Madeleine Vasaly
@madeleinevasaly.com
freelance editor and proofreader of books, comics, news, and other stuff • author of The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style • co-head and senior editor of @twincitiesgeek.com • she/her
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Hello! Are there any manga letterer friends available for work? Please DM me!
Manga letterer friends! My client is looking for a letterer! Please hit me up for more details!
September 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Hello! Are there any manga letterer friends available for work? Please DM me!
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PAID GIG:
I'm looking for someone who knows Spanish Sign Language.
I'm going to be translating a graphic novel where SSL is featured (hooray for d/Deaf rep!!) and I want to be sure that I get the text aligned with the signs in the artwork. This should be happening at some point this year.
#xl8
I'm looking for someone who knows Spanish Sign Language.
I'm going to be translating a graphic novel where SSL is featured (hooray for d/Deaf rep!!) and I want to be sure that I get the text aligned with the signs in the artwork. This should be happening at some point this year.
#xl8
September 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
PAID GIG:
I'm looking for someone who knows Spanish Sign Language.
I'm going to be translating a graphic novel where SSL is featured (hooray for d/Deaf rep!!) and I want to be sure that I get the text aligned with the signs in the artwork. This should be happening at some point this year.
#xl8
I'm looking for someone who knows Spanish Sign Language.
I'm going to be translating a graphic novel where SSL is featured (hooray for d/Deaf rep!!) and I want to be sure that I get the text aligned with the signs in the artwork. This should be happening at some point this year.
#xl8
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In the Renaissance people theorized, since the Aeneid is great, if you wrote poems made only of words & phrases from the Aeneid rearranged they should be great too, since a great source regurgitated should yield greatness.
They produced NOTHING we still read.
Thinking about that a lot lately.
They produced NOTHING we still read.
Thinking about that a lot lately.
August 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
In the Renaissance people theorized, since the Aeneid is great, if you wrote poems made only of words & phrases from the Aeneid rearranged they should be great too, since a great source regurgitated should yield greatness.
They produced NOTHING we still read.
Thinking about that a lot lately.
They produced NOTHING we still read.
Thinking about that a lot lately.
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New on CONvergenceTube: Realities of Self Publishing [CONvergence 2025]
Realities of Self Publishing [CONvergence 2025]
The world of self-publishing can be misleading. This will be a disc...
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July 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
New on CONvergenceTube: Realities of Self Publishing [CONvergence 2025]
Updated my @bookshop.org list with this weekend's Eisner winners! #SDCC #EisnerAwards
bookshop.org/lists/eisner...
bookshop.org/lists/eisner...
Eisner Award–Winning Books About Comics
An incomplete list of books that have won the Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book and Best Academic/Scholarly Work, in reverse chronological order.
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July 26, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Updated my @bookshop.org list with this weekend's Eisner winners! #SDCC #EisnerAwards
bookshop.org/lists/eisner...
bookshop.org/lists/eisner...
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I'm not in San Diego this year, so I'm having a not-at-SDCC sale!
Use code SDCC26 for 20% off your print or ebook copy of The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style at comicbookstyle.com
Use code SDCC26 for 20% off your print or ebook copy of The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style at comicbookstyle.com
July 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I'm not in San Diego this year, so I'm having a not-at-SDCC sale!
Use code SDCC26 for 20% off your print or ebook copy of The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style at comicbookstyle.com
Use code SDCC26 for 20% off your print or ebook copy of The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style at comicbookstyle.com
I'm not in San Diego this year, so I'm having a not-at-SDCC sale!
Use code SDCC26 for 20% off your print or ebook copy of The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style at comicbookstyle.com
Use code SDCC26 for 20% off your print or ebook copy of The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style at comicbookstyle.com
July 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I'm not in San Diego this year, so I'm having a not-at-SDCC sale!
Use code SDCC26 for 20% off your print or ebook copy of The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style at comicbookstyle.com
Use code SDCC26 for 20% off your print or ebook copy of The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style at comicbookstyle.com
The panel @joeyverse.bsky.social and I put together for last year's CONvergence is now up on YouTube!
If you want to see us blab about what style guides are and why they matter (or don't) to authors, editors, and publishers, check it out here.
If you want to see us blab about what style guides are and why they matter (or don't) to authors, editors, and publishers, check it out here.
New on CONvergenceTube: The Magic of Style Guides [CONvergence 2025]
The Magic of Style Guides [CONvergence 2025]
Two publishing pros introduce and discuss the style guide: your go-...
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July 14, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The panel @joeyverse.bsky.social and I put together for last year's CONvergence is now up on YouTube!
If you want to see us blab about what style guides are and why they matter (or don't) to authors, editors, and publishers, check it out here.
If you want to see us blab about what style guides are and why they matter (or don't) to authors, editors, and publishers, check it out here.
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TCG senior editor Madeleine Vasaly (@madeleinevasaly.com) is on the panel "Everything You Know About Publishing Is Wrong" at 8:30 in Lakeshore A! Bust some common publishing myths and get your questions answered. #CVG2026 convergence2026.sched.com/event/2LybW/...
July 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
TCG senior editor Madeleine Vasaly (@madeleinevasaly.com) is on the panel "Everything You Know About Publishing Is Wrong" at 8:30 in Lakeshore A! Bust some common publishing myths and get your questions answered. #CVG2026 convergence2026.sched.com/event/2LybW/...
It's CONvergence time again…
On Thursday night at 8:30, I'll be talking all about how publishing works with some great panelists. Come join us in Lakeshore A! #CVG2026
On Thursday night at 8:30, I'll be talking all about how publishing works with some great panelists. Come join us in Lakeshore A! #CVG2026
convergence2026: Everything You Know About Publishing Is...
View more about this event at convergence2026
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July 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
It's CONvergence time again…
On Thursday night at 8:30, I'll be talking all about how publishing works with some great panelists. Come join us in Lakeshore A! #CVG2026
On Thursday night at 8:30, I'll be talking all about how publishing works with some great panelists. Come join us in Lakeshore A! #CVG2026
convergence2026: Everything You Know About Publishing Is...
View more about this event at convergence2026
convergence2026.sched.com
July 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
It's CONvergence time again…
On Thursday night at 8:30, I'll be talking all about how publishing works with some great panelists. Come join us in Lakeshore A! #CVG2026
On Thursday night at 8:30, I'll be talking all about how publishing works with some great panelists. Come join us in Lakeshore A! #CVG2026
Will I see you at @mncbaorg.bsky.social SpringCon on Saturday? I'll be hanging out at the @twincitiesgeek.com table starting at 1:00. www.mncba.org
Minnesota Comic Book Association
The MNCBA celebrates comic book creators and their work! With over 30 years of history, the Minnesota Comic Book Association’s SpringCon and FallCon shows are Minnesota’s largest conventions focused o...
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June 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Will I see you at @mncbaorg.bsky.social SpringCon on Saturday? I'll be hanging out at the @twincitiesgeek.com table starting at 1:00. www.mncba.org
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CIS PEOPLE TIME TO STEP UP
it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form
the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows
GLAAD has a good writeup on it below
TELL ‘EM NO
direct link to comment form:
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...
it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form
the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows
GLAAD has a good writeup on it below
TELL ‘EM NO
direct link to comment form:
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...
Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...
glaad.org
May 18, 2026 at 11:27 PM
CIS PEOPLE TIME TO STEP UP
it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form
the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows
GLAAD has a good writeup on it below
TELL ‘EM NO
direct link to comment form:
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...
it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form
the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows
GLAAD has a good writeup on it below
TELL ‘EM NO
direct link to comment form:
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...
It's always fun when books I've worked on are up for the Eisner Awards, but I especially want to shout out Ben Wickey, whose @topshelfcomix.bsky.social book on the Salem witch trials is beautifully drawn, deeply thought out, and extensively researched. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/796451...
More Weight: A Salem Story by Ben Wickey: 9781603095600 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
“Every word is an accusation…and every whisper kills.” This staggering graphic novel explores the infamous Salem witch trials and the long shadows they cast more than 300 years later....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
May 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
It's always fun when books I've worked on are up for the Eisner Awards, but I especially want to shout out Ben Wickey, whose @topshelfcomix.bsky.social book on the Salem witch trials is beautifully drawn, deeply thought out, and extensively researched. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/796451...
Hey, Los Angeles EFA members! Did you hear I'm presenting a crash course on comics proofreading for your May 14 @efafreelancers.bsky.social chapter meeting?
If you've seen me talk before, some content will be familiar, but I'm focusing just on proofreading and have added new info specific to that.
If you've seen me talk before, some content will be familiar, but I'm focusing just on proofreading and have added new info specific to that.
April 29, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Hey, Los Angeles EFA members! Did you hear I'm presenting a crash course on comics proofreading for your May 14 @efafreelancers.bsky.social chapter meeting?
If you've seen me talk before, some content will be familiar, but I'm focusing just on proofreading and have added new info specific to that.
If you've seen me talk before, some content will be familiar, but I'm focusing just on proofreading and have added new info specific to that.
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This is the BEST annual guide to Indie Bookstore Day events in the Twin Cities and across greater MN. Bookmark it, share it, and have fun tomorrow!
#IndependentBookstoreDay
#IndependentBookstoreDay
Our annual guide to #IndependentBookstoreDay has more stores than ever before!
See the sales, giveaways, author signings, and more happening at indies in and around #Minnesota this Saturday.
#BookSky #TwinCitiesGeeks
See the sales, giveaways, author signings, and more happening at indies in and around #Minnesota this Saturday.
#BookSky #TwinCitiesGeeks
The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2026
On April 25, 2026, bookstores throughout Minnesota and around the country will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day.
twincitiesgeek.com
April 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
This is the BEST annual guide to Indie Bookstore Day events in the Twin Cities and across greater MN. Bookmark it, share it, and have fun tomorrow!
#IndependentBookstoreDay
#IndependentBookstoreDay
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Our annual guide to #IndependentBookstoreDay has more stores than ever before!
See the sales, giveaways, author signings, and more happening at indies in and around #Minnesota this Saturday.
#BookSky #TwinCitiesGeeks
See the sales, giveaways, author signings, and more happening at indies in and around #Minnesota this Saturday.
#BookSky #TwinCitiesGeeks
The MN Guide to Independent Bookstore Day 2026
On April 25, 2026, bookstores throughout Minnesota and around the country will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day.
twincitiesgeek.com
April 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Our annual guide to #IndependentBookstoreDay has more stores than ever before!
See the sales, giveaways, author signings, and more happening at indies in and around #Minnesota this Saturday.
#BookSky #TwinCitiesGeeks
See the sales, giveaways, author signings, and more happening at indies in and around #Minnesota this Saturday.
#BookSky #TwinCitiesGeeks
When I minored in Japanese, I hoped I'd get some chances to use it in my future career, but I gotta say I never predicted it would involve Godzilla and Ninja Turtles comics.
April 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
When I minored in Japanese, I hoped I'd get some chances to use it in my future career, but I gotta say I never predicted it would involve Godzilla and Ninja Turtles comics.
I thought I might regret picking a pysanky pattern with so many straight lines, but I'm actually pretty happy with this year's attempt
April 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I thought I might regret picking a pysanky pattern with so many straight lines, but I'm actually pretty happy with this year's attempt
I don't post all that often about what I'm working on, but in addition to a whole lot of comic series and graphic novels, one of my big ongoing projects for IDW has been copyediting this—the new official Godzilla TTRPG!
The time is here! Get ready to join the G-Force and fight #kaiju with your team.
The #Godzilla: The Roleplaying Kickstarter Game is live on #kickstarter!
Read more on what's included and potential goals we could hit: kickstarter.com/projects/idw...
#IDWGAMES #Godzilla
The #Godzilla: The Roleplaying Kickstarter Game is live on #kickstarter!
Read more on what's included and potential goals we could hit: kickstarter.com/projects/idw...
#IDWGAMES #Godzilla
March 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I don't post all that often about what I'm working on, but in addition to a whole lot of comic series and graphic novels, one of my big ongoing projects for IDW has been copyediting this—the new official Godzilla TTRPG!
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I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.
February 26, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.
Also overnight, someone totally destroyed the memorial outside my Whittier apartment building where there's been a vigil every night since Alex Pretti was killed. Ours was so tiny that it's probably unrelated… but if so, it's a hell of a coincidence.
Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Renee Good memorial site in south Minneapolis doused in gasoline
Damage was minimal but police are investigating.
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February 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Also overnight, someone totally destroyed the memorial outside my Whittier apartment building where there's been a vigil every night since Alex Pretti was killed. Ours was so tiny that it's probably unrelated… but if so, it's a hell of a coincidence.
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From professional workshops and conferences to fan conventions and grown-up book fairs, we have the 2026 events for Minnesota book geeks to put on their calendars. #TwinCitiesGeeks twincitiesgeek.com/2026/02/minn...
Minnesota Events for Writers and Book Lovers in 2026
Whether you're publishing your first novel, hoping to meet your favorite author, networking for your editing business, or looking to sharpen your skills as a writer, there's sure to be at least one…
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February 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
From professional workshops and conferences to fan conventions and grown-up book fairs, we have the 2026 events for Minnesota book geeks to put on their calendars. #TwinCitiesGeeks twincitiesgeek.com/2026/02/minn...
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I wrote about how getting my first tattoo was unexpectedly helpful in dealing with the ICE occupation and how Minnesota tattoo shops are acting as sites of self-care, mutual aid, and ways to just say “Fuck ICE.”
(thanks, @nepenthestattoo.com 💜)
(thanks, @nepenthestattoo.com 💜)
Tattooing as Self-Care and Resistance
“One thing all tattoos have in common is that they represent ownership, connection, and expression of the body and self.”
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February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I wrote about how getting my first tattoo was unexpectedly helpful in dealing with the ICE occupation and how Minnesota tattoo shops are acting as sites of self-care, mutual aid, and ways to just say “Fuck ICE.”
(thanks, @nepenthestattoo.com 💜)
(thanks, @nepenthestattoo.com 💜)