More than EVER, we need good storytellers. Put a human face on The Other. Shed light on a Deeper Truth. Engender Empathy. Fan the flames of Hope. Motivate people to Act. Make us Laugh. Make us Cry. Make us Thrilled. Make us Think. But mostly, make us feel our Shared Humanity.

Sending a little love to my super rock star of an editor Val Val M. Mathews @WildRosePress #WritingCommunity

I'm seeing a lot of mix ups lately on commonly confused words like discreet and discrete. #WritingCommunity #CommonlyConfusedWords #EditorForHire #DoWhatYouLove #GrammarGoodies #AmEditing #IndieAuthor

Developmental editors assess how a manuscript hangs together as a whole, how a story moves and unfurls, how characters drive the story forward. Sign up for EFA's Intermediate Developmental Editing class starting March 14 online. #WritingCommunity #Editor the-efa.org/product/develo…

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Intermediate Developmental Editing class starts March 14. Val's "feedback helped me learn so much. Best editorial instructor I've ever had. I've signed up for the intermediate class." #editors #editor #writers the-efa.org/product/develo…

Intermediate Developmental Editing class starts March 14. "Val went above and beyond in answering discussion board posts with insightful and in-depth responses." #WritingCommunity #editor #editors #writers the-efa.org/product/develo…

"Things You Should Know When Writing About Guns" by Chuck Wendig. Funny read. #WritingCommunity #amediting terribleminds.com/ramble/2014/10…

Smile, you’re on camera! Fascinating view of the Orion Spacecraft spacecraft, built by @nasa & European Space Agency, on its way to the moon. Even more fascinating is the little blue planet in the corner. Everyone of us humans is on that photo. Really, everyone. #WeAreGoing #ForwardToTheMoon

Dig deep into the editor's mind with Val M. Mathews Editor Interview – Val Mathews killzoneblog.com/2022/12/editor…

One of my favorite poems is "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams. A fiction manuscript I'm giving feedback on today reminded me of this simple but impactful poem. #WritingCommunity #poetrylovers poetryfoundation.org/articles/68731…

Have you dreamed of being a freelance developmental book editor? Join me at the Editorial Freelancers Association for a self-paced class. Rolling registration. #WritingCommunity #amediting the-efa.org/product/develo…

16 Commonly Confused Words #writerscommunity #writingcommunity #author #writers #writerslife #amwriting #writingtips #writersnetwork #writings #authors inventingrealityediting.com/2020/02/12/16-…

Hey, editors out there! The Advanced class in Fiction Developmental Editing at the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) starts online April 3. We have a few seats left! I hope you will join me online. Sign up here: the-efa.org/product/develo…. #WritingCommunity #Editors #Editing

Have you dreamed of being a freelance developmental book editor? Join me at the Editorial Freelancers Association for a self-paced class. Rolling registration. community.the-efa.org/store/viewprod… #WritingCommunity #amediting

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Check out this blog post about revision, "The Search for Authenticity," from my developmental editing client, Laura Martin: lauramartin.co/post/the-searc…. Her new psychological suspense, Blame the Dogs, is available for preorder: amzn.to/4iKJvDo #WritingCommunity

Cultural Appropriation for the Worried Writer: some practical advice by Jeannette Ng 吳志麗 medium.com/p/cultural-app… #WritingCommunity #amediting