STET STET MOTHERFUCKING STET
August 19, 2024 at 10:37 PM
STET STET MOTHERFUCKING STET
editor refuses to STET
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
editor refuses to STET
STET, YOU BASTARDS, STET!!
January 7, 2024 at 10:01 PM
STET, YOU BASTARDS, STET!!
Ahahaha I'm jumping off this to say: I did what I did with the structure of both THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST and THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS on purpose as well. Please trust that my editors said "Are you sure?" and I said "STET STET STET." The books are shaped the way I wanted them shaped.
I just want to say for the record that I knew exactly what I was doing with Countess when I wrote it. I wrote the second half the way I did for a specific reason. A symbolic and artistic reason. Intentionally.
I took a risk. But that is what I'm here for. To be jarring and disrupt. ALSO -
I took a risk. But that is what I'm here for. To be jarring and disrupt. ALSO -
February 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Ahahaha I'm jumping off this to say: I did what I did with the structure of both THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST and THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS on purpose as well. Please trust that my editors said "Are you sure?" and I said "STET STET STET." The books are shaped the way I wanted them shaped.
Stet, motherfucker.
April 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Stet, motherfucker.
There should be welcome mats for the offices of book people that say “Watch Your Stet” on them.
September 27, 2026 at 9:04 PM
There should be welcome mats for the offices of book people that say “Watch Your Stet” on them.
oh no solidarity.
stettity-stet-stet
stettity-stet-stet
April 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
oh no solidarity.
stettity-stet-stet
stettity-stet-stet
"Stet, stet MOTHERFUCKING STET" is how I actually learned the word stet in the first place.
March 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"Stet, stet MOTHERFUCKING STET" is how I actually learned the word stet in the first place.
STET STET STET. This copyeditor is good, so I feel a little bad, but the heart wants what it wants, and that is STET.
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
STET STET STET. This copyeditor is good, so I feel a little bad, but the heart wants what it wants, and that is STET.
it's legislation drafting season
time to send emails that are basically the bill-writing version of STET STET STET STET YOUR MOTHER ON ROLLERSKATES
time to send emails that are basically the bill-writing version of STET STET STET STET YOUR MOTHER ON ROLLERSKATES
December 12, 2024 at 9:28 PM
it's legislation drafting season
time to send emails that are basically the bill-writing version of STET STET STET STET YOUR MOTHER ON ROLLERSKATES
time to send emails that are basically the bill-writing version of STET STET STET STET YOUR MOTHER ON ROLLERSKATES
Stet
They tell you to develop a thick skin as a writer, but no one can adequately explain what it feels like to hop into revisions and discover that the editor has chosen to cut your hilarious one-liner about cow birth.
March 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Stet
Oh the stets we will stet!
June 28, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Oh the stets we will stet!
I’ve been spotted at the Library of Congress!
December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I’ve been spotted at the Library of Congress!
I told you back in 2016 that there was a very real possibility that several computer vision systems used in everything from those bullet-vibe security bots to autonomous vehicles very likely had trouble recognizing and categorizing children as human beings, and well, here you go:
Cruise Knew Its Self-Driving Cars Had Problems Recognizing Children — and Kept Them on the Streets
Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving division, knew its cars sometimes had problems detecting children — but kept the vehicles on the road.
theintercept.com
November 8, 2023 at 1:03 AM
Once I tried to get @tkingfisher.com to remove an em dash. She sent me a photo of STET THIS across her knuckles.
That's how you can tell human authors from AI.
AI will put in some em dashes, then apologise and take them out when told off.
Human authors will climb the filing cabinet, hissing, and defend their right to em dashes with a loaded stapler.
AI will put in some em dashes, then apologise and take them out when told off.
Human authors will climb the filing cabinet, hissing, and defend their right to em dashes with a loaded stapler.
Em dashes, like anything, should be used in moderation. Check first with your editor if em dashes are right for you. 😉
#WriteSky #WritingTips
#WriteSky #WritingTips
August 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Once I tried to get @tkingfisher.com to remove an em dash. She sent me a photo of STET THIS across her knuckles.
Another Stet! sighting at the Morgan Library!
April 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Another Stet! sighting at the Morgan Library!
When a bad edit comes along, you must STET it
Before the galley's wrong, you must STET it
Who cares if the book's too long? You must STET it
Now STET it
Into shape
Reject change
Accept all
Go forward
But don't move ahead
Until you've checked it
It's not too late
To STET it
STET it good
Before the galley's wrong, you must STET it
Who cares if the book's too long? You must STET it
Now STET it
Into shape
Reject change
Accept all
Go forward
But don't move ahead
Until you've checked it
It's not too late
To STET it
STET it good
June 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
When a bad edit comes along, you must STET it
Before the galley's wrong, you must STET it
Who cares if the book's too long? You must STET it
Now STET it
Into shape
Reject change
Accept all
Go forward
But don't move ahead
Until you've checked it
It's not too late
To STET it
STET it good
Before the galley's wrong, you must STET it
Who cares if the book's too long? You must STET it
Now STET it
Into shape
Reject change
Accept all
Go forward
But don't move ahead
Until you've checked it
It's not too late
To STET it
STET it good
Wow this copy editor really hates colons.
Unfortunately, I like them. *stet stettity stet*
Unfortunately, I like them. *stet stettity stet*
August 21, 2023 at 9:08 AM
Wow this copy editor really hates colons.
Unfortunately, I like them. *stet stettity stet*
Unfortunately, I like them. *stet stettity stet*
Please amend as follows:
- replace “seen” with “drunk”
- replace “ten TV shows” with “four temperatures of coffee”
– otherwise stet
- replace “seen” with “drunk”
- replace “ten TV shows” with “four temperatures of coffee”
– otherwise stet
I’ve only seen about ten TV shows on the Top 100 list but will happily have a ludicrously overconfident and scathing opinion about it for clicks
September 26, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Please amend as follows:
- replace “seen” with “drunk”
- replace “ten TV shows” with “four temperatures of coffee”
– otherwise stet
- replace “seen” with “drunk”
- replace “ten TV shows” with “four temperatures of coffee”
– otherwise stet
"Stet in your lane!"
August 20, 2024 at 6:09 PM
"Stet in your lane!"
I loved this one so much I made it my banner.
August 19, 2024 at 11:04 PM
I loved this one so much I made it my banner.
I’ve been spotted at the Morgan Library!
April 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I’ve been spotted at the Morgan Library!