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So many dynamos<p>In the month of July I wrote a total of&nbsp;24622 words of&nbsp;139372 total words on the year so far plus&nbsp;spent 7 hours 25 minutes revising/editing <br><a href="https://noc.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amediting</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/specpo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>specpo</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a></p>
John Chapman<p>A murder that never took place. Brenda's murder—edited out of Immortality Gene <a href="https://avestedinterest.info/brenda.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">avestedinterest.info/brenda.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amediting</span></a></p>
Elektra<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@Priyajsridhar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Priyajsridhar</span></a></span> <br>I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com</p><p>See me talk about SF/F, writing, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on Facebook and Youtube.</p><p>Watch this space for an exciting announcement.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writephant</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amediting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WorldCon2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldCon2025</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/alternatehistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alternatehistory</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writersofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writersofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ConTinual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConTinual</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/supernatural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supernatural</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a></p>
virtuosewI have Cause For Celebration...<br> <br> Final edits in progress and the top corner of a book cover!<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/DreamsOfAmarna?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DreamsOfAmarna</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/AmEditing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmEditing</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.art/discover/tags/ArtistLife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtistLife</a>
Elektra<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@neve" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>neve</span></a></span> <br>I'm Elektra Hammond. Find me at untilmidnight.com</p><p>See me talk about SF/F, writing, comics, TV, and Supernatural at Con-Tinual (the Con that Never Ends) on Facebook and Youtube.</p><p>I'll be at Confluence in Pittsburgh, PA this weekend !!</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writephant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writephant</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amediting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Confluence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Confluence</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/alternatehistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alternatehistory</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writersofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writersofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ConTinual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConTinual</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/supernatural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supernatural</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a></p>
Liana Brooks<p>TiP ToP- change paragraphs for a change in: <br>Time <br>Person <br>Topic <br>Place </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LianaEdits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LianaEdits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a></p>
Tim Richards<p>Working away at editing my 2900-word trans-Europe train article to 1400 words, and after a few hours I'm down to 1556 words. Sounds good, but its so much harder once you've got rid of the obviously unnecessary stuff. Wish me luck!</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a></p>
Ryan Southwick<p>Wrote 2,600 words over the last 2 days after a long drought. It felt goooooood.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TimelessKeeper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimelessKeeper</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/IndiePublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiePublishing</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a></p>
Jess Mahler<p><a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a> 7/15 How's your creativity going? Share a paragraph or image for critique?</p><p>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.</p><p>Here's my most recent snippet from Planting Life:</p><p>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. </p><p>That, too, was like creating a family. </p><p>Together, Kyawtchais went with the gruff-one and silent-one to the outside hearth. Today, ey would stay for dinner.</p><p><a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/Snippet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Snippet</span></a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/PlantingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlantingLife</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a> 14 Jul 'Self promotion day! what are you proud of.'</p><p>AngryBard is making his debut appearance in the orchestra of Miss Fortune.</p><p>when I wrote this in Jan 2025 it was chapter 7 not 18</p><p>it's not being edited</p><p>it has been ripped apart and rebuilt completely in the past 24 hours</p><p>maybe not perfect, but I'm much happier with the new version</p><p>see Alt Text for more x2</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/orchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orchestra</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKeduChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKeduChat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GCSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GCSE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShowTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShowTime</span></a></p>
Scott Rochester<p>Hello <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p><p>Currently <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amediting</span></a></p><p>One of these is old and one is new. And I won’t say which way round they are.</p><p>Gut feeling please. Which version looks better to you?</p><p>(An image is in the first reply in case your instance cannot show the full plain text)</p><p>Please boost for a wider sample.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pirates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pirates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ships</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lazyweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lazyweb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/askfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>askfedi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a></p>
Andrew Abdalian<p>I'm editing parts of my dissertation to add content and simplify the language in the hopes of widening my audience beyond <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a>. 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.</p><p><a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/linguistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>linguistics</span></a></span></p>
Scott Rochester<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wordweavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wordweavers</span></a> 11 Jul 'How is your current WIP going?'</p><p>Yesterday I thought Merlin was a sparrow. He's actually a goldfinch.<br> <br>He's been chatting with Slender (the other demi-psychic in the novel).<br> <br>see alt text (three times) for more</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopperWolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CopperWolf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialCohesion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCohesion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wellbeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wellbeing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sparrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sparrow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goldfinch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goldfinch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RSPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RSPB</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKeduChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKeduChat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stem</span></a></p>
Rachel "Red Pen" Lapidow<p>I'm editing a book about video games and the author discusses game soundtracks. He mentions that some of these soundtracks come in a "standard jewel case." Now, as a Millennial, I know exactly what this means. But my job is to consider the reader.</p><p>So I've edited this to "standard CD jewel case." But reader, let me tell you, I felt practically ancient when I added a note explaining that younger readers may not be familiar with CD cases. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a></p>
Dr. Rachel Reddick<p>So... my big news is that I've signed a contract with a publisher for "The Cloak and Its Wizard," the urban fantasy from the cloak's PoV.</p><p>A wrote a bit about that (and what else I'm up to) on the ol' blog thing: <a href="https://rznicolet.com/2025/07/05/traditional-publishing-checkpoint-2-publisher/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rznicolet.com/2025/07/05/tradi</span><span class="invisible">tional-publishing-checkpoint-2-publisher/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amediting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publishing</span></a></p>
Paul Kater<p>8 chapters of "Otherworld" pre-edited.</p><p>It's going well.</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a></p>
Jess Mahler<p>Planting Life in a Dying City is not a love story in the traditional sense. But there is so much love in this story.</p><p>----<br>"I hope the day comes when you can give yourself to me as well. But you have shown me that you accept me as I am. I know if that day never comes, it will be because of your grief and not, as with others, because you reject me." Kolchais smiled and felt the smile to the depths of eir soul. Ey knew Lefeng now. Knew eir spouse-to-be as ey had known few others. Ey would grieve, yes, for a long time. But when ey was ready to move, ey would not be stopped. </p><p>Kolchais turned to face the night sky with Lefeng, the stars that guided the farwalkers and boatfolk in their journeys. When the day came, Lefeng would find Kolchais still here, steady as the stars themselves, which never stopped moving, but were always where you needed them to be. "How can I be angry that you grieve them? When it only shows me how great your soul is and how strongly you value those you love." </p><p>Slowly, Lefeng leaned over until eir head rested against Kolchais. Together, they watched the night sky. </p><p>"Perhaps one day, you can take me to the mountains. Show me how the stars are meant to look." </p><p>"I would like that." </p><p>"The spinner could come too." </p><p>"I think ey loves eir markets, the way I loved the mountains." </p><p>"Yes. But ey could still come if ey wants." </p><p>"Yes." </p><p><a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/Snippet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Snippet</span></a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a></p>
Jess Mahler<p>Singing… it was a private thing. A family's songs were shared only with their most trusted friends and, sometimes, extended family. </p><p>They were family. </p><p>In time they would make new songs, but for now, it was right that they share the songs of their childhoods.<br> <br>When it was eir turn, Kolchais shared one of eir good memories from eir childhood – a song of wind and running eir Baba had taught em while they worked the family garden together. </p><p>----</p><p>About 3,000 words edited on Planting Life in a Dying City, almost done with Kolchais' section of the story.</p><p>They are learning how to build a family together!</p><p><a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/AmEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmEditing</span></a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/Snippet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Snippet</span></a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/PlantingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlantingLife</span></a></p>
Dr. Rachel Reddick<p>I'm also switching over to a different manuscript for these prompts for now (specifically, The Cloak and Its Wizard), because I'm in edit mode.</p><p>Because there's a publisher now! This book is gonna be a real book, with an option on dead trees... some time after these revisions are done.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amediting</span></a></p>
So many dynamos<p>In June I wrote a total of&nbsp;19692 words of&nbsp;114750 total words on the year so far plus&nbsp;spent 15 hours 30 minutes revising/editing <a href="https://noc.social/tags/amwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amwriting</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/amediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amediting</span></a></p>
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