Alexa Tewkesbury Editor
@alexatewkesbury.bsky.social
Editor, proofreader and author helping writers to shine. Does a bit of acting on the side.
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The Pen to Published Podcast
A podcast for want-to-be authors, those who are self-publishing, and anyone who just likes to write. Hosts Alexa Whitten, author, typesetter and independent book pu…
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If you're after a #podcast that chats you through the whole book writing/publishing process, do listen to The Pen to Published Podcast hosted by me (author & editor) and @authormaker.bsky.social (author & indie publisher). Tips galore! #writing #editing #writerslife www.thepentopublishedpodcast.com
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@darlingaxe.com Thank you for following 😊
July 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
@darlingaxe.com Thank you for following 😊
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Right back atcha!!! Heaven to be back in the creative room with you. Dream editor. @alexatewkesbury.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Right back atcha!!! Heaven to be back in the creative room with you. Dream editor. @alexatewkesbury.bsky.social
Loving working with @josephmillson.bsky.social again. This man can really write 🤩
#editing #fiction #writing #editorlife
#editing #fiction #writing #editorlife
July 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Loving working with @josephmillson.bsky.social again. This man can really write 🤩
#editing #fiction #writing #editorlife
#editing #fiction #writing #editorlife
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Training courses for editors, proofreaders and writers
My online training courses teach editors, proofreaders and writers about marketing, business planning and fiction editing.
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December 6, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Fancy treating yourself to some editorial training? There's a festive offer waiting for you here! louiseharnbyproofreader.com/courses.html
Ooh! #WorldDraculaDay apparently. How exciting 🧛♂️🦇
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May 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Ooh! #WorldDraculaDay apparently. How exciting 🧛♂️🦇
Fantastic first session this morning with @aimeewalker.bsky.social @the-ciep.bsky.social discovering what it takes to become a writing coach. So excited to be able to offer #coaching to my #editing clients later this year 🤩
#books #writing #WritingCommunity
#books #writing #WritingCommunity
New CIEP course: Coaching Skills for Fiction Editors! If you're a fiction editor looking to diversify your services, this course is for you. Starting 8 May, 2025, 10.00–11.30am BST, with weekly sessions until 29 May 2025. Secure your spot today: tinyurl.com/2rdytkr3
@aimeewalker.bsky.social
@aimeewalker.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Fantastic first session this morning with @aimeewalker.bsky.social @the-ciep.bsky.social discovering what it takes to become a writing coach. So excited to be able to offer #coaching to my #editing clients later this year 🤩
#books #writing #WritingCommunity
#books #writing #WritingCommunity
My editing buddy's current position. Hard at it 🤭
#editing #childrensbooks #editoratwork #blueskyeditors
#editing #childrensbooks #editoratwork #blueskyeditors
May 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My editing buddy's current position. Hard at it 🤭
#editing #childrensbooks #editoratwork #blueskyeditors
#editing #childrensbooks #editoratwork #blueskyeditors
Apparently it's #InternationalJazzDay. So here is #GlennMiller with probably one of my favourite tunes in the whole world ever 😊
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Glenn Miller - In The Mood | Colorized (1941) 4K
YouTube video by Classic Hits Studio
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April 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Apparently it's #InternationalJazzDay. So here is #GlennMiller with probably one of my favourite tunes in the whole world ever 😊
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Oh wow. #TheAssembly. So beautiful and honest and open. As the mum of an autistic adult, this really tugged at my heartstrings. And it was all so comfortingly familiar. Thank you @itvx.com for such wonderful, affirming TV. #autism #learningdisability
April 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oh wow. #TheAssembly. So beautiful and honest and open. As the mum of an autistic adult, this really tugged at my heartstrings. And it was all so comfortingly familiar. Thank you @itvx.com for such wonderful, affirming TV. #autism #learningdisability
*Out today!* S7E8 of The Pen to Published Podcast is live & we chat to best-selling author & author coach @sophiehannah.bsky.social. Authors, if you need help with mindset to achieve your dreams, cosy up & enjoy Sophie's wisdom #writingcommunity www.thepentopublishedpodcast.com/interview-wi...
Interview with best-selling author Sophie Hannah
In the final episode of series 8, the two Alexas have the privilege of chatting with best-selling author and author coach, Sophie Hannah. As well as writing her man…
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April 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
*Out today!* S7E8 of The Pen to Published Podcast is live & we chat to best-selling author & author coach @sophiehannah.bsky.social. Authors, if you need help with mindset to achieve your dreams, cosy up & enjoy Sophie's wisdom #writingcommunity www.thepentopublishedpodcast.com/interview-wi...
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Last year I was delighted to be able to help transcribe Frank Austen's memoir (Jane's brother).
There were 2000 of us!
We only got a page each, but, hey, it was a dream transcription (naming Nelson and Gibraltar). I'm glad to have been able to help bring a little bit more of Jane's family to life
There were 2000 of us!
We only got a page each, but, hey, it was a dream transcription (naming Nelson and Gibraltar). I'm glad to have been able to help bring a little bit more of Jane's family to life
Frank Austen Transcript complete! | Jane Austen's House
Visit Jane Austen's House - the Hampshire cottage at which Jane Austen lived and penned her novels, including the timeless Pride and Prejudice.
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April 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Last year I was delighted to be able to help transcribe Frank Austen's memoir (Jane's brother).
There were 2000 of us!
We only got a page each, but, hey, it was a dream transcription (naming Nelson and Gibraltar). I'm glad to have been able to help bring a little bit more of Jane's family to life
There were 2000 of us!
We only got a page each, but, hey, it was a dream transcription (naming Nelson and Gibraltar). I'm glad to have been able to help bring a little bit more of Jane's family to life
Had such fun recording S7E8 of The Pen to Published Podcast yesterday because we got to chat to the brilliant crime writer and author coach @sophiehannah.bsky.social. Episode goes live tomorrow and it's just full of mindset juiciness 🤩 #writing #WritingCommunity #mindset #DreamAuthor #Poirot
April 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Had such fun recording S7E8 of The Pen to Published Podcast yesterday because we got to chat to the brilliant crime writer and author coach @sophiehannah.bsky.social. Episode goes live tomorrow and it's just full of mindset juiciness 🤩 #writing #WritingCommunity #mindset #DreamAuthor #Poirot
If you're after tips on how to write great dialogue in your novel, in the latest episode of our podcast, we chat through important aspects of crafting dialogue to bring your characters & your book to life. #writing #writingcommunity #fiction www.thepentopublishedpodcast.com/getting-your...
Getting your dialogue right
There's an art to writing brilliant dialogue in a novel - dialogue that truly brings your characters and your story to life. In episode 5, the two Alexas help you u…
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April 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If you're after tips on how to write great dialogue in your novel, in the latest episode of our podcast, we chat through important aspects of crafting dialogue to bring your characters & your book to life. #writing #writingcommunity #fiction www.thepentopublishedpodcast.com/getting-your...
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Please do come along to the premiere festival screening of SIGNS OF LIFE. ❤️ www.genesiscinema.co.uk/event/96483
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April 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Please do come along to the premiere festival screening of SIGNS OF LIFE. ❤️ www.genesiscinema.co.uk/event/96483
Saturday morning reading. Love this series. Love the weekend 😊 #murdermystery #crime #AlanBradley #FlaviadeLuce
March 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Saturday morning reading. Love this series. Love the weekend 😊 #murdermystery #crime #AlanBradley #FlaviadeLuce
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📢Calling creatives from:
- Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Gloucester area
- Yorkshire
- Tyne & Tees
- Cambridgeshire
- East Midlands
Passionate about protecting your work from AI? Work scraped to train AI? Happy to be interviewed? Contact ewoodmeade@societyofauthors.org.
- Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Gloucester area
- Yorkshire
- Tyne & Tees
- Cambridgeshire
- East Midlands
Passionate about protecting your work from AI? Work scraped to train AI? Happy to be interviewed? Contact ewoodmeade@societyofauthors.org.
March 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📢Calling creatives from:
- Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Gloucester area
- Yorkshire
- Tyne & Tees
- Cambridgeshire
- East Midlands
Passionate about protecting your work from AI? Work scraped to train AI? Happy to be interviewed? Contact ewoodmeade@societyofauthors.org.
- Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Gloucester area
- Yorkshire
- Tyne & Tees
- Cambridgeshire
- East Midlands
Passionate about protecting your work from AI? Work scraped to train AI? Happy to be interviewed? Contact ewoodmeade@societyofauthors.org.
Thoroughly recommend courses from @publishingtraining.bsky.social if you're setting out as a copy editor and proofreader.
#editing #proofreading
#editing #proofreading
Are you at the start of your #editorial career and looking to learn the ropes? Introduction to Editorial Skills offers a thorough introduction to the key skills of #copy-editing and #proofreading. Book now and get your career off to the best start: www.publishingtrainingcentre.co.uk/courses/virt...
The Publishing Training Centre - Introduction to Editorial Skills
Learn the key skills of proofreading and copy-editing for a range of digital and print content. You'll gain the foundations for a successful editorial career.
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March 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Thoroughly recommend courses from @publishingtraining.bsky.social if you're setting out as a copy editor and proofreader.
#editing #proofreading
#editing #proofreading
@jrtomlin.bsky.social Thank you for sharing my post. What's happened is devastating.
March 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
@jrtomlin.bsky.social Thank you for sharing my post. What's happened is devastating.
March 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Our April & May virtual learning courses are open for bookings. Whether you're starting your proofreading journey or seeking strategies to boost editing efficiency, we have a course for you: tinyurl.com/hk9bsnkw
#CIEP #ProfessionalDevelopment #EditingProfessionals
#CIEP #ProfessionalDevelopment #EditingProfessionals
February 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Our April & May virtual learning courses are open for bookings. Whether you're starting your proofreading journey or seeking strategies to boost editing efficiency, we have a course for you: tinyurl.com/hk9bsnkw
#CIEP #ProfessionalDevelopment #EditingProfessionals
#CIEP #ProfessionalDevelopment #EditingProfessionals
S7 of The Pen to Published Podcast is now in full swing. We 2 Alexas are packing each episode with advice to help you write your book. Getting stuck in the middle? Listen here for tips on how to tackle it 🎧 #writerslife #writingcommunity #podcast www.thepentopublishedpodcast.com/tackling-you...
Tackling your book's messy middle
The hardest and most challenging section of your book to write is likely to be the middle. It's the longest section within the three-act structure and it has to wor…
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March 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
S7 of The Pen to Published Podcast is now in full swing. We 2 Alexas are packing each episode with advice to help you write your book. Getting stuck in the middle? Listen here for tips on how to tackle it 🎧 #writerslife #writingcommunity #podcast www.thepentopublishedpodcast.com/tackling-you...