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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 6h

So many times. And the only two writers who have ever told me they don’t like being edited were a) men b) assholes and c) wrong.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 12h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 12h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 14h

Thanks, Emma! Glad it's useful.

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Emma Donoghue @emmadonoghue.bsky.social · 20h

the invaluable @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social explains the nuts and bolts of writing that many of us who've been working with those nuts and bolts all our lives have never understood (or maybe it's jut me)

Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 20h

Quick heads up that I've taken down the paywall on my Itch of Writing post about which way round speech tags might go. It's usually a supporters-only post, but it's in use in our current Self-Editing course, so I thought others might find it useful: buff.ly/Jj9Ehgf

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 20h

Quick heads up that I've taken down the paywall on my Itch of Writing post about which way round speech tags might go. It's usually a supporters-only post, but it's in use in our current Self-Editing course, so I thought others might find it useful: buff.ly/Jj9Ehgf

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 1d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Freewriting is a technicque which can do SO much to help your writing. This piece explores how and why:

Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 5d

Brand-new on This Itch of Writing for supporters: everything you need to know about free-writing. What it is, how to do it, why it's worth doing, and all the different ways your writing benefits from you having free-writing mode in your tool-kit. buff.ly/M2L0whj

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 5d

Brand-new on This Itch of Writing for supporters: everything you need to know about free-writing. What it is, how to do it, why it's worth doing, and all the different ways your writing benefits from you having free-writing mode in your tool-kit. buff.ly/M2L0whj

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 5d

Brand-new on This Itch of Writing for supporters: everything you need to know about free-writing. What it is, how to do it, why it's worth doing, and all the different ways your writing benefits from you having free-writing mode in your tool-kit. buff.ly/M2L0whj

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 5d

Brand-new on This Itch of Writing for supporters - everything you need to know about free-writing. What it is, how to do it, why it's worth doing, and all the different ways your writing benefits from you having free-writing mode in your tool-kit. buff.ly/M2L0whj

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Cath Martin 59 @cathmartin59.bsky.social · 9d

Little Toller is a fabulous publisher! Let’s get behind this crowdfunder 👏🏼

Little Toller Books @littletollerbooks.bsky.social · 9d

NEXT BOOK PROJECT.

We could do with a little help. We've gone live with our @crowdfunder.bsky.social today!

Please do help us spread the word, Mr Schwitters is a remarkable book, he was a remarkable man. There are some lovely rewards.

Huge thanks

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/looking-fo...

#BookSky

Looking for Mr Schwitters - a new book

To produce an innovative and finely illustrated book about the émigré artist Kurt Schwitters’ final years in the Lake District.

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 8d

Oh, that's cheering!

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you! I knew roughly how many posts there were, but the page view count is a surprise. And yes - good news on Anthropic, I hope!

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Roz Morris @rozmorris.bsky.social · 9d

Six things beginning with P that will help you revise a story. @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social emmadarwin.substack.com/p/itchy-bite... #wirtingcommunity #Storytelling #authorlife #writinglife #skywriters

Itchy Bitesized 40: The Six Ps of Revising and Editing

By asking your story six Q's

emmadarwin.substack.com

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 9d

18 years
700 posts
5,755 comments
2,326,332 page views.

I'm surprised how emotional I feel.

Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 9d

Funny to think that at some point tomorrow the old Typepad This Itch of Writing will vanish forever. Almost exactly 18 years, we've been together. Good bye old friend - your soul lives on, on Substack!

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 9d

Funny to think that at some point tomorrow the old Typepad This Itch of Writing will vanish forever. Almost exactly 18 years, we've been together. Good bye old friend - your soul lives on, on Substack!

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 12d

Good writing is mostly made by revising & editing. But how do you work out what needs doing, and how to do it? New on This Itch of Writing for everyone: The Six Ps of Revising and Editing, and the Qs that will help you,
Linktree in bio or click through: buff.ly/X9LgObz

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 12d

Something useful for the weekend's writing work?

Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 12d

Revising & editing is the key to good writing: we all know that! But how do you work out what needs doing, and how to do it? New on This Itch of Writing for everyone: The Six Ps of Revising and Editing, and the Qs that will help you,
Linktree in bio or click through: buff.ly/X9LgObz

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 12d

He is, isn't he!

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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 12d

Mordor on the Orient Express

Biographies of J.R.R. Tolkien and Agatha Christie

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 12d

Revising & editing is the key to good writing: we all know that! But how do you work out what needs doing, and how to do it? New on This Itch of Writing for everyone: The Six Ps of Revising and Editing, and the Qs that will help you,
Linktree in bio or click through: buff.ly/X9LgObz

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 12d

Good writing is mostly made by revising & editing. But how do you work out what needs doing, and how to do it? New on This Itch of Writing for everyone: The Six Ps of Revising and Editing, and the Qs that will help you,
Linktree in bio or click through: buff.ly/X9LgObz

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 12d

We all know good writing is mostly revising & editing. But how do you work out what needs doing, and how to do it? New on This Itch of Writing for everyone: The Six Ps of Revising and Editing, and the Qs that will help you,
Linktree in bio or click through: buff.ly/X9LgObz

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Emma Darwin @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social · 14d

Ha! I think it's hilarious!

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 16d

The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) urgent appealing to children’s authors, writers and publishers to donate stories to its new bedtime stories app.

The charity relies on stories in the public domain but are running out of books.

Anyone willing to donate should contact [email protected].

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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · 17d

🥳 This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572!

Find out more:
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Your distribution questions answered

This week, we will pay 31,487 members their share of £11,588,572. Get answers to your most pressing questions about our latest distribution.

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