Thank all the gods in the universe for a good copyeditor.
March 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Thank all the gods in the universe for a good copyeditor.
Everyone needs a copyeditor. Everyone.
The author of this book has forgotten how old one of their main characters is and has now made her two years older than she was 100 pages ago.
March 27, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Everyone needs a copyeditor. Everyone.
Disrespectful of you, disrespectful of the copyeditor, disrespectful of the audience.
January 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Disrespectful of you, disrespectful of the copyeditor, disrespectful of the audience.
when the copyeditor finds gaps in my reference list
June 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
when the copyeditor finds gaps in my reference list
"You REWRITE wombat? you rewrite her story like a newspaper? oh! oh! jail for copyeditor! jail for copyeditor for One Thousand Years!"
August 20, 2024 at 7:24 PM
"You REWRITE wombat? you rewrite her story like a newspaper? oh! oh! jail for copyeditor! jail for copyeditor for One Thousand Years!"
It’s like when the copyeditor leaves a note saying “Oh, this is messed up.” You get a warm fuzzy glow.
April 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It’s like when the copyeditor leaves a note saying “Oh, this is messed up.” You get a warm fuzzy glow.
Oh god. And it looks like the copyeditor was conscientious, too.
August 19, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Oh god. And it looks like the copyeditor was conscientious, too.
Copyeditor: You use "fairy tale" "fairy-tale" and "fairytale" in different places in this book, for consistency, which do you want?
Me: Surely it is apparent that I don't have a preference here?
Me: Surely it is apparent that I don't have a preference here?
March 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Copyeditor: You use "fairy tale" "fairy-tale" and "fairytale" in different places in this book, for consistency, which do you want?
Me: Surely it is apparent that I don't have a preference here?
Me: Surely it is apparent that I don't have a preference here?
thanks to our copyeditor we did not proclaim today that Beijing's position is that China belongs to Taiwan.
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
thanks to our copyeditor we did not proclaim today that Beijing's position is that China belongs to Taiwan.
I have been known to get pissy when a copyeditor rewrites a single sentence, never mind substantial portions.
March 20, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I have been known to get pissy when a copyeditor rewrites a single sentence, never mind substantial portions.
It’s a grim world, post-copyeditor
September 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It’s a grim world, post-copyeditor
As a copyeditor, it's always fun to leave a query like, "But dragons are mortal too, right?" on a project.
#AmEditing
#AmEditing
September 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
As a copyeditor, it's always fun to leave a query like, "But dragons are mortal too, right?" on a project.
#AmEditing
#AmEditing
Forgot to add the don’t. Fuck! I need a copyeditor! Just not this one!
August 20, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Forgot to add the don’t. Fuck! I need a copyeditor! Just not this one!
copyeditor: confirm the changes or suggest an alternative
me straightaway: *confirm all*
me straightaway: *confirm all*
May 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
copyeditor: confirm the changes or suggest an alternative
me straightaway: *confirm all*
me straightaway: *confirm all*
me to our copyeditor just now
![those twinks look fine, I think we can just leave the link out
[12:34 PM]TWEAKS](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qfwinostecndnbvwwunsmihi/bafkreic5rxgo2dqc6mm4p7jnrwwfinmsh47ef4uwbxyldpe2kgdqyfplpq)
July 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
me to our copyeditor just now
Copyeditor: Are you sure you want to refer to Peter Singer as ‘notorious’?
Me: Yes.
Me: Yes.
December 17, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Copyeditor: Are you sure you want to refer to Peter Singer as ‘notorious’?
Me: Yes.
Me: Yes.
Reading a book on desert gardening, and it’s fine, if basic, but I think it needed a better copyeditor.
“Like humans, calcium and potassium are part of a healthy diet for plants.”
…are they, now.
“Like humans, calcium and potassium are part of a healthy diet for plants.”
…are they, now.
October 19, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Reading a book on desert gardening, and it’s fine, if basic, but I think it needed a better copyeditor.
“Like humans, calcium and potassium are part of a healthy diet for plants.”
…are they, now.
“Like humans, calcium and potassium are part of a healthy diet for plants.”
…are they, now.
If there's one thing I've learned as an editor and copyeditor, it's that people have startlingly strong, thinly sourced opinions about language
I love Bluesky, but it speaks to the nerdiness of our user base that today's main character/quote dunk victim is someone who was offering some writing tips people disagree with.
October 1, 2024 at 8:33 PM
If there's one thing I've learned as an editor and copyeditor, it's that people have startlingly strong, thinly sourced opinions about language
Draft 3 of Book 11 delivered, the next step is the tender ministrations of the copyeditor. Onwards to adventure!
July 24, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Draft 3 of Book 11 delivered, the next step is the tender ministrations of the copyeditor. Onwards to adventure!
The copyeditor has just pointed out that my 103,000-word book contains over 230 ellipses, and I refuse to feel shame. FREE THE ELLIPSES... THEY SERVE A PURPOSE... THEY ARE POWERFUL!
February 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The copyeditor has just pointed out that my 103,000-word book contains over 230 ellipses, and I refuse to feel shame. FREE THE ELLIPSES... THEY SERVE A PURPOSE... THEY ARE POWERFUL!
I'm in a debate with a copyeditor about the correct word for a group of vampires. Yes, we are publishing a serious scholarly text here.
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I'm in a debate with a copyeditor about the correct word for a group of vampires. Yes, we are publishing a serious scholarly text here.
The perfect copyeditor fortune cookie doesn’t exi—
June 18, 2024 at 6:01 PM
The perfect copyeditor fortune cookie doesn’t exi—
For fuck's sake the second richest man in the world bankrolls this slop. Hire a copyeditor.
July 30, 2026 at 11:19 PM
For fuck's sake the second richest man in the world bankrolls this slop. Hire a copyeditor.
For a while I was worried that I was going to have to become an army copyeditor, but I managed to dodge the draft.
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
For a while I was worried that I was going to have to become an army copyeditor, but I managed to dodge the draft.
As a copyeditor, this is why I cry
I love using words slightly wrong. Like, I just wrote that the setting sun "emblazons" the ocean. It's not quite what that word "emblazon" means, but close enough — plus it has "blaze" in it so it's wordplay. Using words incorrectly is awesome. #amwriting
March 16, 2024 at 10:01 PM
As a copyeditor, this is why I cry