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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 12d

This only happens to you once

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Sep 5

See, totally different!

Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Sep 5

You know exactly where I took that photo ❤️

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Sep 5

A free critique from one of these top-notch editors? Jump on this, #QueerSFF authors. **Deadline is Sept 12**

Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · Sep 3

Want to get feedback from a professional editor on the opening pages of your #QueerSFF novel?

This year, @spacemagiccon.bsky.social has created that opportunity for you!

Submit your novel's opening pages to apply for a one-to-one session. ⬇

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#RSM2025 🌈📚🪐 #WriterSky

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Sep 5

! Cannot wait to see who is narrating the short story

Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Sep 2

"his delicious scent envelopes me" >> "his delicious scent envelops me"

PSA for #Romancelandia, in particular – watch out for this sneaky little homonym! Almost every time I see it in a manuscript, it's wrong.

#AmEditing

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Alt: Gif drawing of a person being dropped into an envelope. Signed "hjm" (maybe?)

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · Aug 6

Reminder: The video from @kristentate.bsky.social's presentation, "Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction," is available for all to watch through 8/17, after which it becomes a member-only perk. Our favorite part: the graphs tracking plot intensity! 🤓

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Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction with Kristen Tate — Northwest Editors Guild

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Aug 3

Thanks, Sarita! It’s always hard to tell how a virtual event is landing – I’m so glad you found it helpful.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · Aug 1

You want…romance novels, Ian. They already exist.

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Aug 1

This how we can reclaim the conversation from women-hating freaks and Social Darwinists iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 31

There are over 25 sessions, including:

🖊️ Navigating the publishing and editing process (with @yourpublishingbff.bsky.social!)

🖊️ Marketing for authors who hate marketing

🖊️ Sharpening your scenes (4/4)

#findyourreaderssummit2025 #AmWriting

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 31

My talk will be live on Saturday, August 2 at 12pm PT (3pm ET), and I’ll be on hand to answer additional questions in the chat during and after the broadcast. 3/4

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 31

It’s free to view live or you can buy a pass to get access to replays, transcripts, & speaker bonuses.

My talk is about how to write a successful first chapter, and I break down three examples in detail. If you like my Novel Study posts or book, you’ll like this talk – & yes, there are graphs! 2/4

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 31

Need a little shot of learning & community to fuel your writing in these dog days of summer? I’m participating in the Find Your Readers online summit, running from August 2-5. 1/4

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Find Your Readers Summit 2025

Are you a writer? We'll help you find your next reader -- today.

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 24

This course gave me a lot more tools for working with memoirists. I came away with a lot more questions to apply to manuscripts and frameworks for understanding how the genre works – highly recommend!

Tanya Gold | Editor & Translator 💕📚 (they/iel) @tanyagold.bsky.social · Jul 23

Hey, #editor friends 👋🏻

Wanna learn how to apply your editing skills to memoir?

My frequently sold-out course on memoir editing is now self-paced and open for registration!

And, as always, there are scholarship spots available.

tanyagold.podia.com/editing-memoir

#AmEditing #Edibuddies #Memoir

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · Jul 22

Fresh #AmEditing educational video alert: The recording from our recent event "Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction" with @kristentate.bsky.social is available now through 8/17 for everyone to view (after which it becomes a member-only video).

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Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction — Northwest Editors Guild

Did you miss our July 14th meeting, Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction with Kristen Tate? Don’t worry: you can now watch the video and download the presentation slides on our website ! ...

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 19

I got a demo of this tool and was impressed – if you use a story spreadsheet or story map in your dev ed work, this tool has the potential to replace the hours it takes to create that. They designed it with editors in mind. #AmEditing

Editorial Freelancers Association @efafreelancers.bsky.social · Jul 19

Discover just how much time Storysnap by Plottr can save you in this #EFA hosted webinar. Sign up today for #free!

EFA Editorial Freelancers Association X Storysnap by Plottr
From Manuscript to Map: Reverse Outlines and Faster Insights with Storysnap
Join Cameron Sutter, creator of Storysnap, for a live demo.

Discover how this time-saving tool helps you reverse outline and illuminate character arcs and other key story elements.
July 22 at 5 p.m. ET
Register for free:
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jul 14

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 12

You’ll get links to my story spreadsheet template and scene component template too! (3/3)

TOC of my upcoming talk:
Story level:
Tracking intensity
Tracking open + closed story questions
Scene level: Tracking scene components
Sentence level: Breaking writing ‘rules’
Filter words
Passive voice

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 12

I’ll be sharing techniques for tracking internal and external intensity, understanding the balance of scene components, and recognizing when authors are breaking writing rules successfully. (2/3)

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 12

Want to hear about some new editing tools and practices I’ve developed based on my years of studying current fiction? Join me Monday night for a short talk followed by a Q&A session with the Northwest Editors Guild! (1/3)

#AmEditing

www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve...

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · Jul 11

Last chance to submit your questions for @kristentate.bsky.social for her "Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction" presentation on 7/14!

Submit your questions at forms.gle/dGcmfJnEq6cj...

The event is free to attend, open to all editors, registration at www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve....

Questions for Kristen Tate

Submit your questions for Kristen Tate about her book, Novel Study, or about sharpening your editing skills by studying fiction writing. Please submit your questions by the end of the day on Friday, ...

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 11

Agree – I think he always starts from an assumption that the past was better and doesn’t even realize he applies that framing.

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 11

Lazy is exactly right. And incurious. Maybe take a look at what *is* there and dig into it or ask why what you expected to see isn’t there? Not to mention the novel itself is only a couple centuries old, and lit fic and bestseller lists are half as old as that. Culture changes.

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 11

come join the last 3 months of this season's Novel Study. We're voting on our August pick right now! (King of Ashes, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, With a Vengeance – let's goooooo!) (8/8)

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studying the tools & techniques of bestselling writers

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · Jul 11

– be an escape, be a balm, be a place to imagine seemingly impossible things (like a world without elitist preachy white men).

Anyway, if you want to come hang out with a bunch of smart, non-elitist story nerds & ACTUALLY READ BOOKS ON THE BESTSELLER LISTS... (7/8)

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