting #StoryStructure #FirstDraftFall
If the next scene plays the same either way, raise the consequence now. Your protagonist has to face something that genuinely forces them into one direction or the other.
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
If the next scene plays the same either way, raise the consequence now. Your protagonist has to face something that genuinely forces them into one direction or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Listening the audiobook, I didn't get what a big deal it was. Reading the paperback? Good. Ness. I was Invested.
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Listening the audiobook, I didn't get what a big deal it was. Reading the paperback? Good. Ness. I was Invested.
Time to check causality: does each beat in your manuscript push the next? If not, it requires adjusting.
Want a quick checklist to guide you?
Grab the cheat sheet from my website 👉🏾 sageediting.com/resources%F0...
#AmWriting #StoryStructure #QueerRomance
Want a quick checklist to guide you?
Grab the cheat sheet from my website 👉🏾 sageediting.com/resources%F0...
#AmWriting #StoryStructure #QueerRomance
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Time to check causality: does each beat in your manuscript push the next? If not, it requires adjusting.
Want a quick checklist to guide you?
Grab the cheat sheet from my website 👉🏾 sageediting.com/resources%F0...
#AmWriting #StoryStructure #QueerRomance
Want a quick checklist to guide you?
Grab the cheat sheet from my website 👉🏾 sageediting.com/resources%F0...
#AmWriting #StoryStructure #QueerRomance
Pick your thinnest beat. Name 1 scene you’ll reinforce this week. Small, deliberate changes beat big, vague plans. Always.
#AmWriting #StoryStructure #QueerRomance #DetectiveThriller
#AmWriting #StoryStructure #QueerRomance #DetectiveThriller
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Pick your thinnest beat. Name 1 scene you’ll reinforce this week. Small, deliberate changes beat big, vague plans. Always.
#AmWriting #StoryStructure #QueerRomance #DetectiveThriller
#AmWriting #StoryStructure #QueerRomance #DetectiveThriller
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November 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Short, friendly, and zero fluff. Link's in my bio!
#WritingCraft #IndieAuthor #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
If you find your plotting/structure stalls on you, ask, “What changes at my midpoint?”
Then map 3 “because of that…” links to restore momentum. The workbooks walk you through it, step by step.
#Plotting #StoryStructure
Then map 3 “because of that…” links to restore momentum. The workbooks walk you through it, step by step.
#Plotting #StoryStructure
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
If you find your plotting/structure stalls on you, ask, “What changes at my midpoint?”
Then map 3 “because of that…” links to restore momentum. The workbooks walk you through it, step by step.
#Plotting #StoryStructure
Then map 3 “because of that…” links to restore momentum. The workbooks walk you through it, step by step.
#Plotting #StoryStructure
Link dropping tomorrow morning, so don't miss it!
How do you celebrate your own creative milestones?
#WritingResources #WritingTips #QueerAuthor🌈✒️ #DetectiveFiction #WritingCommunity
How do you celebrate your own creative milestones?
#WritingResources #WritingTips #QueerAuthor🌈✒️ #DetectiveFiction #WritingCommunity
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Link dropping tomorrow morning, so don't miss it!
How do you celebrate your own creative milestones?
#WritingResources #WritingTips #QueerAuthor🌈✒️ #DetectiveFiction #WritingCommunity
How do you celebrate your own creative milestones?
#WritingResources #WritingTips #QueerAuthor🌈✒️ #DetectiveFiction #WritingCommunity
You'll be able to find your story gaps, strengthen your structure, and tell your story with confidence.
What's one area of your writing that could use a little structure love?
#AmWriting #QueerAuthor🌈✒️ #DetectiveFiction #WritingCommunity
What's one area of your writing that could use a little structure love?
#AmWriting #QueerAuthor🌈✒️ #DetectiveFiction #WritingCommunity
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
You'll be able to find your story gaps, strengthen your structure, and tell your story with confidence.
What's one area of your writing that could use a little structure love?
#AmWriting #QueerAuthor🌈✒️ #DetectiveFiction #WritingCommunity
What's one area of your writing that could use a little structure love?
#AmWriting #QueerAuthor🌈✒️ #DetectiveFiction #WritingCommunity
These are resources that speak *your* story's language. And these are just the start.
What kind of guide would help you grow most as a storyteller?
#AmWriting #QueerAuthor🌈✒️ #DetectiveFiction
What kind of guide would help you grow most as a storyteller?
#AmWriting #QueerAuthor🌈✒️ #DetectiveFiction
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
These are resources that speak *your* story's language. And these are just the start.
What kind of guide would help you grow most as a storyteller?
#AmWriting #QueerAuthor🌈✒️ #DetectiveFiction
What kind of guide would help you grow most as a storyteller?
#AmWriting #QueerAuthor🌈✒️ #DetectiveFiction