#Book editing

[aphroditeinthestars]

"There's a reason it's called a ROUGH draft," I sigh, creating a keysmash with my forehead.

[reasonsforhope]

Book Publishing Resources

Well, since a few people said they were interested and/or that posting about it on here occasionally was a decent idea, here we go!

I'm MC Calvi, a freelance editor specializing in self-help, psychology, spirituality, paganism, workbooks, and LGBTQ books.

You can find out more about me at my website, where I also offer free twenty-minute book/publishing consultations, in addition to regular editing services.

I am also now offering some pay-what-you-can resources on my website and on Gumroad. I'm committed to offering pay-what-you-can resources because the odds are already so stacked against marginalized authors, and publishing shouldn't be pay to win.

I have two new booklets I'm actually super happy with! They both draw on my eight years of experience in the publishing industry to give authors a leg up.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming as I hit "publish" on another good news post!

[bl-mitchum]

A little graciousness goes a long way in the world of book editing. As an editor, I remember the author who was appreciative of my editing work way more than I remember the author who resisted the change of a verb. It’s not personal. I’m trying to help.

[nobodysdauqter]

yeah, thiz is the jameson hawthorne smirk or grin, i don't fucking care. but this is so him. fucking! jameson!! winchester!¡ hawthorne!!☆•°~

[oldfashionedie]

Books I read in 2025: Six crimson cranes; by Elizabeth Lim

"If fate is a bunch of strings, then I'll carry scissors. My choices are my own. I'll make them as I please"

[your-mommy-ems]

reading

i love being a reader guys. bc wdym non-readers dont get the feeling of their fave series coming back or the that their fave author is writing a new book?? i literally cannot imagine it.

the colouring sucks lowkey but i accidentally did the key frames before i fixed it so i had to use a stupid amount of filters to try and fix it 😭

a basic ahh edit while i try and think of something better guys see: im not okay after fearless 😭😭

[norapetals]

jude duarte edit by me!

[email-me-more]

Reedsy Editor - no longer free.

Reedsy Book Editor - the editing program I use for outlining, editing and keeping track of everything from characters, locations, lore, offhanded details and detailed overarching plotlines in all my writing - just overnight changed everything from a free service, into a tiered paid premium subscription, WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER.

Naturally, they have some stuff that is the "free tier"; and if they had given any warning - even if it was some vague email the day before implementing this - this wouldn't be as infuriating, but I suppose that was just asking too much?

Why give me a chance consider it, when they could just lock my work behind a paywall, and then refuse to even let me LOOK at my own notes?

What they've done is market themselves as a free service that will implement unspecified 'future premium features', and I quote their website directly:

"Is Studio free to use?: Yes! Reedsy Studio is currently 100% free. There will be premium features available for purchase in the future, but they are optional. Every functionality that you need to write a book in Reedsy Studio will remain free."

They then locked most of my stuff behind a paid premium, without ever hinting at their *already free* features being those 'optional premium features available for purchase'. Once again, no warning what-so-ever.

Not only have they now essentially locked my stuff behind a premium of 4.99 USD a month, oh no, they've been so kind as to lock the sole reasons I ever started using them for it's sheer convenience, the unlimited storyboards and pinned notes, behind a 7.99 USD add-on tier. Interestingly enough, they've split their features into two tiers, so if you want the full functionality that was free as late as yesterday, - such as statistics, goals or pinned notes - well, then you have to subscribe to both tiers.

Which means, I will now have a 7-day free trial to get all my stuff out of there, unless I want to start paying for another goddamn subscription fee.

I'm not all that happy to be strongarmed into a paid subcription, and I certainly don't trust that they won't just randomly hike the pricing or change the features included in the paid tiers in future, if this is how they implement it to begin with.

It's so blatantly obvious they've made this shift after receiving positive feedback from users, because I am wholly unsurprised that the *very same features* that made Reedsy Studio into one of the more easy-to-recommend programs (pinned notes, storyboarding, boards) have been locked behind the most expensive add-on tier. And I know a lot of people love their statistics and goals features aswell, although I personally don't use it, so them being behind a paywall too doesn't surprise me either.

I'm not a fan of paid subscriptions, but in the past I have paid for services I deemed important enough to keep around, because I liked the program or the convenience of it. Key difference: I was made aware of the changes before they were implemented.

What I refuse to do however - no matter how good their editor is or how comfortable I am using it - is to pay to be given back my access to months upon months of my own work like this.

I'm extremely disappointed in how they went about implementing this change, it's shameful.

I will be using my 7-day free trial to get my writing out of there, and then never use Reedsy again.

[maynestarlit]

Editing tip #10:

To deal with the overwhelm, you can copy paste the chapter you're editing to a new document so your mind isn't sweating at the mountain of text ahead of you. It will feel a lot easier to rewrite and rework stuff too, and keep a clean track of the progress.

[creative-writing-shit]

Heyyy, Writeblr! I have a little favor to ask!

I know this is a long-shot because I'm a small writing account on Tumblr with 15 followers, but I've really been looking to get some story editing experience.

A position like that sounds really awesome in my head, and I would love to get some experience to figure out if it's a full job I'd l'd be interested in pursuing.

I guess I'm either asking for:

Resources

Mentoring

Or someone to give me a chance here

If any further details are needed/wanted, feel free to ask me through comments, asks, or even a dm. Even reblogs would help get this post more noticed probably-

Like I said, I know it's a long-shot with my small following and on Tumblr no less, but I figured I would try and ahoot my shot, at least.

[lilsyl]

idc what anyone says, they're my endgame😭

my first book edit, but i just needed to make one with them

masterlist

[aphroditeinthestars]

"But, August, it's not a headcannon if YOU made it and YOU'RE the one writing the story-"

No, shut up.

It is. Because, no, it's not cannon, but, it definitely COULD be/pass as being.

But it's not. But I imagine it to be sometimes.

[romansletters]

⋆.˚🦋༘⋆ 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎

been crying about these two for weeks now. if you want to see more of my edits of them, i’m over on tiktok: romanletters

he wanted to live here. dig his grave and die here. ❝angel,❞ he breathed. ❝my angel.❞

[riinawriter]

📣 NEW PROJECT ALERT – Chapter Editing is HERE! ✨✍️

Hey writers!! I’m so excited to finally launch something I’ve been working on for a while—Personal Chapter Editing for all my paid Patreon members!

If you’ve ever wanted someone to go line-by-line through your work and give you feedback on emotion, pacing, prose, dialogue, or just help you tighten your chapter—this is for YOU. 💛

Here’s how it works:

📝 You submit a chapter (up to 2,000 words)

🖋 I’ll edit it with detailed feedback on what’s working, what needs more depth, and how to make it stronger

⏳ You get it back within 7–10 days!

🔗 Submit your chapter HERE

📌 Join my Patreon to access HERE

This is ONLY available to paid members, so if you’re not already in, now’s the time to join! Can’t wait to dive into your stories and help you grow as a writer! ✨📚

[writtenbyshireen]

editing my book is so fun because half the notes say “you’re a genius” and the other half says “what the fuck is this shit”