The Write Advice
@thewriteadvice.bsky.social
We are the authors & editors Anna Stephens, Justin Lee Anderson, and Stephen Aryan.
We offer a range of mentoring and editorial services to help writers on the path to publication.
LGBTQ+ friendly, antifascist, no to AI.
Www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
We offer a range of mentoring and editorial services to help writers on the path to publication.
LGBTQ+ friendly, antifascist, no to AI.
Www.thewriteadvice.co.uk
ANNA'S EDITORIAL CAPACITY:
I am currently fully-booked for editorial clients for 2026.
That said, my FTC employment runs out on 17 January, so if they decide not to renew my contract, I will have extra capacity early next year.
I'll update as soon as I know. Thanks.
I am currently fully-booked for editorial clients for 2026.
That said, my FTC employment runs out on 17 January, so if they decide not to renew my contract, I will have extra capacity early next year.
I'll update as soon as I know. Thanks.
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
ANNA'S EDITORIAL CAPACITY:
I am currently fully-booked for editorial clients for 2026.
That said, my FTC employment runs out on 17 January, so if they decide not to renew my contract, I will have extra capacity early next year.
I'll update as soon as I know. Thanks.
I am currently fully-booked for editorial clients for 2026.
That said, my FTC employment runs out on 17 January, so if they decide not to renew my contract, I will have extra capacity early next year.
I'll update as soon as I know. Thanks.
I've worked on 8 editorial projects this year, both novels and novellas at developmental and copy/line.
Finishing up the last two over the next 6 weeks and then taking a break until next year.
It's been brilliant to be so busy and work with so many talented authors, but I need a rest.
Like Bailey!
Finishing up the last two over the next 6 weeks and then taking a break until next year.
It's been brilliant to be so busy and work with so many talented authors, but I need a rest.
Like Bailey!
September 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I've worked on 8 editorial projects this year, both novels and novellas at developmental and copy/line.
Finishing up the last two over the next 6 weeks and then taking a break until next year.
It's been brilliant to be so busy and work with so many talented authors, but I need a rest.
Like Bailey!
Finishing up the last two over the next 6 weeks and then taking a break until next year.
It's been brilliant to be so busy and work with so many talented authors, but I need a rest.
Like Bailey!
How are you spending your Friday afternoon? I'm #editing. I sometimes worry about the strange and eclectic knowledge I've learned over the years. Still, better that it's in my brain than my search history, I guess... ~ Anna
June 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
How are you spending your Friday afternoon? I'm #editing. I sometimes worry about the strange and eclectic knowledge I've learned over the years. Still, better that it's in my brain than my search history, I guess... ~ Anna
Sometimes my editorial notes are detailed, and sometimes they're just this. Both serve their purpose for the writer, I think, because entertaining your editor is always a good sign ~ Anna
May 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Sometimes my editorial notes are detailed, and sometimes they're just this. Both serve their purpose for the writer, I think, because entertaining your editor is always a good sign ~ Anna
With 10 days to go until @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social new novella is out, she was kind enough to give a brief overview of her editing experience with us.
Looking forward to the next one, Jess. ~ Anna
Looking forward to the next one, Jess. ~ Anna
May 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
With 10 days to go until @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social new novella is out, she was kind enough to give a brief overview of her editing experience with us.
Looking forward to the next one, Jess. ~ Anna
Looking forward to the next one, Jess. ~ Anna
Congratulations to client @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social, whose #gaslampfantasy novella, Parasitic Omens, has received all the love from Grimdark Magazine! We love it when good things happen to good people ~ Anna
May 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Congratulations to client @jessicaamcminn.bsky.social, whose #gaslampfantasy novella, Parasitic Omens, has received all the love from Grimdark Magazine! We love it when good things happen to good people ~ Anna
Copy-editing is a strange profession sometimes... ~ Anna
April 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Copy-editing is a strange profession sometimes... ~ Anna
I love editing. Anna
February 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I love editing. Anna
This is so true and I’ve really noticed this while working with clients. Stuff I just do instinctively and wasn’t consciously aware of has to become concrete so I can explain it to someone else. And it makes me more aware of my own writing craft. I’m learning too!
Justin
Justin
February 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
This is so true and I’ve really noticed this while working with clients. Stuff I just do instinctively and wasn’t consciously aware of has to become concrete so I can explain it to someone else. And it makes me more aware of my own writing craft. I’m learning too!
Justin
Justin
The usual response I get to an Example Edit is: "It took me a minute to get over the sting, but then it was incredibly helpful."
And I'm now offering a free 1-hour mentoring call after each edit. Are you ready to improve your first drafts and self-editing? Come talk to me. 🔗 👇
Justin
And I'm now offering a free 1-hour mentoring call after each edit. Are you ready to improve your first drafts and self-editing? Come talk to me. 🔗 👇
Justin
February 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The usual response I get to an Example Edit is: "It took me a minute to get over the sting, but then it was incredibly helpful."
And I'm now offering a free 1-hour mentoring call after each edit. Are you ready to improve your first drafts and self-editing? Come talk to me. 🔗 👇
Justin
And I'm now offering a free 1-hour mentoring call after each edit. Are you ready to improve your first drafts and self-editing? Come talk to me. 🔗 👇
Justin
It doesn't matter how much film and TV technology advances, this will remain one of the most iconic images of modern movie making: the Charge of the Rohirrim at the Pelennor Fields. But why? A short thread 1.
January 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It doesn't matter how much film and TV technology advances, this will remain one of the most iconic images of modern movie making: the Charge of the Rohirrim at the Pelennor Fields. But why? A short thread 1.
Wishing a very Happy Holidays to all our clients over the festive season. Thanks for all being such awesome humans and talented writers, bith of which make our jobs easier and more fun! ~ Anna
December 19, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Wishing a very Happy Holidays to all our clients over the festive season. Thanks for all being such awesome humans and talented writers, bith of which make our jobs easier and more fun! ~ Anna
2/ You want readers watching a movie in their heads, immersed in each scene, not thinking about the words on the page. The less they're even aware that they're reading, the better.
#WritingTips
Justin
#WritingTips
Justin
December 18, 2024 at 12:24 PM
2/ You want readers watching a movie in their heads, immersed in each scene, not thinking about the words on the page. The less they're even aware that they're reading, the better.
#WritingTips
Justin
#WritingTips
Justin
Two pieces of advice I find myself repeating to all my clients:
1/ Your plot has to be engaging, but the thing that will keep readers desperate to pick up your book whenever they have a minute is to spend time hanging out with characters they love.
#WritingTips
Justin
1/ Your plot has to be engaging, but the thing that will keep readers desperate to pick up your book whenever they have a minute is to spend time hanging out with characters they love.
#WritingTips
Justin
December 18, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Two pieces of advice I find myself repeating to all my clients:
1/ Your plot has to be engaging, but the thing that will keep readers desperate to pick up your book whenever they have a minute is to spend time hanging out with characters they love.
#WritingTips
Justin
1/ Your plot has to be engaging, but the thing that will keep readers desperate to pick up your book whenever they have a minute is to spend time hanging out with characters they love.
#WritingTips
Justin
@travisbaldree.bsky.social invented it!
December 12, 2024 at 1:58 PM
@travisbaldree.bsky.social invented it!
December 12, 2024 at 10:47 AM
In today's #grammar errors, do you need to actually be ON the skateboard to do your job? Grinding rails while typing? That seems ... complicated and dangerous? ~ Anna
December 11, 2024 at 9:02 AM
In today's #grammar errors, do you need to actually be ON the skateboard to do your job? Grinding rails while typing? That seems ... complicated and dangerous? ~ Anna
Congratulations to proofreading client Rick Brindle on publication of Sister Alex, a post-apocalyptic novel set in England. It's currently free for a limited time on Kindle:
December 2, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Congratulations to proofreading client Rick Brindle on publication of Sister Alex, a post-apocalyptic novel set in England. It's currently free for a limited time on Kindle:
I talk about this a lot with clients. You never want your reader conscious that they're reading, you want them engrossed in the story, watching it play in their head. Good editing makes your writing flow, so your readers stay absorbed in the magic.
JLA
#AmEditing #AmWriting
JLA
#AmEditing #AmWriting
November 25, 2024 at 4:51 PM
I talk about this a lot with clients. You never want your reader conscious that they're reading, you want them engrossed in the story, watching it play in their head. Good editing makes your writing flow, so your readers stay absorbed in the magic.
JLA
#AmEditing #AmWriting
JLA
#AmEditing #AmWriting
Next up in common errors we see in manuscripts is the rise of "Should of," which I think has risen from spoken British English. Is getting more commonplace these days.
November 16, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Next up in common errors we see in manuscripts is the rise of "Should of," which I think has risen from spoken British English. Is getting more commonplace these days.
As editors and proofreaders, we often see words used incorrectly, and this can sometimes be down to how the writer grew up hearing them pronounced and internalised that spelling. The spelling itself is correct, but the word is not. Slither/sliver is a very common one! #writingcraft #writingtips
November 14, 2024 at 7:40 PM
As editors and proofreaders, we often see words used incorrectly, and this can sometimes be down to how the writer grew up hearing them pronounced and internalised that spelling. The spelling itself is correct, but the word is not. Slither/sliver is a very common one! #writingcraft #writingtips
Dear companies, you may not have considered this, but…
JLA
JLA
November 14, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Dear companies, you may not have considered this, but…
JLA
JLA
I've just checked my Word settings, and it was indeed defaulted to 'on', so if that's your preferred writing system, do check to stop it using your work to so-called 'train' so-called 'AI'~ Anna
November 13, 2024 at 7:05 AM
I've just checked my Word settings, and it was indeed defaulted to 'on', so if that's your preferred writing system, do check to stop it using your work to so-called 'train' so-called 'AI'~ Anna
For a limited time, we've dropped the price of our full developmental and copy edits at The Write Advice. There's never been a better time to book a job with us! Check out our full range of author support services at thewriteadvice.co.uk.
#amwriting #amediting #writing #editing #writingcommunity
#amwriting #amediting #writing #editing #writingcommunity
November 12, 2024 at 11:23 AM
For a limited time, we've dropped the price of our full developmental and copy edits at The Write Advice. There's never been a better time to book a job with us! Check out our full range of author support services at thewriteadvice.co.uk.
#amwriting #amediting #writing #editing #writingcommunity
#amwriting #amediting #writing #editing #writingcommunity
A local (to me) dog trainer posted that if your pet is afraid of fireworks this bonfire night, that instead of playing classical or calming music, go on YouTube and play taiko drum music, loudly. It makes it harder for animals to hear fireworks over the drums.
Not perfect, but an improvement ~ Anna
Not perfect, but an improvement ~ Anna
November 5, 2024 at 6:26 PM
A local (to me) dog trainer posted that if your pet is afraid of fireworks this bonfire night, that instead of playing classical or calming music, go on YouTube and play taiko drum music, loudly. It makes it harder for animals to hear fireworks over the drums.
Not perfect, but an improvement ~ Anna
Not perfect, but an improvement ~ Anna