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Kat Betts | Element Editing Services

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Editor, mother, latte lover. Buyer of boots and books. www.elementeds.com and @elementeds on almost all socials. Join me!

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Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · Jun 9

Hi everyone!
I'm a fiction editor with over 13 years' experience. I specialise in fantasy and science fiction, and *adore* spicy stories, too! I offer developmental editing, line editing, and proofreading, and I have a beta reading team, if you need them.

Currently reading 7 books, because chaos.

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Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Halloween!
How cool is this display! Went trick or treating with the boys. I take the candy with me to give out, because we live in a tucked-away street, and I love seeing all the kids' smiles!

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 5d

It went splendidly! Chapter 22 of 28 outlined now, and getting close to being sorted with the detailed outline! I'm really excited for this project, and I'm having so much fun. :D

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Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 5d

Do you need an editor asap? I've had a project moved at the last minute and so I have one slot available!
Contact me via email so we can see what you and your book need.
(I specialise in Fantasy and Science Fiction, but also work on all Speculative Fiction subgenres. 13 years' industry experience.)

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Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 5d

This week I'm working on The Alchemist Baker of Rosen, by JP Rindfleisch IX. This book is set in the same world as the incredibly successful Mosswood Apothecary, which you can preorder here: bit.ly/mosswoodapot... (Special Edition link!)

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 11d

My Quirky Cup Collective order came and I. AM. IN. LOVE. I know exactly which story is getting written in this notebook. From the paper they use, to the extremely beautiful designs, to the gold edging, their notebooks are a dream.

Thank you so much, @thequirkycupcollective !

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 13d

Will you be looking for an editor come January? I'm currently taking bookings, but slots do go fast, so if you're interested or just plain curious, send me an email and we can have a chat about your book!

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Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 14d

Today, after a bunch of appointments and Monday admin, I'll be working on 'Bears & Bakeries: Pie Holes' by Dylan Drakes, a novella that accompanies 'Bears & Bakeries', a story of two chonky men who fall for each other and baste each other's pies. Among other things. ;)

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 18d

I might be a professional editor, but I am not a professional cake decorator. Still, the now-11yo absolutely loved it.
Here's the monstrosity!

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 21d

Have fun with Magic!

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 21d

This is the scent of my day!

Picture of the candle the ever-beautiful @ekearlewrites gave me yesterday. It smells *amazing*. Don't even need to burn it, just open it! *swoon*

Do you like candles?
I do. I have a problem.
I need a shelving unit just for scented candles, I think.

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Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 21d

Weekend's over. Time to hit the books again! "El Fashela" now, and later I'll be working on the proofread of "Seriah, Daughter of Darkness".
I'm excited to dive in. Emails are done already, so is the grocery shopping. My desk is clean, too. I love my editing hole.
What's on the cards for you today?

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 26d

Legion Remix drops in a few hours! *internal excited screaming*
Oh. Have to work. 3 appointments too. You know, sometimes I do miss those early days of my 20s when I could play for days and had fewer responsibilities.

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 26d

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 28d

Working on Seriah: Daughter of Darkness, by JR Mitchell. It's clean, it's easy (well, easier), and it's like chocolate at the end of a long day.

Do you need an editor? I'm booking December onwards. I do book out fast, so even if you're just curious about the next step for your novel, email me soon.

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 28d

I love Word for my final printable draft (pre-revisions). It just feels more manoeuverable.

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 29d

Certainly one reason to use a specific software!

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · 29d

I was up for 22+ hours yesterday, but I ended my night with a heap of writing (reoutlining a story to turn it from a novella to a full novel, apparently). It got me thinking what programs people use to write their stories. I use 4theWords (RPG for writers), and Scrivener. What do you use?

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Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · Oct 4

So many books, not enough time to read!

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · Oct 4

Cleaned my office and finally sorted (one of) my bookshelf(s)! Stuck up the fairy lights, too, but didn't have as many as I wanted (still looks pretty though!). Really pleased with it!

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Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · Oct 3

I read through the prologue of one of my WIPs today and it made me cry a bit. That's a good thing, right? So sad and heartbreaking, I hope it hits readers just as hard.

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · Oct 2

Now I need to do this to one of my WIPs. I'll try to get some initial reading in today (most of the day off!). *deep breath*

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Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · Oct 2

Going to work on my WIP today, and an edit, and I have to remove 4-y-o blutac from my fairylights. It's all gunky. But I am cheap and do not want to buy new ones. So goop here I come!

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · Oct 1

You've got this, the story will be so much better just for having analysed it and putting changes in place. Nice work on taking those harder steps.
:)

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Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · Oct 1

I struggle with the streaming software these days. I can do basic things, but I really need to spend some time brushing up. I've been streaming since 2018, but there's a lot more that can be done with the OBS (streaming) software now. *sigh* Things change so quickly it seems.

Kat Betts | Element Editing Services @elementeds.bsky.social · Sep 30

Working on this one today, got a lot to get done, so I'll be streaming live for a few hours at twitch.tv/elementeds if you want to cowork/body double! Streaming Spirit City onscreen, a productivity game while I work behind the scenes on this one (permissions!).

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