Jeni Chappelle
@jenichappelle.bsky.social
Editor. Helped 200 novels into the world … so far 🥹 AuDHD. Chaotic good. Cat lady. Mostly here for the dopamine.
#WritingCommunity #RevPit She/her
👇 Free editing resources for writers 👇
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/links
#WritingCommunity #RevPit She/her
👇 Free editing resources for writers 👇
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/links
Me explaining Wuthering Heights to my husband and how it is not, in fact, a romance by modern genre standards and most of the adaptations only focus on the first half of the book—but it was still my fave classic bc PNR wasn’t a thing yet when I was in school so it was as close as I could get
a close up of a cat wearing glasses with a blue light behind it
Alt: a close up of a cat wearing glasses with a blue light behind it
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February 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Me explaining Wuthering Heights to my husband and how it is not, in fact, a romance by modern genre standards and most of the adaptations only focus on the first half of the book—but it was still my fave classic bc PNR wasn’t a thing yet when I was in school so it was as close as I could get
I’ve been thinking a lot about how part of me feels like I’m supposed to be all mid-century modern. Like a Chipotle.
But all I’ve got are vintage armchairs patched up with embroidered fabric scraps and quilts made of old graphic tees. And like Chipotle is fine, but I don’t really wanna live there
But all I’ve got are vintage armchairs patched up with embroidered fabric scraps and quilts made of old graphic tees. And like Chipotle is fine, but I don’t really wanna live there
February 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about how part of me feels like I’m supposed to be all mid-century modern. Like a Chipotle.
But all I’ve got are vintage armchairs patched up with embroidered fabric scraps and quilts made of old graphic tees. And like Chipotle is fine, but I don’t really wanna live there
But all I’ve got are vintage armchairs patched up with embroidered fabric scraps and quilts made of old graphic tees. And like Chipotle is fine, but I don’t really wanna live there
Reposted by Jeni Chappelle
“You must have been tired,” said Toad.
“I was tired,” said Frog, “and it started to rain.”
“I was tired,” said Frog, “and it started to rain.”
February 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
“You must have been tired,” said Toad.
“I was tired,” said Frog, “and it started to rain.”
“I was tired,” said Frog, “and it started to rain.”
Reposted by Jeni Chappelle
in other news, reminder that I have a book—about a 43yo autistic guy who has a gay/lowkey monsterfucker awakening after getting lost in an enchanted forest—releasing in July, so it'd be super awesome if you preordered, requested it at your library, & told your friends
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Lord of the Wood
Check out The Lord of the Wood - <strong>The cozy fantasy of TJ Klune meets the creeping horror of T. Kingfisher in this magical novel about a man who enters a deadly enchanted forest expecting it to ...
bookshop.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
in other news, reminder that I have a book—about a 43yo autistic guy who has a gay/lowkey monsterfucker awakening after getting lost in an enchanted forest—releasing in July, so it'd be super awesome if you preordered, requested it at your library, & told your friends
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The GoFundMe for Megan Records’s sons is still accepting donations
February 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The GoFundMe for Megan Records’s sons is still accepting donations
Reposted by Jeni Chappelle
Reposted by Jeni Chappelle
Do you already know querying basics but something isn’t working?
I now offer a Query Strategy Review with personalized, manuscript-specific guidance on your first 10 pages, query, and synopsis for a flat fee of $150.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/contact/
#queryingtrenches
I now offer a Query Strategy Review with personalized, manuscript-specific guidance on your first 10 pages, query, and synopsis for a flat fee of $150.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/contact/
#queryingtrenches
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Do you already know querying basics but something isn’t working?
I now offer a Query Strategy Review with personalized, manuscript-specific guidance on your first 10 pages, query, and synopsis for a flat fee of $150.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/contact/
#queryingtrenches
I now offer a Query Strategy Review with personalized, manuscript-specific guidance on your first 10 pages, query, and synopsis for a flat fee of $150.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/contact/
#queryingtrenches
Many writers understand interiority but struggle applying it to their own story.
Interiority=
Thoughts
Emotions
Reactions
Visceral responses
Helps reader connect to POV character
Shares details about plot & character
Using combo of showing + telling helps reader understand what’s happening.
Interiority=
Thoughts
Emotions
Reactions
Visceral responses
Helps reader connect to POV character
Shares details about plot & character
Using combo of showing + telling helps reader understand what’s happening.
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Many writers understand interiority but struggle applying it to their own story.
Interiority=
Thoughts
Emotions
Reactions
Visceral responses
Helps reader connect to POV character
Shares details about plot & character
Using combo of showing + telling helps reader understand what’s happening.
Interiority=
Thoughts
Emotions
Reactions
Visceral responses
Helps reader connect to POV character
Shares details about plot & character
Using combo of showing + telling helps reader understand what’s happening.
Reposted by Jeni Chappelle
She leaves behind two sons, 13 and 11 years old. The family has set up a GoFundMe to help the family prepare for the difficult road ahead.
As the #RevPit community, we would love you to share any kind stories or interactions you may have had with Megan. ❤️
gofund.me/a7b6dda99
As the #RevPit community, we would love you to share any kind stories or interactions you may have had with Megan. ❤️
gofund.me/a7b6dda99
Donate to Caring for Megan’s Sons as They Navigate Life Ahead, organized by David Records
We are raising funds to support my sister Megan and, most importantl… David Records needs your support for Caring for Megan’s Sons as They Navigate Life Ahead
gofund.me
January 31, 2026 at 7:37 PM
She leaves behind two sons, 13 and 11 years old. The family has set up a GoFundMe to help the family prepare for the difficult road ahead.
As the #RevPit community, we would love you to share any kind stories or interactions you may have had with Megan. ❤️
gofund.me/a7b6dda99
As the #RevPit community, we would love you to share any kind stories or interactions you may have had with Megan. ❤️
gofund.me/a7b6dda99
Reposted by Jeni Chappelle
With heavy hearts, we are sad to share with the #RevPit community that we are losing one of our beloved editors and friends.
Megan Records has been holding back the progression of terminal cancer for the last two years. She is now in hospice with her family at her side during her final days.
Megan Records has been holding back the progression of terminal cancer for the last two years. She is now in hospice with her family at her side during her final days.
January 31, 2026 at 7:37 PM
With heavy hearts, we are sad to share with the #RevPit community that we are losing one of our beloved editors and friends.
Megan Records has been holding back the progression of terminal cancer for the last two years. She is now in hospice with her family at her side during her final days.
Megan Records has been holding back the progression of terminal cancer for the last two years. She is now in hospice with her family at her side during her final days.
Actual footage of me trembling in this weather.
January 30, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Actual footage of me trembling in this weather.
What they say: “regulate the nervous system”
What I hear:
What I hear:
January 30, 2026 at 1:05 AM
What they say: “regulate the nervous system”
What I hear:
What I hear:
Are you a neurodivergent writer?
Sometimes editing can feel like looking for a forest when you’re stuck in the trees.
It doesn’t have to.
You need to work with your brain instead of against it. Find resources that work with your learning style! (aural=podcasts visual=videos, books, etc.)
Sometimes editing can feel like looking for a forest when you’re stuck in the trees.
It doesn’t have to.
You need to work with your brain instead of against it. Find resources that work with your learning style! (aural=podcasts visual=videos, books, etc.)
January 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Are you a neurodivergent writer?
Sometimes editing can feel like looking for a forest when you’re stuck in the trees.
It doesn’t have to.
You need to work with your brain instead of against it. Find resources that work with your learning style! (aural=podcasts visual=videos, books, etc.)
Sometimes editing can feel like looking for a forest when you’re stuck in the trees.
It doesn’t have to.
You need to work with your brain instead of against it. Find resources that work with your learning style! (aural=podcasts visual=videos, books, etc.)
You already know how to write. That’s not the knowledge you need.
What you need is to know how to apply what you know to your own query package.
If you want to discover what to focus on to make your pages and query stand out, check out my Query Strategy Review:
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com
What you need is to know how to apply what you know to your own query package.
If you want to discover what to focus on to make your pages and query stand out, check out my Query Strategy Review:
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:49 PM
You already know how to write. That’s not the knowledge you need.
What you need is to know how to apply what you know to your own query package.
If you want to discover what to focus on to make your pages and query stand out, check out my Query Strategy Review:
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com
What you need is to know how to apply what you know to your own query package.
If you want to discover what to focus on to make your pages and query stand out, check out my Query Strategy Review:
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com
Writers: I’d love to hear yours, too. Drop them in the comments!
Some of my favorites:
The Thesaurus series by Becca Puglisi and Angela Ackerman
Voice by James Scott Bell
Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland
Story Genius by Lisa Cron
Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes
What are your favorites?
Some of my favorites:
The Thesaurus series by Becca Puglisi and Angela Ackerman
Voice by James Scott Bell
Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland
Story Genius by Lisa Cron
Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes
What are your favorites?
January 23, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Writers: I’d love to hear yours, too. Drop them in the comments!
Some of my favorites:
The Thesaurus series by Becca Puglisi and Angela Ackerman
Voice by James Scott Bell
Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland
Story Genius by Lisa Cron
Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes
What are your favorites?
Some of my favorites:
The Thesaurus series by Becca Puglisi and Angela Ackerman
Voice by James Scott Bell
Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland
Story Genius by Lisa Cron
Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes
What are your favorites?
Remember not to jump into changes without a plan.
Check plot points against your beat sheet.
Create a reverse outline.
Note where there isn't external conflict/main plot isn't moving forward.
Create a new outline/synopsis of how scenes need to be reworked.
Link in bio for my newsletter.
Check plot points against your beat sheet.
Create a reverse outline.
Note where there isn't external conflict/main plot isn't moving forward.
Create a new outline/synopsis of how scenes need to be reworked.
Link in bio for my newsletter.
January 21, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Remember not to jump into changes without a plan.
Check plot points against your beat sheet.
Create a reverse outline.
Note where there isn't external conflict/main plot isn't moving forward.
Create a new outline/synopsis of how scenes need to be reworked.
Link in bio for my newsletter.
Check plot points against your beat sheet.
Create a reverse outline.
Note where there isn't external conflict/main plot isn't moving forward.
Create a new outline/synopsis of how scenes need to be reworked.
Link in bio for my newsletter.
Getting ready to query or already querying and not quite sure what’s going wrong? Try my Query Strategy Review.
Tailored for experienced writers who need focused, targeted advice on what’s working and what isn’t, and what to do next.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/editing/ or link in bio.
Tailored for experienced writers who need focused, targeted advice on what’s working and what isn’t, and what to do next.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/editing/ or link in bio.
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Getting ready to query or already querying and not quite sure what’s going wrong? Try my Query Strategy Review.
Tailored for experienced writers who need focused, targeted advice on what’s working and what isn’t, and what to do next.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/editing/ or link in bio.
Tailored for experienced writers who need focused, targeted advice on what’s working and what isn’t, and what to do next.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/editing/ or link in bio.
⏩Looking for an editor? Click the link in my bio!
Choosing an editor is a big decision. My recommendation is to look at 3 key things:
1. Editing style/do they show how to achieve YOUR vision?
2. Experience/how long & what kinds of authors?
3. Testimonials/Repeat clients?
Choosing an editor is a big decision. My recommendation is to look at 3 key things:
1. Editing style/do they show how to achieve YOUR vision?
2. Experience/how long & what kinds of authors?
3. Testimonials/Repeat clients?
January 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
⏩Looking for an editor? Click the link in my bio!
Choosing an editor is a big decision. My recommendation is to look at 3 key things:
1. Editing style/do they show how to achieve YOUR vision?
2. Experience/how long & what kinds of authors?
3. Testimonials/Repeat clients?
Choosing an editor is a big decision. My recommendation is to look at 3 key things:
1. Editing style/do they show how to achieve YOUR vision?
2. Experience/how long & what kinds of authors?
3. Testimonials/Repeat clients?
I don't recommend trying to get this right when drafting.
But when you're revising, try highlighting all the "plot stuff" in one color and all the interiority in another color. It's a strong visual cue so you can see that balance and adjust accordingly.
#writingcommunity #writerthreads #write
But when you're revising, try highlighting all the "plot stuff" in one color and all the interiority in another color. It's a strong visual cue so you can see that balance and adjust accordingly.
#writingcommunity #writerthreads #write
January 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I don't recommend trying to get this right when drafting.
But when you're revising, try highlighting all the "plot stuff" in one color and all the interiority in another color. It's a strong visual cue so you can see that balance and adjust accordingly.
#writingcommunity #writerthreads #write
But when you're revising, try highlighting all the "plot stuff" in one color and all the interiority in another color. It's a strong visual cue so you can see that balance and adjust accordingly.
#writingcommunity #writerthreads #write
When writers come to me and say they just can’t figure out the next step in writing their book, it’s often because they’re trying to take too big of a step!
I try to break things down into small, actionable chunks, so you can keep moving forward.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/contact/
#writing
I try to break things down into small, actionable chunks, so you can keep moving forward.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/contact/
#writing
January 12, 2026 at 12:43 PM
When writers come to me and say they just can’t figure out the next step in writing their book, it’s often because they’re trying to take too big of a step!
I try to break things down into small, actionable chunks, so you can keep moving forward.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/contact/
#writing
I try to break things down into small, actionable chunks, so you can keep moving forward.
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/contact/
#writing
Reminder for every writer who needs it: It’s ok to be overwhelmed, stressed out, and unable to write. ❤️
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
January 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Reminder for every writer who needs it: It’s ok to be overwhelmed, stressed out, and unable to write. ❤️
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
You’ve taken classes and workshops and read books, but struggle to apply what you’ve learned to your own work.
CPs and beta readers can give you an unbiased view of your story, and I recommend a reverse outline to see gaps.
Writing Reverse Outlines Like a Pro, on sale for $27. Link in bio.
CPs and beta readers can give you an unbiased view of your story, and I recommend a reverse outline to see gaps.
Writing Reverse Outlines Like a Pro, on sale for $27. Link in bio.
January 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
You’ve taken classes and workshops and read books, but struggle to apply what you’ve learned to your own work.
CPs and beta readers can give you an unbiased view of your story, and I recommend a reverse outline to see gaps.
Writing Reverse Outlines Like a Pro, on sale for $27. Link in bio.
CPs and beta readers can give you an unbiased view of your story, and I recommend a reverse outline to see gaps.
Writing Reverse Outlines Like a Pro, on sale for $27. Link in bio.