Kylie
@kyliemmason.com
Freelance book editor based in Sydney, Australia. AuDHD. Working on Bidjigal land. I created a workbook to help writers self-edit their novel: https://kyliemmason.com/after-the-first-draft-workbook/
Also my kid's stan account.
Also my kid's stan account.
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Kylie
@kyliemmason.com
· Nov 29
After the First Draft Workbook
A writer’s guide to self-editing manuscripts. Writing a novel is an amazing achievement! Congratulations! Take a moment to celebrate what you’ve accomplished, because it’s incredible. But wha…
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If you're a writer who's recently finished the first draft of their novel, have you thought about self-editing it in preparation for a second draft? I've created a workbook to help you get deep insights into your story and solve common problems! #amediting #amwriting
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One thing that AI author article really crystallizes for me is how much the “they’re crap books” portion of any discussion of both the creation and consumption of crap books gets glossed over because books & reading have this sheen of inherent virtue to them
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
One thing that AI author article really crystallizes for me is how much the “they’re crap books” portion of any discussion of both the creation and consumption of crap books gets glossed over because books & reading have this sheen of inherent virtue to them
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You know, it’s just possible to feel really bad about the violent deaths of Israeli Jews, the genocide in Palestine and the deaths of Australian Jews all while being neither anti-Semitic or Islamophobic.
Somehow that has become impossible for the political class.
Somehow that has become impossible for the political class.
February 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
You know, it’s just possible to feel really bad about the violent deaths of Israeli Jews, the genocide in Palestine and the deaths of Australian Jews all while being neither anti-Semitic or Islamophobic.
Somehow that has become impossible for the political class.
Somehow that has become impossible for the political class.
It's 7:15am on a school day. After doing literally nothing all weekend, the 8yo has just opened a new box of Lego.
a woman is making a funny face and making a funny face with her hands .
ALT: a woman is making a funny face and making a funny face with her hands .
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM
It's 7:15am on a school day. After doing literally nothing all weekend, the 8yo has just opened a new box of Lego.
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Dear @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social
I'm genuinely utterly disgusted by your attack on Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah in your comments re her invitation to the
@newwritersfest.bsky.social. It is YOUR comments that are divisive and racist. 😔 #nswpol #IStandWithRanda
I'm genuinely utterly disgusted by your attack on Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah in your comments re her invitation to the
@newwritersfest.bsky.social. It is YOUR comments that are divisive and racist. 😔 #nswpol #IStandWithRanda
February 6, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Dear @chrisminnsmp.bsky.social
I'm genuinely utterly disgusted by your attack on Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah in your comments re her invitation to the
@newwritersfest.bsky.social. It is YOUR comments that are divisive and racist. 😔 #nswpol #IStandWithRanda
I'm genuinely utterly disgusted by your attack on Palestinian-Australian writer Randa Abdel-Fattah in your comments re her invitation to the
@newwritersfest.bsky.social. It is YOUR comments that are divisive and racist. 😔 #nswpol #IStandWithRanda
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I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
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Some free advice for copyeditors and proofreaders: If an author refers to a named person with the pronouns "they," "them," "theirs," consider the possibility that MAYBE THE AUTHOR DID IT FOR A REASON AND YOU SHOULD LEAVE THEM INSTEAD OF CHANGING EVERY SINGLE ONE. #AmEditing
February 5, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Some free advice for copyeditors and proofreaders: If an author refers to a named person with the pronouns "they," "them," "theirs," consider the possibility that MAYBE THE AUTHOR DID IT FOR A REASON AND YOU SHOULD LEAVE THEM INSTEAD OF CHANGING EVERY SINGLE ONE. #AmEditing
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Any ‘autism parent’ posting content about why we ‘shouldn’t judge’ parents who kill their autistic children should have their children taken away from them.
February 5, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Any ‘autism parent’ posting content about why we ‘shouldn’t judge’ parents who kill their autistic children should have their children taken away from them.
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So it turns out the only way to get Aussie media to acknowledge that the ndis is fucked is if the media is trying to justify murdering disabled children, this country’s news editors are truly evil
February 5, 2026 at 1:17 AM
So it turns out the only way to get Aussie media to acknowledge that the ndis is fucked is if the media is trying to justify murdering disabled children, this country’s news editors are truly evil
Outraged to be watching the Great American Baking Show and see the technical challenge: Jam Mallow Cookies.
THEY'RE LITERALLY ICED VOVOS. HOW DARE THEY.
THEY'RE LITERALLY ICED VOVOS. HOW DARE THEY.
January 31, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Outraged to be watching the Great American Baking Show and see the technical challenge: Jam Mallow Cookies.
THEY'RE LITERALLY ICED VOVOS. HOW DARE THEY.
THEY'RE LITERALLY ICED VOVOS. HOW DARE THEY.
We went to an event yesterday and the woman sitting next to me kept addressing me as 'ma'am' and I'm still feeling weird about it.
January 31, 2026 at 9:49 PM
We went to an event yesterday and the woman sitting next to me kept addressing me as 'ma'am' and I'm still feeling weird about it.
Tickets to Paddington the Musical are sold out so far in advance that I'd have to pay between AU$450 and AU$700 to get two seats together during the time we're in London.
a teddy bear wearing a red hat and a blue coat
Alt: Paddington Bear in his signature red hat and blue duffel coat, giving the viewer a Hard Stare.
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Tickets to Paddington the Musical are sold out so far in advance that I'd have to pay between AU$450 and AU$700 to get two seats together during the time we're in London.
The 8yo's new hyperfixation is getting a puppy and the relentless campaign might just be what pushes me over the edge.
January 28, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The 8yo's new hyperfixation is getting a puppy and the relentless campaign might just be what pushes me over the edge.
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40 years ago today, we lost seven heroes aboard Challenger. As an astronaut who commanded the space shuttle after this tragedy, I think about them often. Their courage pushed the boundaries of exploration. Today, we remember their sacrifice and the legacy they left behind.
January 28, 2026 at 5:51 PM
40 years ago today, we lost seven heroes aboard Challenger. As an astronaut who commanded the space shuttle after this tragedy, I think about them often. Their courage pushed the boundaries of exploration. Today, we remember their sacrifice and the legacy they left behind.
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terrific new Ben Taub piece — it cracks a long-cold case of infanticide; it's a bombshell for maternal health, child protection & opiate toxicology protocols; it exposes the Lancet’s scandalous indifference to validity of what it publishes — it should make noise
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Did a Celebrated Researcher Obscure a Baby’s Poisoning?
After a newborn died of opioid poisoning, a new branch of pediatrics came into being. But the evidence doesn’t add up.
www.newyorker.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
terrific new Ben Taub piece — it cracks a long-cold case of infanticide; it's a bombshell for maternal health, child protection & opiate toxicology protocols; it exposes the Lancet’s scandalous indifference to validity of what it publishes — it should make noise
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Me: *listening to the Hottest 100*
8yo: *in another room, crooning* Sherry, Sherry ba-abyyyy
8yo: *in another room, crooning* Sherry, Sherry ba-abyyyy
January 24, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Me: *listening to the Hottest 100*
8yo: *in another room, crooning* Sherry, Sherry ba-abyyyy
8yo: *in another room, crooning* Sherry, Sherry ba-abyyyy
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Man the implication that somewhere deep in our brain there is a “see tiny people all over the place” button and a mushroom can press it, that’s deeply unsettling.
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Man the implication that somewhere deep in our brain there is a “see tiny people all over the place” button and a mushroom can press it, that’s deeply unsettling.
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Hi Australia. Now we are having a national Day of Mourning today for the victims of the Bondi attack can we, the Aboriginal people, have our day of mourning on Jan 26 back please.
We have mourned on Jan 26 since the first day of Mourning on Jan 26 1938 and we would like it back.
We have mourned on Jan 26 since the first day of Mourning on Jan 26 1938 and we would like it back.
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Hi Australia. Now we are having a national Day of Mourning today for the victims of the Bondi attack can we, the Aboriginal people, have our day of mourning on Jan 26 back please.
We have mourned on Jan 26 since the first day of Mourning on Jan 26 1938 and we would like it back.
We have mourned on Jan 26 since the first day of Mourning on Jan 26 1938 and we would like it back.
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Belinda Eslick in The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Albanese wants universal childcare. How about paying mothers directly?
Anthony Albanese wants universal childcare to be his legacy. But, amidst the growing childcare crisis, many have questioned whether the sector is ready.
thepoint.com.au
January 20, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Belinda Eslick in The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Although I'm familiar with Gen-Z speak thanks to being terminally online, my first real-world encounter with it through the phrases 'we love a self-aware king' (about the 8yo) and 'it's giving Picasso' (about my dress) from a school holiday camp leader have left me a little flummoxed.
January 20, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Although I'm familiar with Gen-Z speak thanks to being terminally online, my first real-world encounter with it through the phrases 'we love a self-aware king' (about the 8yo) and 'it's giving Picasso' (about my dress) from a school holiday camp leader have left me a little flummoxed.
While I wish Bluesky had a 'turn off reposts' option, I really like its 'hide post' function for when stupid/annoying/infuriating posts gain traction.
eg: Today I don't have to see that AI guy's stupid face every time someone dunks on him for panicking about people not using AI.
eg: Today I don't have to see that AI guy's stupid face every time someone dunks on him for panicking about people not using AI.
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
While I wish Bluesky had a 'turn off reposts' option, I really like its 'hide post' function for when stupid/annoying/infuriating posts gain traction.
eg: Today I don't have to see that AI guy's stupid face every time someone dunks on him for panicking about people not using AI.
eg: Today I don't have to see that AI guy's stupid face every time someone dunks on him for panicking about people not using AI.
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Why editing costs "so much."
The editing of 80,000 words typically takes:
100 hours structural/ developmental
64 hours copyediting OR stylistic/line
36 hours proofreading
To pay a poverty wage for that time, that would cost roughly $9,000. To work with a coveted, credentialled editor, —1/3
The editing of 80,000 words typically takes:
100 hours structural/ developmental
64 hours copyediting OR stylistic/line
36 hours proofreading
To pay a poverty wage for that time, that would cost roughly $9,000. To work with a coveted, credentialled editor, —1/3
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Why editing costs "so much."
The editing of 80,000 words typically takes:
100 hours structural/ developmental
64 hours copyediting OR stylistic/line
36 hours proofreading
To pay a poverty wage for that time, that would cost roughly $9,000. To work with a coveted, credentialled editor, —1/3
The editing of 80,000 words typically takes:
100 hours structural/ developmental
64 hours copyediting OR stylistic/line
36 hours proofreading
To pay a poverty wage for that time, that would cost roughly $9,000. To work with a coveted, credentialled editor, —1/3
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Entries are now open for the Wheeler Centre's Hot Desk Fellowships for emerging writers! I was in the very first cohort of Fellows & used my Hot Desk to work on my first book 'Out of Shape'. I went in there daily like it was my job, & got heaps done. Highly recommend this program!
Hot Desk Fellowships
www.wheelercentre.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Entries are now open for the Wheeler Centre's Hot Desk Fellowships for emerging writers! I was in the very first cohort of Fellows & used my Hot Desk to work on my first book 'Out of Shape'. I went in there daily like it was my job, & got heaps done. Highly recommend this program!