Tropes and cliches are like pizza and milkshakes and fries. They may not be astounding and new, but they are delicious and we all have our favorites.

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If you have a book coming out in early 2026, I have editing openings in October and November that you will want to book. The sooner you book, the better!

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#WritersCoffeeClub 20 Jul 'In terms of writing what are you most thankful for'

62 years on this planet

I was quite mediocre at this stuff when I was at school

shunned fiction for much of my life

I now firmly believe that my adventurous, misspent, first 61 years has given me all the experiences and material a novelist (like me) could ever hope for

it’s enriched me as a person, and enriches my eclectic dialogue

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Good morning

I woke up at 5:00am (as usual) to find that there’s been refreshing rain in London overnight (and it’s just started again).

Hoping to complete my first full edit of #CopperWolf this weekend (it will take me into next week no doubt).

I started the novel on 2 Jan 2025, and “On the Wolf Wavelength” was earmarked as chapter 7 of 10.

It’s one of the most fundamental parts of …

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#ScribesAndMakers
#WritingCommunity
#WorldBuilders
#amediting
#MastoBooks
#CopperWolf

TiP ToP- change paragraphs for a change in:
Time
Person
Topic
Place

Sometimes, a story wants to be in first person. Let's dive in to what first person offers that third person doesn't. #WriteTip #WritingCommunity #AmEditing

https://judylmohr.com/2025/07/18/first-person-vs-third-person-dpr/

Getting from "I have an idea!" to "I finished my book!" takes a lot more work than some people think. And a lot more time.

Give yourself space and time to work. Then hire me if you need help.

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Editors have the power to change the world.

"Author: Consider adding a female character to this story."

#AmEditing #Writers #WritingCommunity #EditorsCanChangeTheWorld @edibuddies

#ScribesAndMakers 7/15 How's your creativity going? Share a paragraph or image for critique?

It's going well, I think. My current focus is editing, but Rai and I recently started re-drafting one of our stories from last winter. Progress and some fun on all sides.

Here's my most recent snippet from Planting Life:

They finished raising that section – the entire house-to-be now had walls to the height of eir knees – and Kyawtchais gratefully stood and stretched eir back. Spinning was not idle work, but a full day at the walls used more and different muscles than Kyawtchais was used to.

That, too, was like creating a family.

Together, Kyawtchais went with the gruff-one and silent-one to the outside hearth. Today, ey would stay for dinner.

#ScribesAndMakers 14 Jul 'Self promotion day! what are you proud of.'

AngryBard is making his debut appearance in the orchestra of Miss Fortune.

when I wrote this in Jan 2025 it was chapter 7 not 18

it's not being edited

it has been ripped apart and rebuilt completely in the past 24 hours

maybe not perfect, but I'm much happier with the new version

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Hello #WritingCommunity

Currently #amediting

One of these is old and one is new. And I won’t say which way round they are.

Gut feeling please. Which version looks better to you?

(An image is in the first reply in case your instance cannot show the full plain text)

Please boost for a wider sample.

I'm editing parts of my dissertation to add content and simplify the language in the hopes of widening my audience beyond #academia. I knew this would be hard, but it’s turned out to be grueling. Adding content is interesting and fun. But stripping out all the academic jargon without tying myself in knots explaining linguistic concepts is proving quite difficult. I've been marinating in jargon for years and now I'm having to sweat it all out like toxins.

#linguistics #AmEditing @linguistics

#Wordweavers 11 Jul 'How is your current WIP going?'

Yesterday I thought Merlin was a sparrow. He's actually a goldfinch.

He's been chatting with Slender (the other demi-psychic in the novel).

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