Kath the Gecko's Starter Pack
Some really good eggs worth talking to.
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@joycewhitevance.bsky.social
UALawSchool |MSNBC & NBCNews |Podcasts #SistersInLaw & Cafe Insider|Obama US Atty |25 year fed'l prosecutor|Wife & Mom of 4|Knits a lot|Civil Discourse newsletter: joycevance.substack.com
@arleneprunkl.bsky.social
book editor | enthusiastic reader | Mexicophile | beach gal | cat servant | animal lover and advocate | dog rescue volunteer | sewist | classical music aficionado
@unsettlement.bsky.social
Recovering Academic. Looking for virtuous signal in a world of vicious noise.
@aimeewalker.bsky.social
AWE Services &Press Romance & Womenโs Fiction Editor & Writing Coach Author of Top Tropes: A Romance Writerโs Guide
@jtlawrence.bsky.social
Mother to a menagerie of chaos, traveller, yogi, gin fan. Kindle Unlimited All-Star and USAT bestselling author. #cursebreaker #bloodmagic #stickyfingers #whentomorrowcalls www.jt-lawrence.com
@loref.bsky.social
Data Scientist | Editor | Swimming Instructor https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzo-fusini
@elyselyon.bsky.social
Fiction editor (mostly); professional member of CIEP; EFA member; likes cooking and walking. Based in Inverness but speaks American. www.elyselyon.com
@editegrity.bsky.social
Fiction editor: historical, fantasy, sci-fi & contemporary novels @Editegrity Avid hiker, museum goer In a constant tug of war between coffee and tea Reading, of course
@hilaryc01.bsky.social
Helping editors everywhere to save time and improve quality
@doceditor.bsky.social
Copyeditor, proofreader. Publishing Scotland tutor. Membership director of the CIEP. Literature PhD. Tea lover.
@booknannyeditor.bsky.social
Developmental editing, line & copy-editing for indie authors & publishers of historical and literary fiction. Love cats. Speak German. Wish I spoke better Irish. She/her. Full member AFEPI Ireland. Website: www.booknannyfictioneditor.com
@fastediting.biz
Freelance editor/writer for Catholic and scholarly publishers, nonprofits, and authors. Conscious language and autism advocate. Mom, geek, Austenite, knitter/crocheter, pet herder, cancer survivor. She/her.โจ#editing #writing #publishing #Catholic
@hnoss.bsky.social
fiction proofreader, inclusivity & neurodiversity advocate, queer & non-binary. they/them. https://hnossproofreads.co.uk
@aimeehill.bsky.social
Developmental fantasy editor for fiction. Working through my TBR. Support your local library! Will gush about yarn. ๐๐งถโ
@bethhamer.bsky.social
Proofreader. Whitstable resident. Swimmer. Servant to French bulldog. Advanced Professional Member of the CIEP. Evertonian. Thinks the Oxford comma is a style choice. (she/her)
@judithleask.bsky.social
Fiction editor, creative writer, CIEP and ALLi member, reader of multiple genres, improving cyclist, pop choir singer, neurodiversity and queer ally, socialist, night owl, drinker of far too much tea. W: justrightediting.co.uk
@yourpublishingbff.bsky.social
Book editor and coach specializing in inclusive romance, cozy mystery, and children's books. AuDHD. Fat Liberation. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ต๐ธ www.YourPublishingBFF.com
@lisadavisbooks.com
Freelance childrenโs book editor and consultant. Also plays with clay. American in Belfast, via London and Munich. www.lisadavisbooks.com My cat is cuter than yours. ๐บ (she/her)
@lds-editorial.bsky.social
Multilingual editor & literary translator (Fr<>Engl) Advanced Professional Member of the CIEP. Member of the Translator Association (part of SoA) Fiction, Humanities, FFL and educational publishing. Dream gig: translating lit that represents disabled peeps
@aptwords.bsky.social
Copyeditor of scholarly humanities and social sciences, UK. Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading. Member of ACES. Partner member of ALLi. Genealogy fan. https://aptwords.co.uk
@edivations.bsky.social
Fiction copy editor with a love for dark fiction, especially of the gothic kind. EFA and ACES member.
@wellreadedits.bsky.social
Copyeditor Proofreader Writer Lawyer Dog lover Beachgoer Bird-watcher Wine drinker www.wellreadeditorial.com
@ebeforei.bsky.social
E before I editorial services. Upending the patriarchy through copyediting. Editing for nonprofits and for authors who respect diversity. she/her bio.site/ebeforei
@janetwordsmith.bsky.social
Proud Canadian. Editorial professional. Advanced Professional Member, CIEP. Law, international development, politics, international relations, history, social sciences. Former lawyer. Boxer dog lover. Enthusiastic cook. Engaged citizen. Friend. she/her
@cmforr.bsky.social
Maths & computing editor. Associate Lecturer in Computing & Communication at the Open University. Also doing a classical studies degree. If there's any time left after all that, I like playing computer games, especially RPGs and strategy.
@nickytayloredit.bsky.social
Developmental and line/copy editor for indie authors. Fiction and creative non-fiction. Advanced Professional Member of the CIEP, Partner Member of ALLi. nickytayloreditorial.com
@eleanorabraham.bsky.social
Fiction editor, cat servant, possible Moomin, scunner, CIEP APM, she/her.
@lukeaf.bsky.social
Editor. Runner. Views three of someone else's in a trenchcoat with a fake ID. 'Dramatic little weasel' ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
@wendytoole.bsky.social
Writer and editor | Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) member
@cherryedits.bsky.social
Claire Cronshaw of Cherry Edits. Indie fiction specialist. Line editing. Copy editing. Proofreading. Fantasy. Romance. Women's fiction. Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading. cherryedits.com she/her
@dottyeyes.bsky.social
Founder and owner of Steel Pencil Editorial. Photo evidence to the contrary, my RBF is from focusing on YOUR WORDS!* *Resting bitch face
@catherinedunn.bsky.social
I right books. No job too odd! Advanced Professional Member of the CIEP. Hobbies: drawing, painting, knitting, crochet, gardening, geocaching. Occasional spinner. Noise-maker. She/her. Insta: bearlycat / CatherineDunnArtwork. ๐๐จ๐งถ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ซโค๏ธโ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ซง
@pikko.bsky.social
Fiction editor, owner of Pikko's House, SimpleMarkup webcomic writer, author of Yum-Yum Bento Box, yarn dragon, cohost of the Silo podcasts Wires From the Deep and Rom-Com Detectives. Born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii. Mom to 3 in Honolulu. ๐ค
@jenavarre.bsky.social
Kidlit Editor and Book Coach | Once a teacher, always a teacher | Kidlit writer with too many ideas in her head | Historical CB series coming 2025? EFA, ACES, SCBWI, 12x12, Courage to Create, CIEP (Professional Member), ALLi Partner Member jenavarre.com
@mayaberger.bsky.social
#GrantEditor #copyeditor & #proofreader.โฉCreator of #TheEditorsAffairs (TEA).โฉ#CIEP Advanced Professional Member.โฉ#AmEditing, #EroticaEditor, #ConsciousLanguage, #BasicIncome advocate, #UBI, anti-oppression.โฉhttps://www.WhatIMeanToSay.com/
@editorgrainnet.bsky.social
Editor / proofreader / Advanced Professional Member of CIEP and Full Member of AFEPI / Former teacher / Walker and swimmer / Supporter of Breakthrough Cancer Research / Wife and mother, owned by three cats / Dabbling in writing / She/her
@jaimedilleditor.bsky.social
queer poet | editor for hire | owner of a dope lit mag | smearing paint to the sound of vinyl when my plants and cat don't need me | deets- http://linktr.ee/jaime_dill ๐
@pyramnesiac.bsky.social
She/her. Fiction editor on the spectrum, specializing in sci-fi and fantasy. Poet. Writer. cฬทaฬทsฬทuฬทaฬทlฬทlฬทyฬท ฬทdฬทiฬทsฬทaฬทpฬทpฬทeฬทaฬทrฬทiฬทnฬทgฬท https://www.threefatesediting.com
@laurabontje.bsky.social
Fiction Editor | Author: WAS IT A CAT I SAW? (Amicus Ink), WHEN THE AIR SANG (Annick Press), and more | she/her | Rep: James McGowan, BookEnds https://bio.site/laurabontje
@sacalfee.bsky.social
Fiction editor and romance specialist, Jane Austen fangirl, unapologetic reading addict, writer, asmathic runner, yoga enthusiast, overly sweary parent, Professional Member of CIEP, threelittlewordsediting.com
@scieditor.ca
Awesomer of hard words, teacher of tech and editors, sea-kayaker, SciEditor.ca, eiw365.com
@mschristinema.bsky.social
Copyeditor and proofreader | she/her | Conscious Style Guide Advisory Council member
@amyjschneider.bsky.social
Copyeditor. Crazy dog lady. Singer. Wife. Runner. Wino. Not necessarily in that order. (she/her)
@elizdanjou.bsky.social
Freelance editor and workshop presenter. Editing instructor at TMU. Vegetable gardener. Shares space with husband, dog, cats, and bunny. Doting aunt. Ask me about bringing Eight-Step Editing to your team or organization. https://eightstepediting.ca
@ayeshachari.bsky.social
I-sha/Aaye-sha, n. to be, being | she/they. Sensitive academic editor. Conscious language learner. @The_CIEP | @ACESEditors | @IndieAuthorALLi. Serial๐ถ๐พโโ๏ธ | โค๏ธ nature | โ๏ธ fiend | ๐ธ parent | occasional doodler โ๏ธ | https://ayeshachari.com/
@acesediting.bsky.social
We are the nationโs leading organization of editing professionals, educators, and students. Follow us for #editing news, events, & training. https://linktr.ee/aceseditors
@literarylaura.bsky.social
Writing coach, fiction editor, author. #ACES and #EFA member. Weird fiction writer. #Neurodiversity speaker & ADHDer. I bake spooky treats & hike in search of forest groves. www.literarylaura.com
@taylormcconnell.bsky.social
Memory researcher. Big fan of monuments, less so of the people who build them. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ธ ยฉ Robert Schittko
@laurapoole.bsky.social
Editor, baker, modern quilter, pluviophile, pasta enthusiast, rhubarb lover. Retroflex r. Short and mighty. She/her
@castlewallsedit.bsky.social
Castle Walls Editing (Copyeditor, Proofreader) / Fictionary StoryCoach / Editor at Evident Ink / Pens & Pilcrows / ACES and EFA / Editor of Horror and Romance / 350+ Books Edited
@katenascim.bsky.social
Editor (kneditorial.com) and lover of all things dark, magical, and weird ๐ค I edit fantasy, horror, comics, games ๐ค(she/her)๐ค
@kristentate.bsky.social
Editor and writer at the Blue Garret. Southerner by birth, San Franciscan by choice, Italian by some route I have yet to discover. she/her/y'all https://bio.site/kristentate
@edsguild.bsky.social
The Northwest Editors Guild is a professional association for U.S. editors of the written word. Based in the PNW, with events for editors everywhere. Sharing editing news, events, #StetPet assistants, and a well-dressed pencil mascot. www.edsguild.org
@freshlookediting.ca
Non-fiction copyeditor/proofreader. Holden Diversity Fellow. Good music, good books, or good TV? Sign me up! Always learning. Words matter. (she/her) Treaty 6 Territory, Edmonton, AB, Canada https://campsite.bio/freshlookedit
@grammartable.bsky.social
Roving grammarian hooking up words and phrases and clauses, now in rollicking grammar road trip movie! https://www.rebelwithaclause.com/
@redpenrabbit.bsky.social
Fiction editor and proofreader for hire. Advocate of intentional language and respectful representation. Board member of ACES: The Society for Editing. Visit rabbitwitharedpen.com/links for writing and editing resources. She/her.
@loripax.bsky.social
book editor โข artist โข connector perpetual resting boss face work smarter, not harder owner: Pax Studio LLC, Systems & Shortcuts member: ACES, EFA, CIEP (Professional) Editors of Words feed > https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:thqvmqvxhwkmz7sxwsy2yqfy/feed/a
@jamesmfraleigh.bsky.social
Deadlines are my lifeline! Solo copyeditor (academic, scholarly, textbooks, trade/narrative nonfiction) and proofreader (any genre!). ๐ฉ appreciator. Enthusiastic New Jerseyan ๐ค๐ป user. Trivial Democratic apparatchik. He/him.
@editormark.bsky.social
Life's focus: The free exchange of ideas. Editor, writer, ally. Advocate for plain language, journalism, free speech, diversity, inclusion, tolerance. Host, That Word Chat. President-elect, ACES: The Society for Editing.
@sheofsea.bsky.social
Tech editor by day. Fiction/comics/games editor by night. Amateur surfer, dictionary collector, quiet conlanger. Anti-racist, anti-fascist. HOH. she/her
@ebrenner.bsky.social
Author of "The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors." ๐ 2024 winner of the Robinson Prize. ๐ Builder of editing teams for small and growing organizations. ๐ช Advocate for conscious language. ๐ฌ
@lisacordaro.bsky.social
Non-fiction editor of award-winning and bestselling books and other media ๐ Freelance. Also photographer ๐ธ Loves art ๐จ and the guitar ๐ธ CIEP Advanced Professional Member ACES full member. Find me: lisacordaro.com
@wisekaren.bsky.social
Book editor (mostly cookbooks). Bostonian. Liberal Democrat. Lover of cats and word puzzles/games of all kinds. she/her
@kwthomasbooks.bsky.social
Very niche combination of steamy contemporary romance author and plain language health editor. North East England till I die. She/her. mybook.to/TheScoop
@h-e-saunders.bsky.social
๐งก That space-loving, orange-haired editor ๐Here for edibuddies, space stuff, doggos, sustainability, inclusion & kindness๐ธshe/they/Mx
@madamgrammar.bsky.social
Professor, editor, grammar evangelist in the Sunflower State. Finding the joy in language and walking the fine red line between prescriptivism and descriptivism. She/her.
@diedofennui.bsky.social
Copyediting, proofreading, cats, running, insomnia. Not necessarily in that order.
@henitsirk.bsky.social
I teach history (US & world) to undergrads. A scholarly copy editor for 20+ years. Northwest Editors Guild board secretary, Friends of the Lebanon (OR) Public Library vice-president. Gardener, cat wrangler. Opinions mine. She/her On Santiam Kalapuya land
@marinda.org
โ๏ธโ๏ธ | โ๏ธ๐ | โ๏ธโฌ๏ธ Freelance copyeditor and senior production editor at ๐ง. PNW by way of NYC. Anxious and trying my best.
@bcdreyer.social
America's Copy Editorยฎ author of the New York Times/IndieBound bestseller Dreyer's English and Stet! (the game!) โข Random House copy chief/managing editor (ret.) โข he/him/his โข abstruse in the sense of recondite โข ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ benjamindreyer.com
@neolithicsheep.bsky.social
"Swear to god you're like a Fox Fire book set in hell." - Ursula Vernon "You puckish motherfucker." - Sarah Day Trans and queer anarchist sheep farmer. Navy veteran attempting to redeem himself.
@grammargirl.bsky.social
Grammar Girl. Podcaster. Author of seven books about language. Quick and Dirty Tips founder. Bad skier. she/her http://linktr.ee/grammargirl #AmWriting The 5/13 GG podcast #AmReading The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy (Bannen)
@shecky.bsky.social
Geek. SF/F copyeditor (450+ works edited, rehomes feral commas, hot-glues dangling participles, etc.). Quantum comma mechanic. He/him. (Avatar by Howard Tayler) sffcopyediting.com
@afroherper.bsky.social
#FindThatLizard Creator|Future Natural History Show Host|AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador|Forbes #30u30| #BlackBirdersWeek|#HU16|ฮฮฃฮ|She/Her| http://linktr.ee/EarynMcGee
@lportwoodstacer.bsky.social
Helping scholarly authors write & publish outstanding books since 2015 ๐ Tips at newsletter.manuscriptworks.com & in THE BOOK PROPOSAL BOOK. New book: MAKE YOUR MANUSCRIPT WORK. Courses + free workshops at manuscriptworks.com. Knitter, 2X Jeopardy! champ ๐ค
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host. The Sirensโ Call: How Attention Became the Worldโs Most Endangered Resource out now. https://sirenscallbook.com/
@ivacheung.com
Certified Professional Editor โข cookbook indexer โข plain language trainer โข mental health researcher โข contributor to Midlife and Midlife No. 2 (midlifebook.ca) โข she/her โข www.ivacheung.com โข #LyricsPrompt prompter
@karenyin.bsky.social
Writer by day, in bed by night. I am #ConsciousStyleGuide. Buy my books already! KarenYin.com/books LLF & CAC Fellow | ACES Robinson Prize Winner | Represented by Laurie Abkemeier, DeFiore & Company ๐ she/ta/they
@korystamper.bsky.social
I write dictionaries and books about 'em. Fiber crafter, keyboard breaker, garden futzer, niila myaamia. Opinions, baked goods mine. www.korystamper.com
@tanyagold.bsky.social
๐ Book Editor, FrโEn Lit Translator, Educator ๐ฝ๐ Working on/devouring horror, SFF, retellings, interactive fiction, comics โจ Teaching and coaching editors and writers ๐ Faculty @ Emerson's Popular Fiction MFA ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโฟโ๐ป๐จ๐จ๐ญ www.TanyaGold.com
@sesquiotic.bsky.social
Louche left-wing nerd. Words, food, music, beverage alcohol. MA linguistics, PhD theatre. jamesharbeck.com, sesquiotic.com
@mollyrookwood.bsky.social
Jewish romance writer; sci-fi, fantasy, and romance editor; university writing coach; Jane Austen enthusiast in Halifax, Nova Scotia โโก๏ธ๐ Repped by Christina Miller at Nancy Yost Literary Agency Find me professionally at www.rookwoodediting.com She/her
@geckoedit.com
A hopeless semantic. Copyeditor, line editor, proofreader, alt-text writer, tentacle counter. (she/her). www.geckoedit.com linktr.ee/kirkldk ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ง ๐ถ๏ธ๐๐ป๐๐๐โ๏ธ๐ฅ #amediting Scritcher in Chief to Peaches and Alabaster. ๐๐