David Lombardino | Writer, Editor
@davidlombardino.bsky.social
Husband. Father. Passionate book editor. #amwriting detective/political activism in dystopian near future. Live in Houston. Books.DLAEditors.com No DMs.
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Excited to meet the #authors attending the #SanFranciscoWritersConference Feb 6-9, 2025! If you want to know what it takes to successfully #selfpublish your book, don't miss the Ask Me Anything panel! #sfwc's invited experts will answer all your questions! @sfwc.bsky.social
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February 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
📖 Ready to craft a gripping first page? Join my FREE webinar for expert tips and live critiques of attendee submissions. Plus, get an invite to an exclusive follow-up Q&A session!
📅 February 26 | ⏰ 6 PM CT🚀 Register now: www.DLAEditors.com/Events
📅 February 26 | ⏰ 6 PM CT🚀 Register now: www.DLAEditors.com/Events
We're up and running at the #SanFranciscoWritersConference! Stop by table when you get the chance--I'd love to meet you and hear more about your book. And don't forget about the Self-Publishing expert panel at 11:45 AM, where I look forward to helping answer your questions!
February 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We're up and running at the #SanFranciscoWritersConference! Stop by table when you get the chance--I'd love to meet you and hear more about your book. And don't forget about the Self-Publishing expert panel at 11:45 AM, where I look forward to helping answer your questions!
On my way to San Francisco--can't wait to meet all of you great writers attending the #SanFranciscoWritersConference this weekend! @sfwc.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
On my way to San Francisco--can't wait to meet all of you great writers attending the #SanFranciscoWritersConference this weekend! @sfwc.bsky.social
Tuesday Editing Tip #9: Reduce the use of vague words: replace them, when possible, with more specific alternatives. Common vague words include: work (what type of work?), walk (how did they walk?), being verbs (can you describe an action?) and, of course, thing. What others can you think of?
February 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Tuesday Editing Tip #9: Reduce the use of vague words: replace them, when possible, with more specific alternatives. Common vague words include: work (what type of work?), walk (how did they walk?), being verbs (can you describe an action?) and, of course, thing. What others can you think of?
Anybody else spend too much time customizing the folder icons in Scrivener?
January 31, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Anybody else spend too much time customizing the folder icons in Scrivener?
Free-for-All Friday #9: A book can be excellent—your best book can be excellent—and still not one a publisher will take. It may simply come down to how clear is the path they can see to selling it. Which, by the way, is in large part a guessing game for them (and they know that). Thoughts?
January 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Free-for-All Friday #9: A book can be excellent—your best book can be excellent—and still not one a publisher will take. It may simply come down to how clear is the path they can see to selling it. Which, by the way, is in large part a guessing game for them (and they know that). Thoughts?
What a great webinar yesterday evening on traditional vs hybrid vs self-publishing--thank you to everyone who attended, and your great questions! If you missed the webinar, don't worry: I'll be doing more, and am also happy to meet over Zoom to answer any questions you have.
January 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
What a great webinar yesterday evening on traditional vs hybrid vs self-publishing--thank you to everyone who attended, and your great questions! If you missed the webinar, don't worry: I'll be doing more, and am also happy to meet over Zoom to answer any questions you have.
Tuesday Editing Tip #8: If Gustave Flaubert is right, and there’s no such thing as a synonym, is there such a thing as an antonym?
January 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Tuesday Editing Tip #8: If Gustave Flaubert is right, and there’s no such thing as a synonym, is there such a thing as an antonym?
Tuesday Editing Tip #7: Gustave Flaubert believed there is no such thing as a synonym. Do you?
January 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Tuesday Editing Tip #7: Gustave Flaubert believed there is no such thing as a synonym. Do you?
Is it just me, or does anyone else wish public transportation were ubiquitous (and cities like Houston, where I live, were more public transportation-friendly) so as to be able to use transit times for writing?
January 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Is it just me, or does anyone else wish public transportation were ubiquitous (and cities like Houston, where I live, were more public transportation-friendly) so as to be able to use transit times for writing?
Writers! I wanted to ask: What are your thoughts on Copilot in Word? I expect many are against it (I, myself, deactivated it). I'm more curious to know the opinions of those in favor of it. How do you use it? What advantages does it give you?
January 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Writers! I wanted to ask: What are your thoughts on Copilot in Word? I expect many are against it (I, myself, deactivated it). I'm more curious to know the opinions of those in favor of it. How do you use it? What advantages does it give you?
A little Saturday inspiration for the #writingcommunity!
January 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A little Saturday inspiration for the #writingcommunity!
Agents, publishers, & services often dominate the publishing conversation. What’s missing? A neutral, no-strings-attached perspective. 🎙️
Join my free webinar "Windfalls & Pitfalls: Traditional vs. Hybrid vs. Self-Publishing" on Jan 29 @ 6 PM CT.
🚀 www.dlaeditors.com/events
Join my free webinar "Windfalls & Pitfalls: Traditional vs. Hybrid vs. Self-Publishing" on Jan 29 @ 6 PM CT.
🚀 www.dlaeditors.com/events
January 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Agents, publishers, & services often dominate the publishing conversation. What’s missing? A neutral, no-strings-attached perspective. 🎙️
Join my free webinar "Windfalls & Pitfalls: Traditional vs. Hybrid vs. Self-Publishing" on Jan 29 @ 6 PM CT.
🚀 www.dlaeditors.com/events
Join my free webinar "Windfalls & Pitfalls: Traditional vs. Hybrid vs. Self-Publishing" on Jan 29 @ 6 PM CT.
🚀 www.dlaeditors.com/events
Does the very existence of social media undermine the ability of needed, powerful voices to be heard? How does an opinion get traction in a space flooded with them? (4/4)
January 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Does the very existence of social media undermine the ability of needed, powerful voices to be heard? How does an opinion get traction in a space flooded with them? (4/4)
Would you wish such a path for one of your kids? Or for your spouse or sibling? Or yourself?
If you could have one singular impact on society—however large that “society”—what would you want it to be?
How would you get people to listen? (2/4)
If you could have one singular impact on society—however large that “society”—what would you want it to be?
How would you get people to listen? (2/4)
January 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Would you wish such a path for one of your kids? Or for your spouse or sibling? Or yourself?
If you could have one singular impact on society—however large that “society”—what would you want it to be?
How would you get people to listen? (2/4)
If you could have one singular impact on society—however large that “society”—what would you want it to be?
How would you get people to listen? (2/4)
Crafting the Magic Monday #3: Today is the day to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., a man who had a profound impact on society, whose personal life was not perfect, and whose legacy has been disembodied and appropriated for political gain. (1/4)
January 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Crafting the Magic Monday #3: Today is the day to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., a man who had a profound impact on society, whose personal life was not perfect, and whose legacy has been disembodied and appropriated for political gain. (1/4)
Sunday Sanity Check #3: What has been your biggest accomplishment this week?
January 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Sunday Sanity Check #3: What has been your biggest accomplishment this week?
Words of wisdom for sure! Here's wishing all #amwriting and #amediting members of the #writingcommunity a productive writing weekend!
January 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Words of wisdom for sure! Here's wishing all #amwriting and #amediting members of the #writingcommunity a productive writing weekend!
Free-for-All Friday #6: Literary agents are like real estate agents—some are quite green and not that well-connected, while others are savvy and well-connected. Keep that in mind when considering offers from “agents.” #writingcommunity #amquerying
January 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Free-for-All Friday #6: Literary agents are like real estate agents—some are quite green and not that well-connected, while others are savvy and well-connected. Keep that in mind when considering offers from “agents.” #writingcommunity #amquerying
Excited to meet the #authors attending the #SanFranciscoWritersConference Feb 6-9, 2025! If you want to know what it takes to successfully #selfpublish your book, don't miss the Ask Me Anything panel! #sfwc's invited experts will answer all your questions! @sfwc.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Excited to meet the #authors attending the #SanFranciscoWritersConference Feb 6-9, 2025! If you want to know what it takes to successfully #selfpublish your book, don't miss the Ask Me Anything panel! #sfwc's invited experts will answer all your questions! @sfwc.bsky.social
Thursday Thank-You #6: I’d like to thank all of you who follow me, your engagement and your support. You may notice that each Thursday, I try to post at least one expression of gratitude, as I believe a regular practice of gratitude, no matter what we’ve been through, can help edify those around us.
January 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Thursday Thank-You #6: I’d like to thank all of you who follow me, your engagement and your support. You may notice that each Thursday, I try to post at least one expression of gratitude, as I believe a regular practice of gratitude, no matter what we’ve been through, can help edify those around us.
Thursday Thank-You #5: Thank you to the teachers and librarians who composed our high school summer reading list. As a senior, I read Light in August by William Faulkner, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison and Native Son by Richard Wright—three works that showed me the transformative power of fiction.
January 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Thursday Thank-You #5: Thank you to the teachers and librarians who composed our high school summer reading list. As a senior, I read Light in August by William Faulkner, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison and Native Son by Richard Wright—three works that showed me the transformative power of fiction.
Wednesday Writing Tip #4: As a writer, you are a problem-solver. You create your starting point—whether it is a character, scene, question, dilemma, etc.—and from there ask questions to solve. The more insightful your questions, and your solutions to them, the better your writing will be. #amwriting
January 16, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Wednesday Writing Tip #4: As a writer, you are a problem-solver. You create your starting point—whether it is a character, scene, question, dilemma, etc.—and from there ask questions to solve. The more insightful your questions, and your solutions to them, the better your writing will be. #amwriting
Wednesday Writing Tip #3: Instead of “but,” try to use “and,” whenever you can. #writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting
January 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Wednesday Writing Tip #3: Instead of “but,” try to use “and,” whenever you can. #writingcommunity #amwriting #amediting
Tuesday Editing Tip #4: Can you eliminate the use of “that”? Every time you find “that” in your writing, can you see what the phrase or sentence looks like without it? If it works, then leave it out.
January 15, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Tuesday Editing Tip #4: Can you eliminate the use of “that”? Every time you find “that” in your writing, can you see what the phrase or sentence looks like without it? If it works, then leave it out.