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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Grateful for all the projects I worked on in 2025, with authors from around the world! 🌎
This testimonial is from a Brazilian author who wrote a #regencyromance.
#writersky #writingcommunity #fictioneditor #canadianeditor #editortoronto #booksky #5amwritersclub #bookeditor #novels #art #yafantasy
This testimonial is from a Brazilian author who wrote a #regencyromance.
#writersky #writingcommunity #fictioneditor #canadianeditor #editortoronto #booksky #5amwritersclub #bookeditor #novels #art #yafantasy
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"Write into what interests and fascinates you—readers can feel that energy on the other end. Your strangeness, your obsessions, the parts of you that might feel wrong are what makes your work stand out. Don’t hide your uniqueness!"
—Jacquelyn Stolos, middle-grade author
#stayweird #middlegrade
—Jacquelyn Stolos, middle-grade author
#stayweird #middlegrade
December 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Write into what interests and fascinates you—readers can feel that energy on the other end. Your strangeness, your obsessions, the parts of you that might feel wrong are what makes your work stand out. Don’t hide your uniqueness!"
—Jacquelyn Stolos, middle-grade author
#stayweird #middlegrade
—Jacquelyn Stolos, middle-grade author
#stayweird #middlegrade
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“Basically, writers write because they have something to say...Everyone has a story in them, writers merely decide to share it with the world...”
― Virginia Alison
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
― Virginia Alison
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
December 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
“Basically, writers write because they have something to say...Everyone has a story in them, writers merely decide to share it with the world...”
― Virginia Alison
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
― Virginia Alison
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
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"The only real advice you can give anyone is to keep writing."
David Sedaris, born on this day in 1956
David Sedaris, born on this day in 1956
December 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"The only real advice you can give anyone is to keep writing."
David Sedaris, born on this day in 1956
David Sedaris, born on this day in 1956
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🎄 The Grinch didn’t hate Christmas, he hated what Christmas expected him to be. His rejection wasn’t evil, just overload.
Once he learns Christmas is connection, not pressure, he changes.
🧑🎄 It’s not always a lack of spirit, sometimes there are just too many expectations.
#Psychology #Christmas
Once he learns Christmas is connection, not pressure, he changes.
🧑🎄 It’s not always a lack of spirit, sometimes there are just too many expectations.
#Psychology #Christmas
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
🎄 The Grinch didn’t hate Christmas, he hated what Christmas expected him to be. His rejection wasn’t evil, just overload.
Once he learns Christmas is connection, not pressure, he changes.
🧑🎄 It’s not always a lack of spirit, sometimes there are just too many expectations.
#Psychology #Christmas
Once he learns Christmas is connection, not pressure, he changes.
🧑🎄 It’s not always a lack of spirit, sometimes there are just too many expectations.
#Psychology #Christmas
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December 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Grateful for all the projects I worked on in 2025, with authors from around the world! 🌎
This testimonial is from a Brazilian author who wrote a #regencyromance.
#writersky #writingcommunity #fictioneditor #canadianeditor #editortoronto #booksky #5amwritersclub #bookeditor #novels #art #yafantasy
This testimonial is from a Brazilian author who wrote a #regencyromance.
#writersky #writingcommunity #fictioneditor #canadianeditor #editortoronto #booksky #5amwritersclub #bookeditor #novels #art #yafantasy
December 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Grateful for all the projects I worked on in 2025, with authors from around the world! 🌎
This testimonial is from a Brazilian author who wrote a #regencyromance.
#writersky #writingcommunity #fictioneditor #canadianeditor #editortoronto #booksky #5amwritersclub #bookeditor #novels #art #yafantasy
This testimonial is from a Brazilian author who wrote a #regencyromance.
#writersky #writingcommunity #fictioneditor #canadianeditor #editortoronto #booksky #5amwritersclub #bookeditor #novels #art #yafantasy
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December 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
― Oscar Wilde
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
December 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
― Oscar Wilde
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
I received this praise from an editor-in-chief for a 1,500-word short story, back in May. I can't wait to see it in print!
What is the usual publishing timeline for a (brand-new) literary magazine?
#booksky #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #shortfiction #publishing #accepted #shortstory #writer
What is the usual publishing timeline for a (brand-new) literary magazine?
#booksky #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #shortfiction #publishing #accepted #shortstory #writer
December 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I received this praise from an editor-in-chief for a 1,500-word short story, back in May. I can't wait to see it in print!
What is the usual publishing timeline for a (brand-new) literary magazine?
#booksky #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #shortfiction #publishing #accepted #shortstory #writer
What is the usual publishing timeline for a (brand-new) literary magazine?
#booksky #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #shortfiction #publishing #accepted #shortstory #writer
From the Writer's Digest interview with @tarpley.bsky.social , author of #Barbieland. 😄
#funnyeditorquotes #booksky #writersky #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #editingcommunity #newnonfiction
#funnyeditorquotes #booksky #writersky #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #editingcommunity #newnonfiction
December 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
From the Writer's Digest interview with @tarpley.bsky.social , author of #Barbieland. 😄
#funnyeditorquotes #booksky #writersky #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #editingcommunity #newnonfiction
#funnyeditorquotes #booksky #writersky #5amwritersclub #writingcommunity #editingcommunity #newnonfiction
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Join us for a night of festive frights at @tridenthalifax.bsky.social on December 22! Everyone is welcome to attend this free event!
Featuring myself, @elliottgish.bsky.social , @tiffmorris.bsky.social , @slhawthorn.bsky.social , @atillythehun.bsky.social , & Vanessa Penney!
Featuring myself, @elliottgish.bsky.social , @tiffmorris.bsky.social , @slhawthorn.bsky.social , @atillythehun.bsky.social , & Vanessa Penney!
December 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Join us for a night of festive frights at @tridenthalifax.bsky.social on December 22! Everyone is welcome to attend this free event!
Featuring myself, @elliottgish.bsky.social , @tiffmorris.bsky.social , @slhawthorn.bsky.social , @atillythehun.bsky.social , & Vanessa Penney!
Featuring myself, @elliottgish.bsky.social , @tiffmorris.bsky.social , @slhawthorn.bsky.social , @atillythehun.bsky.social , & Vanessa Penney!
"This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language.
"That is how civilizations heal."
—Toni Morrison
#tonimorrison #novelist #essayist #humanity #art #artists #heal
"That is how civilizations heal."
—Toni Morrison
#tonimorrison #novelist #essayist #humanity #art #artists #heal
December 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Why is it that a sleep-deprived state is so much better for writing? ✍️🤔🥱
#5amwritersclub #booksky #writersky #bookeditor
#5amwritersclub #booksky #writersky #bookeditor
December 16, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Why is it that a sleep-deprived state is so much better for writing? ✍️🤔🥱
#5amwritersclub #booksky #writersky #bookeditor
#5amwritersclub #booksky #writersky #bookeditor
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Looking for a FREE e-book about the essentials of writing a story, and more, written by a team of editorial professionals?
From Manuscript to Market is available here: a.co/d/79CJrd8
#booksky #5amwritersclub #helpforauthors #writersky #authorsky #bookpublishing #editors #bookmarketing
From Manuscript to Market is available here: a.co/d/79CJrd8
#booksky #5amwritersclub #helpforauthors #writersky #authorsky #bookpublishing #editors #bookmarketing
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Looking for a FREE e-book about the essentials of writing a story, and more, written by a team of editorial professionals?
From Manuscript to Market is available here: a.co/d/79CJrd8
#booksky #5amwritersclub #helpforauthors #writersky #authorsky #bookpublishing #editors #bookmarketing
From Manuscript to Market is available here: a.co/d/79CJrd8
#booksky #5amwritersclub #helpforauthors #writersky #authorsky #bookpublishing #editors #bookmarketing
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Today, Editors Canada and a group of leading language experts sent a letter to the Prime Minister's Office to express concerns about a recent shift to British spelling in official Government of Canada documents.
Learn more: editors.ca/news/letter-...
Learn more: editors.ca/news/letter-...
Letter to the Prime Minister's Office about spelling in official Government of Canada documents - Editors Canada
Editors Canada and a group of leading language experts sent the Prime Minister's Office a letter to express concerns about a recent shift to British spelling in official Government of Canada…
editors.ca
December 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Today, Editors Canada and a group of leading language experts sent a letter to the Prime Minister's Office to express concerns about a recent shift to British spelling in official Government of Canada documents.
Learn more: editors.ca/news/letter-...
Learn more: editors.ca/news/letter-...
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Do you know an exceptional editor? Shine a spotlight on great editing by submitting a nomination for the $2,000 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. The 2026 award recognizes an outstanding editor on a project published in the 2025 calendar year:
Tom Fairley Award - Editors Canada
The Tom Fairley Award is presented annually to an exceptional editor who played an important role in the success of a project. Learn more...
www.editors.ca
December 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Do you know an exceptional editor? Shine a spotlight on great editing by submitting a nomination for the $2,000 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. The 2026 award recognizes an outstanding editor on a project published in the 2025 calendar year:
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Nominations are now open for the 2026 Karen Virag Award! A cash award of $400 is made possible by Editors Canada and its generous donors. Tell us about the editing heroes in your community: www.editors.ca/about/awards...
Karen Virag Award - Editors Canada
Karen Virag Award is given to the individuals/organizations who make an effort to raise the profile of our profession in their communities.
www.editors.ca
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Karen Virag Award! A cash award of $400 is made possible by Editors Canada and its generous donors. Tell us about the editing heroes in your community: www.editors.ca/about/awards...
#Authors and #writers, get ready because we are about to open up program registration from now until the spring festival in April.
Find out more here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/gritlit-an...
#booksky #writersky #canadianwriters #authorsky #5amwritersclub #literaryfestival #canadianevents #ontariobooks
Find out more here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/gritlit-an...
#booksky #writersky #canadianwriters #authorsky #5amwritersclub #literaryfestival #canadianevents #ontariobooks
December 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#Authors and #writers, get ready because we are about to open up program registration from now until the spring festival in April.
Find out more here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/gritlit-an...
#booksky #writersky #canadianwriters #authorsky #5amwritersclub #literaryfestival #canadianevents #ontariobooks
Find out more here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/gritlit-an...
#booksky #writersky #canadianwriters #authorsky #5amwritersclub #literaryfestival #canadianevents #ontariobooks
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comparing yourself to other creative people can be helpful. Finding motivation/inspiration. But don't put yourself down because you're not someone else. It's not fair to you, bro. You can achieve your own version of success. Just do your thing. Keep swinging that axe. You're doing great.
December 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
comparing yourself to other creative people can be helpful. Finding motivation/inspiration. But don't put yourself down because you're not someone else. It's not fair to you, bro. You can achieve your own version of success. Just do your thing. Keep swinging that axe. You're doing great.
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📣 Goodreads GIVEAWAY is officially open. Enter to win a copy of After Shock today 📚 #medsky #booksky
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Book giveaway for After Shock: Learning to Reinhabit My Body After Illness by Rana Awdish Dec 01-Dec 21, 2025
Enter to win one of 25 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Dec 01-Dec 21, 2025. This book will forever alter how you think about healing.—Jessi ...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
📣 Goodreads GIVEAWAY is officially open. Enter to win a copy of After Shock today 📚 #medsky #booksky
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Looking for a FREE e-book about the essentials of writing a story, and more, written by a team of editorial professionals?
From Manuscript to Market is available here: a.co/d/79CJrd8
#booksky #5amwritersclub #helpforauthors #writersky #authorsky #bookpublishing #editors #bookmarketing
From Manuscript to Market is available here: a.co/d/79CJrd8
#booksky #5amwritersclub #helpforauthors #writersky #authorsky #bookpublishing #editors #bookmarketing
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Looking for a FREE e-book about the essentials of writing a story, and more, written by a team of editorial professionals?
From Manuscript to Market is available here: a.co/d/79CJrd8
#booksky #5amwritersclub #helpforauthors #writersky #authorsky #bookpublishing #editors #bookmarketing
From Manuscript to Market is available here: a.co/d/79CJrd8
#booksky #5amwritersclub #helpforauthors #writersky #authorsky #bookpublishing #editors #bookmarketing
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Amazon, please stop asking me if books I bought month ago met my expectations. I still have unread books I bought in 2012. Be real.
December 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Amazon, please stop asking me if books I bought month ago met my expectations. I still have unread books I bought in 2012. Be real.