Carly Smith πβοΈ
@carlysmith.net
Writer, freelance light novel/manga editor. π She/her. π Editor for Until I Meet My Husband, Qualia the Purple, Reborn to Master the Blade, My Magical Career at Court, I'm a Terminal Cancer Patient, and more!
https://www.carlysmith.net/
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Carly Smith πβοΈ
@carlysmith.net
Β· Oct 21
Hi all! I figured it's time to do an introduction post.
I'm a freelance editor. You may have seen my work in things like Qualia the Purple, Otonari Complex, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, and Reborn to Master the Blade, to name a few.
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I'm a freelance editor. You may have seen my work in things like Qualia the Purple, Otonari Complex, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, and Reborn to Master the Blade, to name a few.
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"that's how it is on this bitch of an earth"
January 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"that's how it is on this bitch of an earth"
"It couldn't be helped" isn't necessarily a *bad* translation of δ»ζ§γγͺγ or δ»ζΉγγͺγ, but it gets overused when it can really allow for character voice to shine through.
A translator I edit recently rendered it as "but that was a problem for another day," and I LOVE this!
A translator I edit recently rendered it as "but that was a problem for another day," and I LOVE this!
January 15, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"It couldn't be helped" isn't necessarily a *bad* translation of δ»ζ§γγͺγ or δ»ζΉγγͺγ, but it gets overused when it can really allow for character voice to shine through.
A translator I edit recently rendered it as "but that was a problem for another day," and I LOVE this!
A translator I edit recently rendered it as "but that was a problem for another day," and I LOVE this!
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Incredibly funny that this is the closest Matty Yglesias will ever get to admitting he was wrong about American empire. βLooks like that leftist was right. Like a fucking IDIOTβ
January 4, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Incredibly funny that this is the closest Matty Yglesias will ever get to admitting he was wrong about American empire. βLooks like that leftist was right. Like a fucking IDIOTβ
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THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
My spouse got me a copy of Orwell's 1984 that I've been eyeing for a while.
The book that propelled me deep into journalism and history studies. The book that I guess people could say "radicalized" me.
And the book that people on the right constantly misunderstand!!!!!
The book that propelled me deep into journalism and history studies. The book that I guess people could say "radicalized" me.
And the book that people on the right constantly misunderstand!!!!!
January 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
My spouse got me a copy of Orwell's 1984 that I've been eyeing for a while.
The book that propelled me deep into journalism and history studies. The book that I guess people could say "radicalized" me.
And the book that people on the right constantly misunderstand!!!!!
The book that propelled me deep into journalism and history studies. The book that I guess people could say "radicalized" me.
And the book that people on the right constantly misunderstand!!!!!
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney β a former editor at The New York Times β details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney β a former editor at The New York Times β details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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[cherrypicking scenes to define genre the way people do with Ghibli movies] The Godfather is "cozy."
December 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
[cherrypicking scenes to define genre the way people do with Ghibli movies] The Godfather is "cozy."
You did a great job!!! Sad to miss you on it π
December 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
You did a great job!!! Sad to miss you on it π
Copy editing & proofreading (continued, 2/2):
- Liar, Liar (light novel; volume 7; coming soon in March), - Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (light novel; volume 4; coming soon in February)
- mysterious "coming soon" image! π
- Liar, Liar (light novel; volume 7; coming soon in March), - Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (light novel; volume 4; coming soon in February)
- mysterious "coming soon" image! π
December 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Copy editing & proofreading (continued, 2/2):
- Liar, Liar (light novel; volume 7; coming soon in March), - Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (light novel; volume 4; coming soon in February)
- mysterious "coming soon" image! π
- Liar, Liar (light novel; volume 7; coming soon in March), - Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (light novel; volume 4; coming soon in February)
- mysterious "coming soon" image! π
Copy editing & proofreading (continued, 1/2):
- Lady Bumpkin and Her Lord Villain (volumes 3β5)
- This Gyaru's Got a Thing for...Vampire Hunters?! (volume 1)
- The Fearsome Witch Teaches in Another World (volume 1)
- Lady Bumpkin and Her Lord Villain (volumes 3β5)
- This Gyaru's Got a Thing for...Vampire Hunters?! (volume 1)
- The Fearsome Witch Teaches in Another World (volume 1)
December 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Copy editing & proofreading (continued, 1/2):
- Lady Bumpkin and Her Lord Villain (volumes 3β5)
- This Gyaru's Got a Thing for...Vampire Hunters?! (volume 1)
- The Fearsome Witch Teaches in Another World (volume 1)
- Lady Bumpkin and Her Lord Villain (volumes 3β5)
- This Gyaru's Got a Thing for...Vampire Hunters?! (volume 1)
- The Fearsome Witch Teaches in Another World (volume 1)
Copy editing & proofreading:
- Dahlia in Bloom (Side Stories, volumes 10β11)
- Lucia and the Loom (volume 3)
- Goodbye, Overtime! (volumes 3β6),
- The Countess Is a Coward No More! (volumes 3β4)
- The Beginning After the End (volume 9)
- A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even (volume 1)
- Dahlia in Bloom (Side Stories, volumes 10β11)
- Lucia and the Loom (volume 3)
- Goodbye, Overtime! (volumes 3β6),
- The Countess Is a Coward No More! (volumes 3β4)
- The Beginning After the End (volume 9)
- A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even (volume 1)
December 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Copy editing & proofreading:
- Dahlia in Bloom (Side Stories, volumes 10β11)
- Lucia and the Loom (volume 3)
- Goodbye, Overtime! (volumes 3β6),
- The Countess Is a Coward No More! (volumes 3β4)
- The Beginning After the End (volume 9)
- A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even (volume 1)
- Dahlia in Bloom (Side Stories, volumes 10β11)
- Lucia and the Loom (volume 3)
- Goodbye, Overtime! (volumes 3β6),
- The Countess Is a Coward No More! (volumes 3β4)
- The Beginning After the End (volume 9)
- A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even (volume 1)
Manga main edits:
- After School Etude (volumes 2β3)
- Otonari Complex (volumes 3β5)
- Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire (volume 6)
- Throw Away the Suit Together (volume 3)
- Death's Daughter and the Ebony Blade (volumes 5β7)
- mysterious "coming soon" images! π
- After School Etude (volumes 2β3)
- Otonari Complex (volumes 3β5)
- Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire (volume 6)
- Throw Away the Suit Together (volume 3)
- Death's Daughter and the Ebony Blade (volumes 5β7)
- mysterious "coming soon" images! π
December 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Manga main edits:
- After School Etude (volumes 2β3)
- Otonari Complex (volumes 3β5)
- Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire (volume 6)
- Throw Away the Suit Together (volume 3)
- Death's Daughter and the Ebony Blade (volumes 5β7)
- mysterious "coming soon" images! π
- After School Etude (volumes 2β3)
- Otonari Complex (volumes 3β5)
- Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire (volume 6)
- Throw Away the Suit Together (volume 3)
- Death's Daughter and the Ebony Blade (volumes 5β7)
- mysterious "coming soon" images! π
Included are:
Light novel main edits:
- The Legendary Witch Is Reborn as an Oppressed Princess (volumes 3β5)
- The Tiny Witch from the Deep Woods (volumes 1β3)
- My Magical Career at Court: (volume 6)
- Buying You on the Day You Were to Die
- mysterious "coming soon" image! π
Light novel main edits:
- The Legendary Witch Is Reborn as an Oppressed Princess (volumes 3β5)
- The Tiny Witch from the Deep Woods (volumes 1β3)
- My Magical Career at Court: (volume 6)
- Buying You on the Day You Were to Die
- mysterious "coming soon" image! π
December 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Included are:
Light novel main edits:
- The Legendary Witch Is Reborn as an Oppressed Princess (volumes 3β5)
- The Tiny Witch from the Deep Woods (volumes 1β3)
- My Magical Career at Court: (volume 6)
- Buying You on the Day You Were to Die
- mysterious "coming soon" image! π
Light novel main edits:
- The Legendary Witch Is Reborn as an Oppressed Princess (volumes 3β5)
- The Tiny Witch from the Deep Woods (volumes 1β3)
- My Magical Career at Court: (volume 6)
- Buying You on the Day You Were to Die
- mysterious "coming soon" image! π
It's that time of year... Tiny cover images to show off what I worked on this year! I edited 9 novels, 12 manga (though several of these were things I actually worked on previously but didn't publish until this year), and a whole heck of a lot of copy edits and proofreads of various books!
December 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It's that time of year... Tiny cover images to show off what I worked on this year! I edited 9 novels, 12 manga (though several of these were things I actually worked on previously but didn't publish until this year), and a whole heck of a lot of copy edits and proofreads of various books!
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who remembers when I used to do games journalism?
it feels like a lifetime ago
it feels like a lifetime ago
December 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
who remembers when I used to do games journalism?
it feels like a lifetime ago
it feels like a lifetime ago
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It's important that we assess the damage of gamergate, but as it was largely about harassing games journalists, I'm disappointed that this piece didn't actually talk to many games journalists. Many of us quit journalism since then, for good reason. I'm sad to not see that addressed.
GamesIndustry.biz spoke to some of the industry's most influential women about how they've seen attitudes change over the past decade and β crucially β what steps are still needed to encourage and retain female talent.
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
A decade on from Gamergate, how has the games industry changed for women?
Some of gaming's most influential women share their experiences, along with what still needs to be done
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It's important that we assess the damage of gamergate, but as it was largely about harassing games journalists, I'm disappointed that this piece didn't actually talk to many games journalists. Many of us quit journalism since then, for good reason. I'm sad to not see that addressed.
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Looking to get rid of some of your old manga? Donate to the Otakorp Manga Library to spread the holiday cheer for future manga lovers alike! You may bring donations to Otakon 2026 or email mangalibrary@otakon.com to coordinate mailing your donation to us!
December 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Looking to get rid of some of your old manga? Donate to the Otakorp Manga Library to spread the holiday cheer for future manga lovers alike! You may bring donations to Otakon 2026 or email mangalibrary@otakon.com to coordinate mailing your donation to us!
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Happy 30th anniversary to the Tales series, one of my all-time favorite RPG series! π...I just wish it treated my colleagues with a little more respect. The series actively stopped crediting its English localizers as of 2014, and has almost never credited its FIGS localizers or English voice actors.
Tales of (Missing) Credits - Elizabeth Bushouse
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Tales of series! This is one of my all-time favorite RPG series, and I'm so glad it's still going after all of these
lizbushouse.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Happy 30th anniversary to the Tales series, one of my all-time favorite RPG series! π...I just wish it treated my colleagues with a little more respect. The series actively stopped crediting its English localizers as of 2014, and has almost never credited its FIGS localizers or English voice actors.
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On the manga stagnation segment:
Bud, poor translation and localization quality are so directly tied to what you put down as Industry Best Practices, the Venn Diagram is a single circle.
Bud, poor translation and localization quality are so directly tied to what you put down as Industry Best Practices, the Venn Diagram is a single circle.
December 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
On the manga stagnation segment:
Bud, poor translation and localization quality are so directly tied to what you put down as Industry Best Practices, the Venn Diagram is a single circle.
Bud, poor translation and localization quality are so directly tied to what you put down as Industry Best Practices, the Venn Diagram is a single circle.
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what's up gamers, I'm back with ten more tangible tips for editing your tabletop RPG manuscript: samsorensen.blot.im/ten-more-tan...
![screenshot of a blogpost that reads:
"Ten More Tangible Tips for Editing Your RPG Manuscript
"1. Remove instances of here from location descriptionsβitβs obvious youβre describing the location already. Instead of 'A hobgoblin hammers iron here,' write 'A hobgoblin hammers iron on an anvil.'
"2. For the same reason, remove instances of this in description entries. If you must reference the entryβs subject, use 'the.' Instead of 'Smoke fills this room,' write 'Smoke fills the room,' or better yet 'Smoke fills the air.'
"3. When writing entries for monsters, magic items, and so on, skip repeating the name of the subject with [X] is or [X] are in the first sentence. Instead of 'VODYANOY: Vodyanoy are froggy, pot-bellied water spirits,' write 'VODYANOY: Froggy, pot-bellied water spirits.'"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ku77xydmphm4eg5jvbgnqo7o/bafkreia6hlg2lyvb25iupssafeg44fqc43sb3a24zjabs7spzz3dt3ojgi@jpeg)
December 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
what's up gamers, I'm back with ten more tangible tips for editing your tabletop RPG manuscript: samsorensen.blot.im/ten-more-tan...
If you have another phone you can use while you're traveling in the US that doesn't have your social media accounts on it, I would recommend that as an even safer option.
Make no mistake, though--this is so, so dumb, and it's going to be used against PoC and leftists more than anyone else.
Make no mistake, though--this is so, so dumb, and it's going to be used against PoC and leftists more than anyone else.
December 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If you have another phone you can use while you're traveling in the US that doesn't have your social media accounts on it, I would recommend that as an even safer option.
Make no mistake, though--this is so, so dumb, and it's going to be used against PoC and leftists more than anyone else.
Make no mistake, though--this is so, so dumb, and it's going to be used against PoC and leftists more than anyone else.
This is all bullshit, and if my overseas friends don't feel safe visiting next year, I don't blame them!
When I flew back into the US from my trip to Japan this year, I logged out of all my social media accounts, uninstalled them, and turned off my phone. The agent did not ask for my phone, but π€·
When I flew back into the US from my trip to Japan this year, I logged out of all my social media accounts, uninstalled them, and turned off my phone. The agent did not ask for my phone, but π€·
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
π¨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.π¨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
π¨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.π¨
1/
December 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is all bullshit, and if my overseas friends don't feel safe visiting next year, I don't blame them!
When I flew back into the US from my trip to Japan this year, I logged out of all my social media accounts, uninstalled them, and turned off my phone. The agent did not ask for my phone, but π€·
When I flew back into the US from my trip to Japan this year, I logged out of all my social media accounts, uninstalled them, and turned off my phone. The agent did not ask for my phone, but π€·
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i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
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look I live and breathe shonen manga, but I've been banging this drum for decades now
there are *so* many excellent comics and shows from Japan that aren't for the shonen demographic--and more importantly--don't run in Weekly Shonen Jump
there are *so* many excellent comics and shows from Japan that aren't for the shonen demographic--and more importantly--don't run in Weekly Shonen Jump
Anime features a wide variety of genres aimed at many audiences, and it's time Western audiences recognize that. www.avclub.com/time-to-go-b...
With anime more popular than ever, it's time to go beyond shonen
Anime features a wide variety of genres aimed at many audiences, and it's time overseas viewers recognize that.
www.avclub.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
look I live and breathe shonen manga, but I've been banging this drum for decades now
there are *so* many excellent comics and shows from Japan that aren't for the shonen demographic--and more importantly--don't run in Weekly Shonen Jump
there are *so* many excellent comics and shows from Japan that aren't for the shonen demographic--and more importantly--don't run in Weekly Shonen Jump