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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Did you think I'd start the year without a promo?
Never!
I'm offering my biggest savings ever on new monthly or bi-monthly Coaching packages, with up to $375 off.
Support and guidance are just a few clicks away. Here's click one: editsinthemargins.com/promo
Never!
I'm offering my biggest savings ever on new monthly or bi-monthly Coaching packages, with up to $375 off.
Support and guidance are just a few clicks away. Here's click one: editsinthemargins.com/promo
Happy Monday!
I’m traveling this week, so while I will still be doing some editing, my online time will be limited.
Wishing your characters a week safe from major plot twists. 😘
I’m traveling this week, so while I will still be doing some editing, my online time will be limited.
Wishing your characters a week safe from major plot twists. 😘
January 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Happy Monday!
I’m traveling this week, so while I will still be doing some editing, my online time will be limited.
Wishing your characters a week safe from major plot twists. 😘
I’m traveling this week, so while I will still be doing some editing, my online time will be limited.
Wishing your characters a week safe from major plot twists. 😘
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January 11, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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A lot of the manuscripts I've been editing in the past 14 months have featured significant societal oppression, resistance, and uprisings. It's no wonder why. But for my own mental health I may need to limit how many of these I take going forward, because trying to edit one right now is . . . 😅
January 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
A lot of the manuscripts I've been editing in the past 14 months have featured significant societal oppression, resistance, and uprisings. It's no wonder why. But for my own mental health I may need to limit how many of these I take going forward, because trying to edit one right now is . . . 😅
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What do editing and math have in common? An order of operations.
The editing order is developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, proofreading.
Bigger picture story edits must be done before fixing typos.
Not sure what kind of #editing you need? Ask an editor! We'll be able to help you.
The editing order is developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, proofreading.
Bigger picture story edits must be done before fixing typos.
Not sure what kind of #editing you need? Ask an editor! We'll be able to help you.
January 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
What do editing and math have in common? An order of operations.
The editing order is developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, proofreading.
Bigger picture story edits must be done before fixing typos.
Not sure what kind of #editing you need? Ask an editor! We'll be able to help you.
The editing order is developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, proofreading.
Bigger picture story edits must be done before fixing typos.
Not sure what kind of #editing you need? Ask an editor! We'll be able to help you.
Reposted by Kayleigh | Developmental Editor ✍🏻📚
Just over three weeks left to submit your SFF short story or poem to our second unthemed issue of 2026!
Don't overthink it, smash that send button 👇🏿
fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Don't overthink it, smash that send button 👇🏿
fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Authors and poets, submissions for our second themed issue are OPEN 🎉🎉🎉
Details here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Details here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
January 9, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Just over three weeks left to submit your SFF short story or poem to our second unthemed issue of 2026!
Don't overthink it, smash that send button 👇🏿
fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Don't overthink it, smash that send button 👇🏿
fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Get up, pretend things are normal.
Smile through meetings, pretend things are normal.
Keep on editing, pretend things are normal.
Pay some bills, pretend things are normal.
Pack for trip, pretend things are normal.
We have to pretend and pretend and pretend, and we wonder why we're exhausted.
Smile through meetings, pretend things are normal.
Keep on editing, pretend things are normal.
Pay some bills, pretend things are normal.
Pack for trip, pretend things are normal.
We have to pretend and pretend and pretend, and we wonder why we're exhausted.
January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Get up, pretend things are normal.
Smile through meetings, pretend things are normal.
Keep on editing, pretend things are normal.
Pay some bills, pretend things are normal.
Pack for trip, pretend things are normal.
We have to pretend and pretend and pretend, and we wonder why we're exhausted.
Smile through meetings, pretend things are normal.
Keep on editing, pretend things are normal.
Pay some bills, pretend things are normal.
Pack for trip, pretend things are normal.
We have to pretend and pretend and pretend, and we wonder why we're exhausted.
Dear Writer,
Your ideas are valuable. Write the story already.
Love, Kayleigh
Your ideas are valuable. Write the story already.
Love, Kayleigh
January 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Dear Writer,
Your ideas are valuable. Write the story already.
Love, Kayleigh
Your ideas are valuable. Write the story already.
Love, Kayleigh
If today's news cycle isn't the day for this famous quote . . .
January 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
If today's news cycle isn't the day for this famous quote . . .
Let's all manifest together today.
Imagine you've published your book and you're at your book launch. There's a line of people waiting to meet you, books in hand.
✨ How are you signing their books? ✨
Signature only? A predetermined greeting or phrase? A quote from your book?
Imagine you've published your book and you're at your book launch. There's a line of people waiting to meet you, books in hand.
✨ How are you signing their books? ✨
Signature only? A predetermined greeting or phrase? A quote from your book?
January 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Let's all manifest together today.
Imagine you've published your book and you're at your book launch. There's a line of people waiting to meet you, books in hand.
✨ How are you signing their books? ✨
Signature only? A predetermined greeting or phrase? A quote from your book?
Imagine you've published your book and you're at your book launch. There's a line of people waiting to meet you, books in hand.
✨ How are you signing their books? ✨
Signature only? A predetermined greeting or phrase? A quote from your book?
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#BluePit is coming up fast, but even sooner is our pre-event #BluePitHype!
Starting on January 8th, we'll be doing a 5-day long Q&A for sharing advice, art, and finding new friends and stories!
We can't wait to see your pitches!
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic
Starting on January 8th, we'll be doing a 5-day long Q&A for sharing advice, art, and finding new friends and stories!
We can't wait to see your pitches!
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 AM
#BluePit is coming up fast, but even sooner is our pre-event #BluePitHype!
Starting on January 8th, we'll be doing a 5-day long Q&A for sharing advice, art, and finding new friends and stories!
We can't wait to see your pitches!
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic
Starting on January 8th, we'll be doing a 5-day long Q&A for sharing advice, art, and finding new friends and stories!
We can't wait to see your pitches!
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Writers #GameDev #TTRPG #Comic
I love working on picture books so much. 💜
January 6, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I love working on picture books so much. 💜
Did you think I'd start the year without a promo?
Never!
I'm offering my biggest savings ever on new monthly or bi-monthly Coaching packages, with up to $375 off.
Support and guidance are just a few clicks away. Here's click one: editsinthemargins.com/promo
Never!
I'm offering my biggest savings ever on new monthly or bi-monthly Coaching packages, with up to $375 off.
Support and guidance are just a few clicks away. Here's click one: editsinthemargins.com/promo
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Did you think I'd start the year without a promo?
Never!
I'm offering my biggest savings ever on new monthly or bi-monthly Coaching packages, with up to $375 off.
Support and guidance are just a few clicks away. Here's click one: editsinthemargins.com/promo
Never!
I'm offering my biggest savings ever on new monthly or bi-monthly Coaching packages, with up to $375 off.
Support and guidance are just a few clicks away. Here's click one: editsinthemargins.com/promo
I have tripped on ~nothing~ many times, but here's how I broke my first bone: I'd taken a bath with oils once so I was a wee bit slippery. My foot got caught while I was putting on my jammies, and in an effort to free it I slipped and slammed my toes straight into the floor, breaking a toe.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
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January 6, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I have tripped on ~nothing~ many times, but here's how I broke my first bone: I'd taken a bath with oils once so I was a wee bit slippery. My foot got caught while I was putting on my jammies, and in an effort to free it I slipped and slammed my toes straight into the floor, breaking a toe.
I'm still not ready to get another cat, but I did go look at adoptable cats yesterday to get my fluffy fix. 😸
January 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I'm still not ready to get another cat, but I did go look at adoptable cats yesterday to get my fluffy fix. 😸
It's Monday! We're back!
I'm continuing on with the developmental edit I started in December, looking forward to a couple of coaching calls, and dipping into a picture book manuscript I received at the end of the year.
How are we all feeling at the start of 2026?
I'm continuing on with the developmental edit I started in December, looking forward to a couple of coaching calls, and dipping into a picture book manuscript I received at the end of the year.
How are we all feeling at the start of 2026?
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
It's Monday! We're back!
I'm continuing on with the developmental edit I started in December, looking forward to a couple of coaching calls, and dipping into a picture book manuscript I received at the end of the year.
How are we all feeling at the start of 2026?
I'm continuing on with the developmental edit I started in December, looking forward to a couple of coaching calls, and dipping into a picture book manuscript I received at the end of the year.
How are we all feeling at the start of 2026?
✨ Friday Tip ✨
Trying to navigate and budget for your 2026 goals?
If an editor (or cover designer, illustrator, book formatter, etc.) seems out of your price range, don't give up!
Ask if they have another service that you could benefit from, or if they provide a "light" version of . . . ⬇️
Trying to navigate and budget for your 2026 goals?
If an editor (or cover designer, illustrator, book formatter, etc.) seems out of your price range, don't give up!
Ask if they have another service that you could benefit from, or if they provide a "light" version of . . . ⬇️
January 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
✨ Friday Tip ✨
Trying to navigate and budget for your 2026 goals?
If an editor (or cover designer, illustrator, book formatter, etc.) seems out of your price range, don't give up!
Ask if they have another service that you could benefit from, or if they provide a "light" version of . . . ⬇️
Trying to navigate and budget for your 2026 goals?
If an editor (or cover designer, illustrator, book formatter, etc.) seems out of your price range, don't give up!
Ask if they have another service that you could benefit from, or if they provide a "light" version of . . . ⬇️
Dear Writer,
It’s a new year, a new page. Embrace what’s coming.
Love, Kayleigh
It’s a new year, a new page. Embrace what’s coming.
Love, Kayleigh
January 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Dear Writer,
It’s a new year, a new page. Embrace what’s coming.
Love, Kayleigh
It’s a new year, a new page. Embrace what’s coming.
Love, Kayleigh
I did it. I midnighted. Happy New Year, folks. 😴🎉
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
I did it. I midnighted. Happy New Year, folks. 😴🎉
Still makes me laugh. May we all start the year with plenty of books to read. 💜
December 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Still makes me laugh. May we all start the year with plenty of books to read. 💜
I hope the next decade of my life frees me from the regular fights I have with doctors over whichever major medical thing they've been neglecting. (Although at least this current one is less painful than the ~6 years~ of kidney stones—diagnosed as "just cramps"—that I had in my 20s.)
December 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I hope the next decade of my life frees me from the regular fights I have with doctors over whichever major medical thing they've been neglecting. (Although at least this current one is less painful than the ~6 years~ of kidney stones—diagnosed as "just cramps"—that I had in my 20s.)
✨ 2025: A Year in Numbers ✨
Every year I try to take time to recognize what I accomplished for myself/for the business. It isn’t always easy—there are a lot of hours (usually spent working late nights) that I don’t record.
But this graphic shows a few of my 2025 stats that are easy to quantify.
Every year I try to take time to recognize what I accomplished for myself/for the business. It isn’t always easy—there are a lot of hours (usually spent working late nights) that I don’t record.
But this graphic shows a few of my 2025 stats that are easy to quantify.
December 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
✨ 2025: A Year in Numbers ✨
Every year I try to take time to recognize what I accomplished for myself/for the business. It isn’t always easy—there are a lot of hours (usually spent working late nights) that I don’t record.
But this graphic shows a few of my 2025 stats that are easy to quantify.
Every year I try to take time to recognize what I accomplished for myself/for the business. It isn’t always easy—there are a lot of hours (usually spent working late nights) that I don’t record.
But this graphic shows a few of my 2025 stats that are easy to quantify.
Reposted by Kayleigh | Developmental Editor ✍🏻📚
Authors Guild Raises Concerns About Kindle’s New “Ask This Book” AI Feature - authorsguild.org/news/stateme...
Authors Guild Raises Concerns About Kindle’s New “Ask This Book” AI Feature - The Authors Guild
The Authors Guild has significant concerns with Amazon’s new “Ask this Book” feature, which has been available since December 11, 2025, on certain Kindle devices and the Kinde iOS app. It is the most ...
authorsguild.org
December 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Authors Guild Raises Concerns About Kindle’s New “Ask This Book” AI Feature - authorsguild.org/news/stateme...
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"Write into what interests and fascinates you—readers can feel that energy on the other end. Your strangeness, your obsessions, the parts of you that might feel wrong are what makes your work stand out. Don’t hide your uniqueness!"
—Jacquelyn Stolos, middle-grade author
#stayweird #middlegrade
—Jacquelyn Stolos, middle-grade author
#stayweird #middlegrade
December 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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