Kayleigh | Developmental Editor ✍🏻📚
@editsinthemargins.com
I help writers to shape their stories and hone their skills via developmental editing, coaching, beta reading, workshopping, and more.
As a writer, I enjoy kid lit and exploring fantastical worlds. 🐉
https://editsinthemargins.com/social
As a writer, I enjoy kid lit and exploring fantastical worlds. 🐉
https://editsinthemargins.com/social
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Now that I have a new service to offer, it’s time to update these slides.
Editing means something different to everyone, and each writer has a different journey from blank page to finished product. I started In the Margins to support fiction authors in their creative journey, and that means . . . ⬇️
Editing means something different to everyone, and each writer has a different journey from blank page to finished product. I started In the Margins to support fiction authors in their creative journey, and that means . . . ⬇️
I literally curled into a blanket and alternated between Netflix and video games all day. It was such a good (and needed!) mental break from all the things.
Hope those of you who celebrate had a good Thanksgiving, and that those who don't had a super week. 💜
Hope those of you who celebrate had a good Thanksgiving, and that those who don't had a super week. 💜
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I literally curled into a blanket and alternated between Netflix and video games all day. It was such a good (and needed!) mental break from all the things.
Hope those of you who celebrate had a good Thanksgiving, and that those who don't had a super week. 💜
Hope those of you who celebrate had a good Thanksgiving, and that those who don't had a super week. 💜
I’m full of gratitude today for the writers who trust me with their words, and to the editors and other professionals in my network who have evolved from colleagues to lovely friends. Thank you all. 💜
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I’m full of gratitude today for the writers who trust me with their words, and to the editors and other professionals in my network who have evolved from colleagues to lovely friends. Thank you all. 💜
Dictation just heard me say "relevant" (I'm speaking slowly right now) and turned it into "Rezavand."
a man in a blue shirt and tie is making a funny face .
Alt: a man in a blue shirt and tie is making a funny face and shaking his head no
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Dictation just heard me say "relevant" (I'm speaking slowly right now) and turned it into "Rezavand."
CW: Terminal Illness
Five years ago, November 25 was on a Wednesday.
I know because my mum went into the ER that night.
🧵
Five years ago, November 25 was on a Wednesday.
I know because my mum went into the ER that night.
🧵
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
CW: Terminal Illness
Five years ago, November 25 was on a Wednesday.
I know because my mum went into the ER that night.
🧵
Five years ago, November 25 was on a Wednesday.
I know because my mum went into the ER that night.
🧵
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A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
Court permanently blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle federal agency for America’s libraries
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
www.ala.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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I can't be the only person who thinks the non-texture of Jell-O is disgusting.
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I can't be the only person who thinks the non-texture of Jell-O is disgusting.
Happy Monday! I'm hitting the finish line on several things this week and can't wait for the long weekend ahead.
On Friday, what will you be high-fiving yourself for?
On Friday, what will you be high-fiving yourself for?
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Happy Monday! I'm hitting the finish line on several things this week and can't wait for the long weekend ahead.
On Friday, what will you be high-fiving yourself for?
On Friday, what will you be high-fiving yourself for?
Just saw somebody asking for referrals for editors who accept 50% upfront and 50% at the end so that if they're not happy they can get a "refund of half" by . . . not paying. Just in case you're wondering why I don't take CCs and why several editors are moving toward a different payment structure. 🤦🏻♀️
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Just saw somebody asking for referrals for editors who accept 50% upfront and 50% at the end so that if they're not happy they can get a "refund of half" by . . . not paying. Just in case you're wondering why I don't take CCs and why several editors are moving toward a different payment structure. 🤦🏻♀️
Ice pack on my back, ice pack on my chest, heated blanket on the rest of me. That's pain management. 🎉
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Ice pack on my back, ice pack on my chest, heated blanket on the rest of me. That's pain management. 🎉
No Dear Writer or Friday Tip this week, not because I forgot but because I'm just in the final push of my hectic October/November and something had to get nudged off my plate (sorry, social media). Almost at the end!
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
No Dear Writer or Friday Tip this week, not because I forgot but because I'm just in the final push of my hectic October/November and something had to get nudged off my plate (sorry, social media). Almost at the end!
Saw someone on LinkedIn laughing over this headline and wondered if it was real. It is.
(No, Jillian, I do not have enough books. I want the Beast's library from Beauty and the Beast and I want to spend my days swinging around between the books.)
(No, Jillian, I do not have enough books. I want the Beast's library from Beauty and the Beast and I want to spend my days swinging around between the books.)
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Saw someone on LinkedIn laughing over this headline and wondered if it was real. It is.
(No, Jillian, I do not have enough books. I want the Beast's library from Beauty and the Beast and I want to spend my days swinging around between the books.)
(No, Jillian, I do not have enough books. I want the Beast's library from Beauty and the Beast and I want to spend my days swinging around between the books.)
Chamomile tea in my Iron Man mug feels like a strange choice.
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Chamomile tea in my Iron Man mug feels like a strange choice.
Oh, wiffee*, today is not the day to play games. 😭
*aka Wi-Fi
*aka Wi-Fi
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Oh, wiffee*, today is not the day to play games. 😭
*aka Wi-Fi
*aka Wi-Fi
I LOVE when I forget about preorders, and then they arrive! It's like little treats from past me to now me.
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I LOVE when I forget about preorders, and then they arrive! It's like little treats from past me to now me.
I worked so much longer than I planned to today. 😴
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I worked so much longer than I planned to today. 😴
‼️ LAST-MINUTE AVAILABILITY ‼️
A client needs to reschedule, so I now have a last-minute developmental #editing slot starting Dec. 1. (Fantasy/soft sci-fi preferred; open to kidlit, mystery, low-spice romance.)
Reach out ASAP if interested or do me a solid and share with your #writing network! TY! 💜
A client needs to reschedule, so I now have a last-minute developmental #editing slot starting Dec. 1. (Fantasy/soft sci-fi preferred; open to kidlit, mystery, low-spice romance.)
Reach out ASAP if interested or do me a solid and share with your #writing network! TY! 💜
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Well, I didn't expect the latest John Oliver to make me weepy over dinner!
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Well, I didn't expect the latest John Oliver to make me weepy over dinner!
It's so funny how stories from different client stories overlap sometimes—sometimes in big ways, often in just small ways. Similar lines, characters. Not cliches, just little happenstances. 💜
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It's so funny how stories from different client stories overlap sometimes—sometimes in big ways, often in just small ways. Similar lines, characters. Not cliches, just little happenstances. 💜
Happy Monday! This is the last week of my unusually busy business schedule, and next week is the last week that my personal schedule is unusually busy. Almost through it! 🙌🏻
What are you looking forward to having off your plate soon?
What are you looking forward to having off your plate soon?
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Happy Monday! This is the last week of my unusually busy business schedule, and next week is the last week that my personal schedule is unusually busy. Almost through it! 🙌🏻
What are you looking forward to having off your plate soon?
What are you looking forward to having off your plate soon?
✨ Friday Tip ✨
Donald Murray wrote, “Writing is rewriting.” Those are three simple words of hard truth.
While everyone has their own process, the revision phase of writing is typically a longer journey than the initial drafting.
My favorite way to describe it . . . ⬇️
Donald Murray wrote, “Writing is rewriting.” Those are three simple words of hard truth.
While everyone has their own process, the revision phase of writing is typically a longer journey than the initial drafting.
My favorite way to describe it . . . ⬇️
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
✨ Friday Tip ✨
Donald Murray wrote, “Writing is rewriting.” Those are three simple words of hard truth.
While everyone has their own process, the revision phase of writing is typically a longer journey than the initial drafting.
My favorite way to describe it . . . ⬇️
Donald Murray wrote, “Writing is rewriting.” Those are three simple words of hard truth.
While everyone has their own process, the revision phase of writing is typically a longer journey than the initial drafting.
My favorite way to describe it . . . ⬇️
For years, a friend of mine has been in love with her former neighbor, and I am pretty sure he's been in love with her, and they are so freaking old-school cute, but neither of them will make a damn move. I have an entire love story written about it in my head.
And wouldn't you know it . . .
And wouldn't you know it . . .
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
For years, a friend of mine has been in love with her former neighbor, and I am pretty sure he's been in love with her, and they are so freaking old-school cute, but neither of them will make a damn move. I have an entire love story written about it in my head.
And wouldn't you know it . . .
And wouldn't you know it . . .
After getting a YA fantasy sample edit from someone who assured me they had looked at what I will work on/what I won't and finding it contained some heavy gore (a no-go), I've had to update my inquiry form with a checklist of content warnings. 😅
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
After getting a YA fantasy sample edit from someone who assured me they had looked at what I will work on/what I won't and finding it contained some heavy gore (a no-go), I've had to update my inquiry form with a checklist of content warnings. 😅
I forgot I used to have my students do a pinky swear at the start of each semester promising to be present for themselves and their writing, and to be kind to one another.
It was incredibly dorky and got them laughing. If you take yourself too seriously, you can get in the way of your creativity.
It was incredibly dorky and got them laughing. If you take yourself too seriously, you can get in the way of your creativity.
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I forgot I used to have my students do a pinky swear at the start of each semester promising to be present for themselves and their writing, and to be kind to one another.
It was incredibly dorky and got them laughing. If you take yourself too seriously, you can get in the way of your creativity.
It was incredibly dorky and got them laughing. If you take yourself too seriously, you can get in the way of your creativity.
Can't feel my hands or my nose anymore, but look at this sky. 😍
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Can't feel my hands or my nose anymore, but look at this sky. 😍