Kellie M. Hultgren
@kelliemhultgren.bsky.social
Freelance editor and book coach, fiber artist, and fan of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative writing
As an editor with a background in K-12 nonfiction, I’m having complicated feelings about this. Another free and reliable reference falls.
Silly CIA, thinking you can maintain something like a "factbook" in this day and age... 🤷♂️
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apnews.com/article/cia-...
CIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference tool
The CIA is ending the publication of its popular World Factbook reference manual. The agency announced the decision Wednesday but gave no reason for it.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
As an editor with a background in K-12 nonfiction, I’m having complicated feelings about this. Another free and reliable reference falls.
A fantastic collection of books, art, manuscript and portfolio reviews, and AMAs with authors and publishing staff up in this fundraiser for
Minnesota organizations!
Minnesota organizations!
Some very cool writerly items in this publishing-organized auction to benefit organizations in Minnesota, including Immigrant Law Ctr of Minnesota and Dios Habla Hoy Church food distribution. Auction runs Jan. 28-30 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:32 PM
A fantastic collection of books, art, manuscript and portfolio reviews, and AMAs with authors and publishing staff up in this fundraiser for
Minnesota organizations!
Minnesota organizations!
In the midst of Everything right now, it seems appropriate that I am using the Murderbot series in the same way that Murderbot uses Sanctuary Moon.
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 PM
In the midst of Everything right now, it seems appropriate that I am using the Murderbot series in the same way that Murderbot uses Sanctuary Moon.
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Timeline cleanse: the incredible and much-missed Rebecca Luker singing the soprano's lament, "Not Funny," written for her by Michael Heitzman and Ilene Reid.
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Timeline cleanse: the incredible and much-missed Rebecca Luker singing the soprano's lament, "Not Funny," written for her by Michael Heitzman and Ilene Reid.
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"We’re fucked" is the laziest narrative of our time. Humans don't live in reality. We live in stories. Choose yours accordingly. www.kameronhurley.com/were-fucked-...
We’re Fucked’ Feels Like a Profound Insight. It’s Actually a Trap. - Kameron Hurley
I recently watched a documentary about that reaffirmed many changes I made last few years to my mental outlook (I read a LOT of brain books the last few years). Brains are hallucination engines. If th...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"We’re fucked" is the laziest narrative of our time. Humans don't live in reality. We live in stories. Choose yours accordingly. www.kameronhurley.com/were-fucked-...
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So as someone who's a professional creator, and has always been a creator of art in many mediums ...
I've encountered a lot of people in life
A LOT OF PEOPLE
who want to do art, who think they have good ideas for art, but don't want to do the work
Now...
I've encountered a lot of people in life
A LOT OF PEOPLE
who want to do art, who think they have good ideas for art, but don't want to do the work
Now...
If a machine can fart out a 400-page novel based on any stray shower thought, why would even the “author” want to read it?
But they don’t get it. Or maybe they do but are in deep denial
But they don’t get it. Or maybe they do but are in deep denial
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
So as someone who's a professional creator, and has always been a creator of art in many mediums ...
I've encountered a lot of people in life
A LOT OF PEOPLE
who want to do art, who think they have good ideas for art, but don't want to do the work
Now...
I've encountered a lot of people in life
A LOT OF PEOPLE
who want to do art, who think they have good ideas for art, but don't want to do the work
Now...
I highly recommend this thread from Ann Leckie as writing motivation for the new year.
This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
December 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I highly recommend this thread from Ann Leckie as writing motivation for the new year.
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So, since we have Yet More Discourse going on, I wanna toss out a thing because I keep seeing it come up.
Writing is not always fun, and that’s actually pretty normal.
Writing is not always fun, and that’s actually pretty normal.
Same. Frankly, I can’t imagine any situation where using an LLM to generate text would not make writing the book take ten times as long.
In case it doesn't go without saying: I have not used gen AI to create text in any of my books. I have not used Grammarly etc to "clean up" the text. I have not used it to research any of my books, except where it might be built into search engines under the hood (I do not use labelled AI results).
December 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
So, since we have Yet More Discourse going on, I wanna toss out a thing because I keep seeing it come up.
Writing is not always fun, and that’s actually pretty normal.
Writing is not always fun, and that’s actually pretty normal.
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C'mere, pookie. We need to talk about how now is a difficult time for lots of people in publishing. Not just bc--*waves arms*--but bc we're seeing Best of the Year lists and Award Eligibility posts, and bc the last book deals of the year are being announced while sub times are longer than ever. 1/
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
C'mere, pookie. We need to talk about how now is a difficult time for lots of people in publishing. Not just bc--*waves arms*--but bc we're seeing Best of the Year lists and Award Eligibility posts, and bc the last book deals of the year are being announced while sub times are longer than ever. 1/
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… it's time for another Kickstarter. I'm still hammering out some details, but plan to launch in November. If you have an interest in this area, I'd love it if you signed up to be notified and/or shared the link with someone who would be. Read on for more info…
www.kickstarter.com/projects/maj...
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Coming soon: Inks & Paints of the Middle East REVISED
A new, updated edition of my groundbreaking handbook of early Islamic art technology, incorporating five more years of research.
www.kickstarter.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
… it's time for another Kickstarter. I'm still hammering out some details, but plan to launch in November. If you have an interest in this area, I'd love it if you signed up to be notified and/or shared the link with someone who would be. Read on for more info…
www.kickstarter.com/projects/maj...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/maj...
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Just over two weeks left (!!!) to get your applications in for our first ever Wholehearted Writers Week.
Come bring your whole self to write, learn, and build community just in time to kick off the new year. wholeheartedwriters.weebly.com
Come bring your whole self to write, learn, and build community just in time to kick off the new year. wholeheartedwriters.weebly.com
Wholehearted Writers
What is Wholehearted Writers Week? This five-day-long online event is a writer’s retreat, a conference, a festival, a community space . It's also highly individualized and flexible. Your ...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Just over two weeks left (!!!) to get your applications in for our first ever Wholehearted Writers Week.
Come bring your whole self to write, learn, and build community just in time to kick off the new year. wholeheartedwriters.weebly.com
Come bring your whole self to write, learn, and build community just in time to kick off the new year. wholeheartedwriters.weebly.com
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Things to expect from our conference:
1. A lively, lovingly moderated private Slack server for connecting with fellow writers and your four facilitators. Ask questions, share experiences, set goals, and report on your progress every day.
#writersconference #w3 #writers
1. A lively, lovingly moderated private Slack server for connecting with fellow writers and your four facilitators. Ask questions, share experiences, set goals, and report on your progress every day.
#writersconference #w3 #writers
August 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Things to expect from our conference:
1. A lively, lovingly moderated private Slack server for connecting with fellow writers and your four facilitators. Ask questions, share experiences, set goals, and report on your progress every day.
#writersconference #w3 #writers
1. A lively, lovingly moderated private Slack server for connecting with fellow writers and your four facilitators. Ask questions, share experiences, set goals, and report on your progress every day.
#writersconference #w3 #writers
Not to attempt Discourse, but 3-item lists are not proof of AI writing. Human writers just LOVE 3-item lists, so AI mimics it. Long before LLMs, I was highlighting two or three or more lists per paragraph and begging writers to resist the urge. Same goes for em dashes. It’s us. The problem is us.
July 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Not to attempt Discourse, but 3-item lists are not proof of AI writing. Human writers just LOVE 3-item lists, so AI mimics it. Long before LLMs, I was highlighting two or three or more lists per paragraph and begging writers to resist the urge. Same goes for em dashes. It’s us. The problem is us.
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We originally published this in 2022, and its official title is 'Birds Are Real' but unofficially it is known as 'This is how you lose the safety war'.
June 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We originally published this in 2022, and its official title is 'Birds Are Real' but unofficially it is known as 'This is how you lose the safety war'.
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Sunday marks five years since the murder of George Floyd
May 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Sunday marks five years since the murder of George Floyd
Tonight I’m sparkling at the IBPA awards dinner with 🌟IBPA Gold🏅 winner Linda Ruggeri (for ‘Networking for Writers’)!
May 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Tonight I’m sparkling at the IBPA awards dinner with 🌟IBPA Gold🏅 winner Linda Ruggeri (for ‘Networking for Writers’)!
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I made a silent puppet film about Godzilla vs. Paul Bunyan.
(thank you to @iamchubbybunny.bsky.social for Japanese translations and @okaywolf.ink for clanky piano!!)
(thank you to @iamchubbybunny.bsky.social for Japanese translations and @okaywolf.ink for clanky piano!!)
May 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I made a silent puppet film about Godzilla vs. Paul Bunyan.
(thank you to @iamchubbybunny.bsky.social for Japanese translations and @okaywolf.ink for clanky piano!!)
(thank you to @iamchubbybunny.bsky.social for Japanese translations and @okaywolf.ink for clanky piano!!)
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Penguin Random House is looking for new queer voices and is currently taking unagented submissions for fiction and nonfiction by LGBTQ+ writers.
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#BookSky #QueerBookSky #LGBTQBooks #WritingCommunity 🌈📚
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#BookSky #QueerBookSky #LGBTQBooks #WritingCommunity 🌈📚
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April 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Penguin Random House is looking for new queer voices and is currently taking unagented submissions for fiction and nonfiction by LGBTQ+ writers.
www.instagram.com/p/DI9PlxCRp38/
#BookSky #QueerBookSky #LGBTQBooks #WritingCommunity 🌈📚
www.instagram.com/p/DI9PlxCRp38/
#BookSky #QueerBookSky #LGBTQBooks #WritingCommunity 🌈📚
Just an editor wrapping up conference surveys from #ACES2025 while eyeing her inbox with suspicion... If we chatted at the conference, feel free to say hi here or drop me a note!
April 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just an editor wrapping up conference surveys from #ACES2025 while eyeing her inbox with suspicion... If we chatted at the conference, feel free to say hi here or drop me a note!
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Vikings in the Mediterranean. Open access conference proceedings. Good reading!
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bora.uib.no/bora-xmlui/b...
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February 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Vikings in the Mediterranean. Open access conference proceedings. Good reading!
bora.uib.no/bora-xmlui/b...
bora.uib.no/bora-xmlui/b...
February 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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well that alt text got me crying on a Tuesday morning
February 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
well that alt text got me crying on a Tuesday morning