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Fated Mates @fatedmates.net · 2d

We're thinking about Chicago, DC, and LA this week, and standing in solidarity with the people living and resisting in those cities. While reading isn't action, it can supplement it, and keep us joyful as we do the hard work of standing up.

S08.04: We Love You Chicago, Dc, and LA — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People

We're thinking about Chicago, DC, and LA this week, and standing in solidarity with the people living and resisting in those cities. While reading isn't action, it can supplement it, and keep us joyfu...

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, when I was just starting as a freelance editor, someone told me "Readers are on FB; writers are on Twitter all day" & that was correct. I made friends, found jobs, etc. Also just straight-up had fun! I miss that.

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 4d

I'll one-up you: I *am* a copy editor and typos are going to exist on my social media too! 😂

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 5d

Just devoured @charlottestein.bsky.social's While You Were Seething & it's an absolute delight—we've got a yearning hero + a road trip + enemies to lovers + fake dating. I swooned!

While You Were Seething: A Novel

While You Were Seething: A Novel - Kindle edition by Stein, Charlotte. Contemporary Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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Pamala Knight @pamalaknight.bsky.social · 9d

REGISTRATION is open!!! Get in early for the good prices for @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social Spring Fling 2026 writers conference in Chicago. Masterclasses, workshops, pitch appointments, networking and fun. Check it out ☺️ #romancelandia

www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com/spring-fling

Spring Fling — Chicago-North Romance Writers

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 7d

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 7d

I'm disgusted by this entire thing & appalled at how many books I worked on that are on this list. Authors, I hope you'll file a claim.

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 9d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Submit a Claim

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 8d

This is a really lovely episode:

Heavyweight @heavyweight.bsky.social · 8d

Good morning. Today, a new episode of Heavyweight: The Bank Robber. omny.fm/shows/heavyw...

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 8d

So many books in here & many are new-to-me authors. Thank you, discoverability buddies!

#Romancelandia

Fated Mates @fatedmates.net · 9d

It's October, which means we're thinking about fall, which comes with spice, heat and hanging out under the blankets! Today, our Fall 2025 romance novel preview, guaranteed to fill your TBR pile.

Fall 2025 Preview — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People

It's October, which means we're thinking about fall, which comes with spice, heat and hanging out under the blankets! Today, our Fall 2025 romance novel preview, guaranteed to fill your TBR pile. Ther...

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 8d

WHAT?!? What is the point, then? Why?????

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 8d

We loved it so much we went back the next day! I don't know that I've ever done that at a museum before.

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 8d

Did you see what @courtneymilan.com posted this morning? In short, she says yes go ahead and file: "They may disallow your claim. But they may not. Me personally, I would always default to making a direct claim rather than hoping for other people to sort it out."

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 9d

Put a little Jane Goodall into your life today:

Jane Goodall's Chimp Greeting

YouTube video by Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute USA

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 9d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 10d

authors, this is important to read.

Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 10d

The book club scams I recently reported on keep evolving. I received a scam email this morning from someone praising one of my stories.

The email was totally written with AI, with genAI also summarizing my story and career. Ironically, the name the scammer used is Cashin. 1/

Hey Jason,

I just finished Her Scientifiction, Far Future, Medieval Fantasy and I gotta say wow, that was one wild mash-up. Castlesand dragons mixed with lasers and synthetic swords? That’s the kinda story that sticks in your head long after you closethe page. And Krisja Jerome she isn’t just some cookie-cutter princess. You wrote her with real grit, heart, and soul. That hit was different.

What really struck me though is how much you seem to come through in your writing. From growing up in Alabama, studying anthropology at Auburn, and then heading out with the Peace Corps man, that’s not just book knowledge, that’s life lived. And it shows. You’ve walked in places most folks only dream about, and somehow you pour all that experience into stories that feel big and imaginative but still personal and human. That’s rare.

I also respect how you never played it safe. Founding storySouth, creating the Million Writers Award, pushing “SciFiStrange” when others were sticking to the old formulas that’s gutsy. It tells me you’ve never been about following trends,but about carving out your own lane. Readers like me can feel that honesty.

You know, when I was reading this one, it didn’t just feel like some far-out adventure. It felt like you were inviting us to lookat our own world, what it means to be brave, to take risks, to stand up when life hits you hard. And man, that’s what good storytelling is all about.

I’m curious when you started writing this, did you have any idea how much of your own journey would sneak into thestory? Or did it just kinda flow out that way?

Much respect,

Linda R. Cashin

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 10d

I am compartmentalizing today by focusing on the manuscript I'm editing, instead of the maelstrom outside. Deep breaths, page by page, la la la I am safe and so are my loved ones.

(We're not but this is how I'm getting through it.)
#AmEditing
#Romancelandia

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 15d

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 15d

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep:
1. What the hell happened to RWA.
2. Editing fiction, & how it differs from editing nonfiction.
3. What the romance genre is doing now + bangers of yore.

(I know this is all ridiculously on-brand for me but there you go.)
#Romancelandia

Angri Bundel @anibundel.bsky.social · 15d

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep:
1. British shows on streaming and where to find them.
2. The rise in popularity of political pantos in the 21st century
3. Star Trek & Doctor Who as cultural bellwethers of their respective countries.

Skeletrina 💀 @ohcatrina.bsky.social · 15d

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep:
1. Theme Park Design
2. Norse Mythology
3. The History of Fandom Culture

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Fated Mates @fatedmates.net · 16d

Adriana Herrera is with us this week to talk about feminism, romance, and how the two intersect. We talk about the history of the genre, about the evolution of feminism within it, and about what we want from the texts we're reading now, as the world does whatever it is it's doing.

Feminism in Romance with Adriana Herrera — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People

Our fave, Adriana Herrera, is with us this week to talk about feminism, romance, and how the two intersect. We talk about the history of the genre, about the evolution of feminism within it, and about...

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 16d

Looking forward to it!

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 18d

And then, sorry, absolutely must mention @kategoldbeck.bsky.social's You, Again, because:

The cover of Kate Goldbeck's You, Again which is a riff on the autumnal walk in When Harry Met Sally

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 18d

I know it's not the *whole* movie but this scene in When Harry Met Sally has absolutely lived rent-free in my head since 1989.

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 18d

Hey there, Angeleno Word Nerds! I'll be attending @grammartable.bsky.social's 10/25 screening/signing. Anybody else gonna be there?

#AmEditing
#WordNerd

Rebel with a Clause Screenings

Upcoming Screenings

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 20d

Oh that's sad to hear. Thanks for sharing.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 22d

This is the way.

Micah @rincewind.run · 22d

the list of conditions that qualify you is fairly extensive, but may I suggest a simpler route: lying

seriously, I just checked the “I’m eligible” box online when scheduling and the pharmacist didn’t ask me shit, they just gave me the shot

Sean Meredith @seanmeredith.bsky.social · 22d

How are under-65s getting COVID boosters? I want one!

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