Tiny RevPit note: this year's selection process has been ✨️incredible✨️! You all brought your A+++ game!! To the point where realizing I can't clone myself & work on every story I loved has also been gutting(!). Because I'm seeing your passion & hard work on the page!! [1/2]
Congratulations to all the
#RevPit
winners & runner-ups!!! 🎉🥳 And, of course, this contest wouldn't be possible without all the amazing, brave writers who show up & share their stories. A giant THANK YOU to everyone who joined in this year! 💜💜
👀➡️
I went into Hyperdrive Mode to get the 10Queries emails sent out! 💫
(I have a couple other RevPit emails to send, but if I posted a 10Queries of yours the Reddit, you should have an email from me.)
So many ideas, characters, worlds went far above my expectations & that's a testament to YOU! So as you're Writing or Not Writing this weekend, know the chances are big that your book had me yelling at the sky the past few days—and I can't wait to see where you go from here [2/2]
@raqueledits
I bet it has been full throttle!! Judging by your 10 queries you got some interesting things going! Does it ever affect your dreams? Reading so many stories? 🤣 ❤️
Today, the
#RevPit
editors opened up a new Slack channel to discuss shortlists. We're starting to see some actual names burble to the surface, friends!
#RevPitTeasers
#RevPit
#AskEditor
sessions start TODAY over on R/e/dd/it...and so does
#RevPitWaiting
! Feel free to post on whatever social media platform you feel comfortable on!
To quickly recap my
#RevPit
MSWL, I'm looking for
🛸 Sci-Fi
👻 Horror
💌 Historical Romance
⚔️ Fantasy
And!! If you're writing a mashup, or something kinda wacky/weird/out of the box... send it to me 👀👀👀
Full MSWL info here ➡️
Good morning
#RevPit
crew!! How are submissions going? 📝
You've still got time to send your stories over, but don't forget, subs close tomorrow at 12pm ET! ⏳️
#WritingCommunity
#AmQuerying
👀👀 SOON !!!
@AlexstWrites
has put in so much work during
#RevPit
💪✏️
I'm super excited for y'all to meet his characters & get a glimpse of this world!! 🪐🌠
Thanks so much to everyone who dropped by the
#AskEditor
tonight! I have to head off for a bit, but will absolutely get to the rest of the Qs as soon as I can 💝
If you want to check it out ➡️
For the
#RevPit
crew: if you have MSWL questions, especially for SFF subs, please ask!
I was intentionally pretty broad & hoping to invite a range of stories—cozy/slice-of-life/lighthearted/romantic & grimdark/epics/operas/harder spec fic too! (& chonky word counts are OK 😉)
Winners and runners-up will be revealed on Monday, April 15th, at 12 NOON EDT. This year, as we are moving toward using R/e/d/d/i/t (as it's more stable than here right now), we will be tweeting out a link to the winner announcement on our website
#RevPit
#writingcommunity
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🥳 The
#RevPit
2024 Contest starts tomorrow!!
📝 You could win a dev edit or other awesome prizes! See the post below for info or visit
(You do NOT need to use R/eddit! All contest info is on the website!)
#WritingCommunity
#AmQuerying
#AmWriting
Reminder for
#RevPit
submissions tomorrow:
1. It's business as usual--ALL SUBMISSIONS will be made through the WEBSITE ()
2. R/e/d/d/i/t is where the bulk of engagement is happening, and using the platform is not required for entry
3. Hydrate
Hi
#ACESChat
edibuddies!
I'm Raquel, a freelance editor out in CA (a long time listener, first time caller). I work on books and RPGs in the SFF, horror, and romance genres! Great to be joining you all today 😊
Building a foundation for productivity means
💫 Making your heart happy
💫 Making your own rules
💫 Making your business FUN
Great framework from
@Saganlives
and now I just need to put it into action (the hard part 😆)
#ACESAccelerate
🥳🥳🥳 It's time!!!! Send us those manuscripts!!! You've got until Sunday, 12pm ET (9am PT)!! ⏳
➡️
And if you have questions, please ask!!
#RevPit
#WritingCommunity
#AmQuerying
And we are LIVE! Best of luck to everyone entering the 2024
#RevPit
Annual Contest! Submission will be open from now (Mar 14th, NOON EST) until Mar 17th NOON EST. We can't wait to see what you send us!
That's a wrap for day one of
#ACESAccelerate
— now I just have to make time for all the replays (so much to do, so much to see)!
On top of the super useful panels, getting to chat with other editors made the day pretty awesome 🤩
After 45 rejections and 0 full requests, just when I was starting to doubt, to lose hope, this happens. It's 2 am in Tokyo and I'm losing my mind. Thank you, a million times thank you
@raqueledits
As soon as my BPM is back down to double digits, let's get to work! 😤
#RevPit
Won a lovely copy of The Wing Thief by
@SamanthaVAtkins
courtesy of
@HLWomenWriters
🧚🏽♀️🌳Thank you & I'm looking forward to reading it!! (First I have to stop staring at this beautiful cover 🤩)
Super excited for day one of the
#ACESAccelerate
conference! Just finished the project management coffee chat ✨
I think I'll be attending the Productivity panel next — anyone else heading there? Looking forward to seeing all my
#edibuddies
!
Today's
#ACESChat
is starting off!
Helpful tips for editors interested in working with
#TTRPG
clients (and good intro info for editors who may not be familiar with TTRPGs yet). 😊
@ACESEditors
#ACESchat
1/3 They are collaborative games where you have players and a game moderator (GM). In games like Dungeons & Dragons, the game moderator is called a dungeon master. Each player plays a player character (PC) who has certain strengths and weaknesses,
I was just talking to an author about this!
So important to remember the audience is *thinking* as they engage with your work, not just absorbing info. Perfecting that Q&A exchange is what encourages people to keep reading 😊
I went into Hyperdrive Mode to get the 10Queries emails sent out! 💫
(I have a couple other RevPit emails to send, but if I posted a 10Queries of yours the Reddit, you should have an email from me.)
@Editrix_Rachel
@ACESEditors
It's a funny connection that just like with novel authors, sometimes the RPG author/their circle of playtesters might not know what is confusing for new readers until they work with an editor.
#ACESchat
💫 Passion = exuberance
💫 Emotion = attachment to an outcome
💫 Focus on passion rather than emotion to do your best work
Great tips from the Editing Without Tears panel!
#ACESAccelerate
@CarolinaMarie_V
A1. Hi, I'm Raquel! I'm a developmental editor, proofreader, and copyeditor. Sadly, I don't have
#StetPet
(but plenty of
#StetPlants
lol). Can't wait to see everyone else's feathery/fuzzy/scaled coworkers 😊
#NotAcesChat
@MarindaOnline
I'm a freelance editor specializing in SFF, romance, and horror! I do developmental editing, copy editing, and line editing. My goal for the next year is to start editing RPGs! 😊📝 (And I'd also love to learn more about editing graphic novels!)
When a line of dialogue is interrupted by an action, use em dashes around the action (outside the quotation marks).
"I'm surprised you can focus with all of this"—she threw her arms up and gestured around her—"going on in the world."
#AmEditing
As we wait for
#RevPit
announcements, I want to give a huge shoutout to our editors.
They all put so much time and thought into this process, and it’s honestly hard on them—us, I guess I should say—to know that, while we get to make one author super happy, there will be …
The day has arrived. May the world witness my attempt at writing a ~370 word query letter for a 130,000+ word sci-fi epic with three unique character arcs.
Please be kind 🥲
And hi
#ACESChat
! I edit work in the SF/F, romance, and horror genres. Love working with traditional novels and interactive fiction (like RPGs). Excited to learn some tips from Rachel today!
"If we want to learn how to create stories that punch people in the feelings, stories that make people care, the best place to learn is from a story that does exactly that" ✨
Let’s talk about Mo Dao Zu Shi, or The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation -- a Chinese novel (and several adaptations) that demonstrates how to make audiences really *care* about a story and its characters:
@Editrix_Rachel
Totally! It can feel strange to shout into the internet void, "I want to work on XYZ!" But lots of freelancers connect with authors this way🙌
#ACESChat
Aww, thank you so much
@halphelan
! 💜
#10Queries
was super fun, and I'm SO excited to see you confidently soar into querying.
Sending you a blast of book magic 🪄 You've got this!!
Huge shoutout & thanks to
@raqueledits
for critiquing my query and first few pages for the
#RevPit
#10Queries
! Her feedback was so helpful and I feel infinitely more confident sending it out to agents 🩷
@MarindaOnline
Hi, Marinda! 😊
I do copyediting, developmental editing, and proofreading for fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and romance. I work on books, RPGs, and interactive fiction. And I'd love to move into working on manga, manhwa, and comics!
Next session at
#EFACON2023
: National Museum of the American Indian: An Editorial Framework for Working with Indigenous Content and Communities by Arwen Nuttall and Tanya Thrasher!
@AlexstWrites
Congratulations, Alex!! 😊🥳🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I'm so incredibly happy to hear that, and even more excited to work with you!! I'll be in touch soon (and maybe by then the sun will be up there!). Can't wait to talk to you more about your book & get to work 💪😤✏️ So excited!!
It's really no joke that if you don't make time to rest, your body will do it for you. 😵😬 The past few weeks haven't been perfect, but the past few days have been better. Trying to stay positive about that progress while I
#AmEditing
😊📝
Congratulations to the FictionFive contest winners! With most categories sold-out, this was our most competitive contest to date!
👏👏👏 ✍️ ✍️ ✍️
#amwriting
#writingcontest