Jen Jilany_Up Style Editing
@jenjeditor.bsky.social
Owner and Editor, Up Style Editing. Writer.
Fiction and Creative Non-fiction. Dev, Line, Copyedits. Beta Reading, MS Eval's. 📚
EFA Member, Editors Canada Exec, WCC Workshops. ✍️
www.upstyleediting.ca
Fiction and Creative Non-fiction. Dev, Line, Copyedits. Beta Reading, MS Eval's. 📚
EFA Member, Editors Canada Exec, WCC Workshops. ✍️
www.upstyleediting.ca
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Last week, I was featured in the Writers Collective of Canada Facilitator Spotlight. 🔦
#creativewritingevents #writingworkshops #authoreventstoronto #authorsupport #bookishevents #writinggroupmississauga #writinggroupsgta #editor
wcc-cec.org/volunteer-fa...
#creativewritingevents #writingworkshops #authoreventstoronto #authorsupport #bookishevents #writinggroupmississauga #writinggroupsgta #editor
wcc-cec.org/volunteer-fa...
Volunteer Facilitator Spotlight: “I was looking for a writing community, and I found community writing.” - Writers Collective of Canada
Meet Jen Jilany. In the spring of this year, Jen encountered her first-ever WCC workshop at the Hazel McCallion Central Library. By September, she was a trained WCC facilitator, co-facilitating...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Last week, I was featured in the Writers Collective of Canada Facilitator Spotlight. 🔦
#creativewritingevents #writingworkshops #authoreventstoronto #authorsupport #bookishevents #writinggroupmississauga #writinggroupsgta #editor
wcc-cec.org/volunteer-fa...
#creativewritingevents #writingworkshops #authoreventstoronto #authorsupport #bookishevents #writinggroupmississauga #writinggroupsgta #editor
wcc-cec.org/volunteer-fa...
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Do you have a #KidLit or #YALit book launching this wk? Or do you want to help boost someone else's #PublicationDay #BookBirthday?
Reply below with info + link to the post.
Only for books launching Oct.20-26th, 2025 #2025-Wk43.
Reply below with info + link to the post.
Only for books launching Oct.20-26th, 2025 #2025-Wk43.
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Do you have a #KidLit or #YALit book launching this wk? Or do you want to help boost someone else's #PublicationDay #BookBirthday?
Reply below with info + link to the post.
Only for books launching Oct.20-26th, 2025 #2025-Wk43.
Reply below with info + link to the post.
Only for books launching Oct.20-26th, 2025 #2025-Wk43.
October 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book."
#booksky #bannedbooks #readeverybook #Library #Eisenhower #bookburning #bookban #bookeditor
#booksky #bannedbooks #readeverybook #Library #Eisenhower #bookburning #bookban #bookeditor
“Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, born on this day in 1890
Dwight D. Eisenhower, born on this day in 1890
October 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book."
#booksky #bannedbooks #readeverybook #Library #Eisenhower #bookburning #bookban #bookeditor
#booksky #bannedbooks #readeverybook #Library #Eisenhower #bookburning #bookban #bookeditor
Just realized that "Killing two birds with one stone" is actually an awful expression.
Who would want to kill birds? (Even one, let alone two!) 🐦
#Englishlanguage #idioms #birds #editthis #modernlanguage #antiquated #phrases #positivitynotnegativity #editor #strangerthanfiction #dontsayit
Who would want to kill birds? (Even one, let alone two!) 🐦
#Englishlanguage #idioms #birds #editthis #modernlanguage #antiquated #phrases #positivitynotnegativity #editor #strangerthanfiction #dontsayit
October 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Just realized that "Killing two birds with one stone" is actually an awful expression.
Who would want to kill birds? (Even one, let alone two!) 🐦
#Englishlanguage #idioms #birds #editthis #modernlanguage #antiquated #phrases #positivitynotnegativity #editor #strangerthanfiction #dontsayit
Who would want to kill birds? (Even one, let alone two!) 🐦
#Englishlanguage #idioms #birds #editthis #modernlanguage #antiquated #phrases #positivitynotnegativity #editor #strangerthanfiction #dontsayit
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*Submission reminder*
We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.
More info below🐐
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/pop-up-...
We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.
More info below🐐
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/pop-up-...
Pop up submission window — wild hunt books
Wild Hunt Books are open to unagented submissions from 6-12 October 2025. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K words with a grace of 1000 words, over/under)...
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
*Submission reminder*
We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.
More info below🐐
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/pop-up-...
We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.
More info below🐐
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/pop-up-...
October 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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I want going to dress up for Halloween this year until I stumbled across...
October 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I want going to dress up for Halloween this year until I stumbled across...
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A recent photo of a starling murmuration as if smoke from a chimney has been called a "fluke" by its Yorkshire based, UK photographer, Anna Tosney #WomensArt
October 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A recent photo of a starling murmuration as if smoke from a chimney has been called a "fluke" by its Yorkshire based, UK photographer, Anna Tosney #WomensArt
📢ATTENTION Hamilton-area writers 🖋️
We have expanded the Blue Pencil Writing Consults program to the @gritlitfestival.bsky.social audience!
Receive free editorial guidance on up to 2,500 words. Spots are limited! Sign up here: www.gritlit.ca/blue-pencil.
#amwriting #booksky #literaryfest #editor
We have expanded the Blue Pencil Writing Consults program to the @gritlitfestival.bsky.social audience!
Receive free editorial guidance on up to 2,500 words. Spots are limited! Sign up here: www.gritlit.ca/blue-pencil.
#amwriting #booksky #literaryfest #editor
October 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
📢ATTENTION Hamilton-area writers 🖋️
We have expanded the Blue Pencil Writing Consults program to the @gritlitfestival.bsky.social audience!
Receive free editorial guidance on up to 2,500 words. Spots are limited! Sign up here: www.gritlit.ca/blue-pencil.
#amwriting #booksky #literaryfest #editor
We have expanded the Blue Pencil Writing Consults program to the @gritlitfestival.bsky.social audience!
Receive free editorial guidance on up to 2,500 words. Spots are limited! Sign up here: www.gritlit.ca/blue-pencil.
#amwriting #booksky #literaryfest #editor
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“Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.”
Graham Greene, born on this day in 1904
Graham Greene, born on this day in 1904
October 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose, or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.”
Graham Greene, born on this day in 1904
Graham Greene, born on this day in 1904
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Every day is a good day to share a piece of writing or art you love. Or like. Or found uncomfortable. Or made you question or feel or think. That made you want to smile or cry or paint or draw or love. That reminded you of something you have or lost or could find. That carried your feet another step
October 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Every day is a good day to share a piece of writing or art you love. Or like. Or found uncomfortable. Or made you question or feel or think. That made you want to smile or cry or paint or draw or love. That reminded you of something you have or lost or could find. That carried your feet another step
Writer's Digest has shared their stance on AI:
"WD does not accept, use, or publish any material written by or with the aid of gen AI...The vast majority of publishers do not accept AI-influenced material."
www.writersdigest.com/writers-dige...
#AI #saynotoAI #AIisnotwriting #genAI #writersky
"WD does not accept, use, or publish any material written by or with the aid of gen AI...The vast majority of publishers do not accept AI-influenced material."
www.writersdigest.com/writers-dige...
#AI #saynotoAI #AIisnotwriting #genAI #writersky
Writer's Digest AI Policy
As new technologies emerge, the Writer's Digest team feels it is essential to make our stance on generative AI clear.
www.writersdigest.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Writer's Digest has shared their stance on AI:
"WD does not accept, use, or publish any material written by or with the aid of gen AI...The vast majority of publishers do not accept AI-influenced material."
www.writersdigest.com/writers-dige...
#AI #saynotoAI #AIisnotwriting #genAI #writersky
"WD does not accept, use, or publish any material written by or with the aid of gen AI...The vast majority of publishers do not accept AI-influenced material."
www.writersdigest.com/writers-dige...
#AI #saynotoAI #AIisnotwriting #genAI #writersky
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Dear writers:
Write that story. Edit mercilessly. Send that email. Ignore the haters. Stay humble, but be confident. Get paid. Read a lot. Write despite your insecurities. Support others. Accept helpful criticism. Celebrate everything. Don't panic. Never quit. You got this.
Write that story. Edit mercilessly. Send that email. Ignore the haters. Stay humble, but be confident. Get paid. Read a lot. Write despite your insecurities. Support others. Accept helpful criticism. Celebrate everything. Don't panic. Never quit. You got this.
September 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Dear writers:
Write that story. Edit mercilessly. Send that email. Ignore the haters. Stay humble, but be confident. Get paid. Read a lot. Write despite your insecurities. Support others. Accept helpful criticism. Celebrate everything. Don't panic. Never quit. You got this.
Write that story. Edit mercilessly. Send that email. Ignore the haters. Stay humble, but be confident. Get paid. Read a lot. Write despite your insecurities. Support others. Accept helpful criticism. Celebrate everything. Don't panic. Never quit. You got this.
Have come to the realization that my 2025 writing projects are dominated by the animal kingdom. 👑
- Prose, pending pub., about a swan 🦢
- Poetry, pending pub., about a muskrat 🦫
- Short story, pending pub., about a raven, opossum, and wolf 🐺
🔜 Next project: From the POV of a cat. 🐈⬛
#wildlife #pub
- Prose, pending pub., about a swan 🦢
- Poetry, pending pub., about a muskrat 🦫
- Short story, pending pub., about a raven, opossum, and wolf 🐺
🔜 Next project: From the POV of a cat. 🐈⬛
#wildlife #pub
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"The only purpose of revision is to get more deeply to the truth."
—Margaret Robison, poet
#poetry #writingcommunity #booksky #amediting #amwriting #art #editing #editor
—Margaret Robison, poet
#poetry #writingcommunity #booksky #amediting #amwriting #art #editing #editor
September 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"The only purpose of revision is to get more deeply to the truth."
—Margaret Robison, poet
#poetry #writingcommunity #booksky #amediting #amwriting #art #editing #editor
—Margaret Robison, poet
#poetry #writingcommunity #booksky #amediting #amwriting #art #editing #editor
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Any book worth banning is a book worth reading" — Isaac Asimov
September 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Any book worth banning is a book worth reading" — Isaac Asimov
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
September 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
@stephenking.bsky.social was right about this one.
I read it in four days flat!
Still trying to understand why I can read horror novels but can't watch horror movies...😱
#weliveherenow #gothichorror #horrornovels #horror #booksky
I read it in four days flat!
Still trying to understand why I can read horror novels but can't watch horror movies...😱
#weliveherenow #gothichorror #horrornovels #horror #booksky
September 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
@stephenking.bsky.social was right about this one.
I read it in four days flat!
Still trying to understand why I can read horror novels but can't watch horror movies...😱
#weliveherenow #gothichorror #horrornovels #horror #booksky
I read it in four days flat!
Still trying to understand why I can read horror novels but can't watch horror movies...😱
#weliveherenow #gothichorror #horrornovels #horror #booksky
📝Signing a contract with Writer's Digest to join their judging team for the WD Self-Published E-book Awards, in the Science Fiction category! 👽🪐🛸
#sciencefiction #writersky #ebooks #bookawards #booksky #developmentaleditor #copyeditor #bookeditor #sff #scifi
#sciencefiction #writersky #ebooks #bookawards #booksky #developmentaleditor #copyeditor #bookeditor #sff #scifi
September 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
📝Signing a contract with Writer's Digest to join their judging team for the WD Self-Published E-book Awards, in the Science Fiction category! 👽🪐🛸
#sciencefiction #writersky #ebooks #bookawards #booksky #developmentaleditor #copyeditor #bookeditor #sff #scifi
#sciencefiction #writersky #ebooks #bookawards #booksky #developmentaleditor #copyeditor #bookeditor #sff #scifi
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Happening tomorrow, Toronto peeps! I'll be reading from RADIOLAND (and signing books) at the next Drunk Fiction reading event at The Caledonian, hosted by Emily Weedon (launching her next novel)! There will be authors aplenty and a wide array of ales and whisky. Hope to see you Tuesday @ 6pm!
September 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Happening tomorrow, Toronto peeps! I'll be reading from RADIOLAND (and signing books) at the next Drunk Fiction reading event at The Caledonian, hosted by Emily Weedon (launching her next novel)! There will be authors aplenty and a wide array of ales and whisky. Hope to see you Tuesday @ 6pm!
NOT enjoying this game of cat-and-mouse with a spider in my home office right now. 🕷️🤦♀️
September 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NOT enjoying this game of cat-and-mouse with a spider in my home office right now. 🕷️🤦♀️
📢 Reminder to authors: Please book your editors in advance! 🙏
I had to turn down two authors recently that I really wanted to work with, because they needed someone to start right away, and I was booked.
#editor #developmentaleditor #fictioneditor #bookaneditor #writingcommunity #authorsky #books
I had to turn down two authors recently that I really wanted to work with, because they needed someone to start right away, and I was booked.
#editor #developmentaleditor #fictioneditor #bookaneditor #writingcommunity #authorsky #books
a woman with her eyes closed and the words please do this for me above her
Alt: A GIF of actress Sandra Bullock with her eyes closed and the words please do this for me
media.tenor.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📢 Reminder to authors: Please book your editors in advance! 🙏
I had to turn down two authors recently that I really wanted to work with, because they needed someone to start right away, and I was booked.
#editor #developmentaleditor #fictioneditor #bookaneditor #writingcommunity #authorsky #books
I had to turn down two authors recently that I really wanted to work with, because they needed someone to start right away, and I was booked.
#editor #developmentaleditor #fictioneditor #bookaneditor #writingcommunity #authorsky #books
You ever finish reading a book, and feel like your life has been permanently changed from having read said book?
Yeah.
Reeling from it. 🌀
#booksky #100years #centuryofsolitude #gabrielgarciamarquez #classiclit #nobelprize #oprahsbookclub #storytelling #literatureislit #adulteration #history
Yeah.
Reeling from it. 🌀
#booksky #100years #centuryofsolitude #gabrielgarciamarquez #classiclit #nobelprize #oprahsbookclub #storytelling #literatureislit #adulteration #history
September 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
You ever finish reading a book, and feel like your life has been permanently changed from having read said book?
Yeah.
Reeling from it. 🌀
#booksky #100years #centuryofsolitude #gabrielgarciamarquez #classiclit #nobelprize #oprahsbookclub #storytelling #literatureislit #adulteration #history
Yeah.
Reeling from it. 🌀
#booksky #100years #centuryofsolitude #gabrielgarciamarquez #classiclit #nobelprize #oprahsbookclub #storytelling #literatureislit #adulteration #history