Diana Gill
@dianagilleditorial.com
Freelance Editor (http://dianagilleditorial.com), formerly at HarperCollins, PRH, and Tor/Macmillan. One of first trained KonMari consultants. Needs: caffeine. Wants: plane tix. Opinions mine. She/her. Stop hate.
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Trying to get like $10 at the least to keep the power on
Cashapp/venmo/paypal: tessak13
cash.app/$tessak13
venmo.com/u/tessak13
www.paypal.me/TessaK13
#mutualaid
Cashapp/venmo/paypal: tessak13
cash.app/$tessak13
venmo.com/u/tessak13
www.paypal.me/TessaK13
#mutualaid
December 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Trying to get like $10 at the least to keep the power on
Cashapp/venmo/paypal: tessak13
cash.app/$tessak13
venmo.com/u/tessak13
www.paypal.me/TessaK13
#mutualaid
Cashapp/venmo/paypal: tessak13
cash.app/$tessak13
venmo.com/u/tessak13
www.paypal.me/TessaK13
#mutualaid
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biggest technological revolution of our lifetimes and it's not AI or blockchain or cryptocurrency or metaverse.
“South Africans like Dr. Booley have found a remedy for power cuts that have plagued people in the developing world for years. Thanks to swiftly falling prices of Chinese made solar panels and batteries, they now draw their power from the sun.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
biggest technological revolution of our lifetimes and it's not AI or blockchain or cryptocurrency or metaverse.
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In the spirit of making my needs known, I’m heading for over draft again. All of my funds will go to paying rent, leaving me with nothing to pay bills or buy groceries in January, which is my birth month (yay).
Any help would be much appreciated. ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...
Any help would be much appreciated. ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...
Buy SoniaSulaiman a Coffee
Sonia is writing speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore. Leave her a tip to support her work!
ko-fi.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In the spirit of making my needs known, I’m heading for over draft again. All of my funds will go to paying rent, leaving me with nothing to pay bills or buy groceries in January, which is my birth month (yay).
Any help would be much appreciated. ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...
Any help would be much appreciated. ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...
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As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
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A pair of happy hammerhead sharks
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
December 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A pair of happy hammerhead sharks
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
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I work for myself and I still agree with this statement!
Millions of Americans remain at jobs they hate for one reason: the health insurance they receive. That’s absurd.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
December 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I work for myself and I still agree with this statement!
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One of the things I need to add to this is that you need to be careful about people NOT IN YOUR INDUSTRY reading your contract. A good lawyer who understands contract but is not a publishing industry professional will flag for you that there are things they don't understand!
I don't know how many times it needs to be said that you absolutely should not let fucking "AI" anywhere near your legal contracts, either in creating them or evaluating them, but apparently it needs to be said at least one more time, so allow me to say it again, here, right now
December 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
One of the things I need to add to this is that you need to be careful about people NOT IN YOUR INDUSTRY reading your contract. A good lawyer who understands contract but is not a publishing industry professional will flag for you that there are things they don't understand!
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If you're wondering whether the "open letter about AI" on file 770 is worth reading and engaging, it is not. The whole thing is rhetorical mush so it was no surprise when I got to the end and she admitted "her" letter was itself written by AI. Useless bait.
December 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you're wondering whether the "open letter about AI" on file 770 is worth reading and engaging, it is not. The whole thing is rhetorical mush so it was no surprise when I got to the end and she admitted "her" letter was itself written by AI. Useless bait.
This is -absolutely- delightful. Buy it as an antidote to so much of the world rn...
A quick reminder: for just one more day, if you're in North America, you can snap up my cozy-spooky fantasy rom-com Wooing the Witch Queen for only $2.99 in ebook!
Grab it now: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
#romancelandia
Grab it now: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
#romancelandia
December 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is -absolutely- delightful. Buy it as an antidote to so much of the world rn...
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Ok, since this has come up four times in the last three days:
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
December 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Ok, since this has come up four times in the last three days:
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
REPUTABLE LITERARY AGENTS WILL NOT CHARGE YOU MONEY.
IF A LITERARY AGENT WANTS TO CHARGE YOU FOR AN "EXPEDITED ACCESS PACKAGE" THIS IS A SCAM.
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Just had a client drop out of January, so I have space for a full developmental edit or assessment edit (less detailed, less expensive) if you have the need . . . .
December 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Just had a client drop out of January, so I have space for a full developmental edit or assessment edit (less detailed, less expensive) if you have the need . . . .
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My little painting of a snowy forest (based on a Vernon Grant piece). Happy Winter Solstice.
December 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
My little painting of a snowy forest (based on a Vernon Grant piece). Happy Winter Solstice.
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Deep breath
Ok I'm going to try and stay calm
But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France)
(1/?)
Ok I'm going to try and stay calm
But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France)
(1/?)
December 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Deep breath
Ok I'm going to try and stay calm
But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France)
(1/?)
Ok I'm going to try and stay calm
But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France)
(1/?)
Historical writers 👇👀
once again screaming at people about her public document full of historical clothing references and resources (which had it's most recent update on the 12th of january last year!)
heystacks.com/doc/1247/cla...
heystacks.com/doc/1247/cla...
Claire Hummel's Historical Fashion Reference & Resources - 🟧Heystack
A comprehensive list of historical fashion resources, including patterns, textiles, embroidery and more! - 🟧Heystack
heystacks.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Historical writers 👇👀
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Hi folks this is my sponsoring parish and I would love it if you would send them some love and support ⚓️ www.stmartininthefields.org/contact/
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Hi folks this is my sponsoring parish and I would love it if you would send them some love and support ⚓️ www.stmartininthefields.org/contact/
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Can someone from @sfwa.org please explain what this means?
Genuine question, as the other rule already covers text, so it's clearly not about text...
This would seem to bar any use of say a search engine in writing research (all modern search engines use LLMs, including the non-gen results list)
Genuine question, as the other rule already covers text, so it's clearly not about text...
This would seem to bar any use of say a search engine in writing research (all modern search engines use LLMs, including the non-gen results list)
December 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Can someone from @sfwa.org please explain what this means?
Genuine question, as the other rule already covers text, so it's clearly not about text...
This would seem to bar any use of say a search engine in writing research (all modern search engines use LLMs, including the non-gen results list)
Genuine question, as the other rule already covers text, so it's clearly not about text...
This would seem to bar any use of say a search engine in writing research (all modern search engines use LLMs, including the non-gen results list)
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Hearing murmurs that publishing houses are pushing editors to use AI in their work. How can writers help employees push back against this? If you work in publishing & don’t feel comfortable replying directly, I am opening up my DMs.
December 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Hearing murmurs that publishing houses are pushing editors to use AI in their work. How can writers help employees push back against this? If you work in publishing & don’t feel comfortable replying directly, I am opening up my DMs.
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The Governess Affair is the first novella of Courtney's I ever read and it absolutely spun me.
This is one of our genre's core works. The exploration of agency and consent after trauma should be (and is!) studied in classrooms.
If you yell HAIRPINS and folks freak out, they know.
And it's free!
This is one of our genre's core works. The exploration of agency and consent after trauma should be (and is!) studied in classrooms.
If you yell HAIRPINS and folks freak out, they know.
And it's free!
He's been ordered to get rid of her by fair means or foul.
The start of the acclaimed Brothers Sinister series.
Reminder: The Governess Affair is FREE just about everywhere!
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Gover...
Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
The start of the acclaimed Brothers Sinister series.
Reminder: The Governess Affair is FREE just about everywhere!
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Gover...
Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
December 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Governess Affair is the first novella of Courtney's I ever read and it absolutely spun me.
This is one of our genre's core works. The exploration of agency and consent after trauma should be (and is!) studied in classrooms.
If you yell HAIRPINS and folks freak out, they know.
And it's free!
This is one of our genre's core works. The exploration of agency and consent after trauma should be (and is!) studied in classrooms.
If you yell HAIRPINS and folks freak out, they know.
And it's free!
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Honestly authors, if your contract has language in there about faithful translation, TALK TO YOUR EDITOR AND AGENT because this isn’t it.
last month, one of my coworkers decided to use AI translation for a job. the AI skipped about 1/4 of the source text and added other stuff that didn't exist in the source. my coworkers trusted the bot output and went ahead and published this. i discovered the errors so i got the job of cleaning up.
December 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Honestly authors, if your contract has language in there about faithful translation, TALK TO YOUR EDITOR AND AGENT because this isn’t it.
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Look what arrived: my author copies of (the US edition of) Enchanting the Fae Queen! Aren't they beautiful?
You can preorder your own copy now: stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen
And I'll give away an early copy in my next newsletter! stephanieburgis.com/newsletter
#romancelandia
You can preorder your own copy now: stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen
And I'll give away an early copy in my next newsletter! stephanieburgis.com/newsletter
#romancelandia
December 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Look what arrived: my author copies of (the US edition of) Enchanting the Fae Queen! Aren't they beautiful?
You can preorder your own copy now: stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen
And I'll give away an early copy in my next newsletter! stephanieburgis.com/newsletter
#romancelandia
You can preorder your own copy now: stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen
And I'll give away an early copy in my next newsletter! stephanieburgis.com/newsletter
#romancelandia
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Gonna host another query letter webinar at the start of the New Year, to help fund various free in-person events.
Help me, help you! :-)
Three Zoom hangs, a critique on your query, notes on your first ten pages. It’ll be fun. www.ericsmithrocks.com/blog/2025/12...
Help me, help you! :-)
Three Zoom hangs, a critique on your query, notes on your first ten pages. It’ll be fun. www.ericsmithrocks.com/blog/2025/12...
New Year, New Query: A Workshop to Get You Ready — ERIC SMITH
With the New Year approaching and writers eager to get querying, I wanted to run another workshop to help polish up those pitch letters. I have a great time every time I do these, and honestly, these ...
www.ericsmithrocks.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Gonna host another query letter webinar at the start of the New Year, to help fund various free in-person events.
Help me, help you! :-)
Three Zoom hangs, a critique on your query, notes on your first ten pages. It’ll be fun. www.ericsmithrocks.com/blog/2025/12...
Help me, help you! :-)
Three Zoom hangs, a critique on your query, notes on your first ten pages. It’ll be fun. www.ericsmithrocks.com/blog/2025/12...
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Vaccine rates for flu and covid are way down this fall but that shit is out there kicking asses left and right. Go get your jabs, you can do both at once!
"The time to get vaccinated is now," the CDC says. The first child has died from flu in the U.S. this year, and the CDC is closely tracking a variant that might not be well-matched to the vaccine - but so far, it looks like the shot is still protective. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
CDC officials urge US flu vaccination after record child deaths last year
Americans told ‘time to get vaccinated is now’ as concerning mutation of influenza virus circulates in US
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Vaccine rates for flu and covid are way down this fall but that shit is out there kicking asses left and right. Go get your jabs, you can do both at once!
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If you want to spark some trans joy on such a scary day, may I suggest www.transanta.com? Let's get holiday gifts for trans kids.
You can pick a registry and send a gift directly or donate to them and they'll make the magic happen.
You can pick a registry and send a gift directly or donate to them and they'll make the magic happen.
Transanta
Send gifts to trans youth in need, safely and anonymously!
www.transanta.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If you want to spark some trans joy on such a scary day, may I suggest www.transanta.com? Let's get holiday gifts for trans kids.
You can pick a registry and send a gift directly or donate to them and they'll make the magic happen.
You can pick a registry and send a gift directly or donate to them and they'll make the magic happen.
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I'm seeing varied takes on this, and I just want to say as someone who used to work as a labor archivist, looking at the history of unions and labor laws:
Your job does not love you. Your job does not care for your well being. It is good to have a life outside of your job. Say no to time theft.
Your job does not love you. Your job does not care for your well being. It is good to have a life outside of your job. Say no to time theft.
Man answering his phone on the train: Yes? Correct, I’m not at work (pause) I’m not going to answer that because I am not at work today. No, you’re going to have to ask someone who is. Goodbye.
December 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I'm seeing varied takes on this, and I just want to say as someone who used to work as a labor archivist, looking at the history of unions and labor laws:
Your job does not love you. Your job does not care for your well being. It is good to have a life outside of your job. Say no to time theft.
Your job does not love you. Your job does not care for your well being. It is good to have a life outside of your job. Say no to time theft.