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She/Her. Wife. Mom of 3. Award-winning developmental editor. Made in Korea. Most promo and reposts are for clients/books I’ve edited. Sign up for my *very* occasional newsletter and view my portfolio at http://editsbykristi.com.

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hello to all my new, fabulous followers! 👋🏼

If you like books, TV/movies, music, sports (especially MLB and NHL), &/or cute animal pics, you're definitely in the right place.

I'm also a book editor, so just a heads-up that I post promo stuff for my AMAZING client list. Seriously, they're the best.

a woman from schitts creek is standing in a room with chairs

Alt: GIF of Moira from SCHITT'S CREEK saying, "Hello you"

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · 10h

Everything has been A LOT lately, so it was especially wonderful to get an ARC of SILVER & BLOOD by @jessiemihalik.com from the lovely folks at @avonbooks.bsky.social today. 🤍

(All the smart people know the best way to improve one’s mood is a new book.)

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · 2d

#BookSky: I'm looking for psychological thriller book recommendations. What have you read recently that you've loved?

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · 2d

Be thankful it wasn't frantic panic. I'd take chill over panic any day, no matter what the level of preparation. 😊

Hope it went well! Our youngest has a concerto competition audition coming up this weekend.

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · 5d

Here's some exciting publishing news I've been dying to share: @kresleycole.bsky.social is expanding the Immortals After Dark universe, and it is going to be *so* much fun!

#BookDeal #ParanormalRomance #Romancelandia #BookSky #BloomBooks #AmEditing

Exclusive: Kresley Cole is Welcoming You to Her New Immortals Untold Series With First Book, Ravenous

Fans of the Immortals After Dark universe rejoice! This new expansion is about your new fave!

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · 7d

My flowers are loving our unseasonably warm fall temps. 🌺🌼

Photo of a red dragon wing begonia and yellow tuberous begonia in full bloom in a tall planter with the caption: “Still blooming”

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Zoe York (aka Ainsley Booth) @zoeyorkwrites.bsky.social · 15d

First, the freebie. Wild at Heart, Kincaids3, is free for a limited time. This is an antagonists to lovers small town romance with an Unlikeable Heroine who I adore. www.zoeyork.com/books/kincai...

Wild at Heart — ZOE YORK

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Emma Barry @authoremmabarry.bsky.social · 13d

So I can finally share my vague publishing news with you: I wrote an academic adventure romance.

a screenshot from Publishers Marketplace reading, “Author of BAD REPUTATION and CHICK MAGNET, Emma Barry’s YOU, ME, & THE CONSPIRACY, pitched as an academic adventure romance a la National Treasure with more spice, in which two history professors uncover a revolutionary conspiracy and secret society that they must expose—or risk becoming its latest victims all while fighting their growing attraction to Norma Perez-Hernandez at Atria, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in Fall of 2026, by Sarah Younger at the Nancy Yost Literary Agency (world).”

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · 13d

So, so thrilled for you and can’t wait for this one! Congratulations!!!! 🎉🤍

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · 14d

If you're interested in getting an ARC of this one, here's the link on NetGalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · 16d

What a blessing, truly! (I won't tell you how much we pay per semester. 🙈)

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · 16d

Packing up a "congrats, you survived" exam week care package for the college kid, including a small space shuttle LEGO set (he's an aerospace engineering major), candy bars, and a photo of his pup. 🤍

Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · 28d

My place in the queue for concert tickets the moment the presale opened? 26K+. For a venue that seats less than that.

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · 28d

This is amazing!

Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · Sep 8

FINALLY!

Bluesky @bsky.app · Sep 8

v1.108 is rolling out today 🚚

Now live, at long last: Bookmarks, aka Saved Posts. For all those posts you'll definitely plan to come back to!

Update the app and give it a try. The button is right down there 👇

Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · Sep 6

Sharing the official deal announcement for one of my edits, since the authors and agent aren’t on here and it’s too good to not spread the word. 💙📚

Preorder: www.editsbykristi.com/the-naysayers

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report:

Category: Digital: Fiction: General
September 3, 2025

THE NAYSAYERS By Liz Fenton, Lisa Steinke
Imprint: Little A

Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke's THE NAYSAYERS, pitched as The Office meets The Good Place, reimagining a world of corporate greed, unexpected romance, and the voices you thought were all in your head, to Selena James at Little A, for publication in January 2026, by Stephanie Kip Rostan at Levine Greenberg Rostan (world).

Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · Sep 3

Took our family’s last “first day of school” photo today, with our youngest starting his senior year in high school. 😭

Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · Sep 3

After a month of rest and relaxation and ZERO productivity, I'm back to work and excited about all the fabulous projects on my *very* full fall schedule. This week I'm editing a women's fiction short story and a queer urban fantasy novel. Let's do this!

#AmEditing #BookEditor #BackToWork

Graphic of office-related items (e.g., spiral-bound notebook, pen, laptop computer, reading glasses, coffee mug on a saucer) on a robin's-egg blue background with the words "back to work" in the middle

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The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org · Aug 29

Authors: If you found out that your publisher(s) failed to register with the U.S. Copyright Office, we can help. We provide ongoing legal assistance to our members and advocate for their work, particularly in the face of ongoing AI-related theft.

Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · Aug 28

I am lightly horrified by how many people have now looked up their books and found out their publishers (who often were required contractually!!!!) just... didn't register the copyrights on books. Not all of them! Just sporadically!

This is not just one publisher, I've seen all the big ones now.

Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · Aug 28

Today is the day authors are learning how many of their publishers straight up blew off registering copyright and I feel like that deserves a class action suit of its own if it costs everyone their settlement money from the Anthropic suit... 😒🤬

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · Aug 28

Oh, I missed this MOST EXCELLENT NEWS when I was offline for a few weeks. Huge congratulations, Olivia! I am *so* happy for you!!!! 🎉

Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · Aug 27

This face! 🤣

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Aug 26

This is Jetty. He never wants to hear you complain about his barking again. 13/10 (IG: ullalynn3)

a golden retriever sits on a living room floor looking over his shoulder. he looks extremely nonplussed. on the gray sofa in front of him, two kids are perched practicing trombone. the dog is going to work on his poker face before their first recital.

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · Aug 26

If you want to be in the know as soon as I can share the news, make sure you’re subscribed to my newsletter. I’m working on my next one now—the very belated Q2 edition—and will have other fun tidbits in it that I haven’t shared anywhere else.

Sign up here: eepurl.com/dKoXQw

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · Aug 26

I’m back to work a week earlier than originally planned, but it’s all good because I got THE VERY BEST NEWS about one of my edits today. Of course, I can’t share it yet because that’s how book publishing works, but trust me, it’s suuuuper exciting.

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Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · Aug 15

Oh, I can guarantee it won’t continue. Enjoy it while it lasts. 😂

Edits by Kristi @editsbykristi.bsky.social · Aug 14

Impressive!