Kristen Tate
@kristentate.bsky.social
Editor and writer at the Blue Garret. Southerner by birth, San Franciscan by choice, Italian by some route I have yet to discover. she/her/y'all
https://bio.site/kristentate
https://bio.site/kristentate
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A friend and I were talking about awkward stock photos again and I realized it's never a bad time to reshare this list of sites with free stock images that are both less awkward AND more inclusive in terms of the people in them. (It includes a great one for your fall vaccine coverage!)
Free Sources for Inclusive and Stereotype-Busting Stock Images — Madeleine Vasaly
One problem you’ll run into in almost any stock library is that a lot of images are pretty stereotypical and don’t tend to feature a lot of diversity. That’s why whenever I find a new site with free-u...
www.madeleinevasaly.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A friend and I were talking about awkward stock photos again and I realized it's never a bad time to reshare this list of sites with free stock images that are both less awkward AND more inclusive in terms of the people in them. (It includes a great one for your fall vaccine coverage!)
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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Hey, #Editors & #WritingCommunity! 👋🏻
I've topped up the scholarships for all my self-paced courses again!
There's a limited number of scholarship spots for editors and writers from marginalized groups.
They're first-come, first-serve, no questions asked.
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#AmEditing #WriterSky 💙📚
I've topped up the scholarships for all my self-paced courses again!
There's a limited number of scholarship spots for editors and writers from marginalized groups.
They're first-come, first-serve, no questions asked.
TanyaGold.com
#AmEditing #WriterSky 💙📚
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Hey, #Editors & #WritingCommunity! 👋🏻
I've topped up the scholarships for all my self-paced courses again!
There's a limited number of scholarship spots for editors and writers from marginalized groups.
They're first-come, first-serve, no questions asked.
TanyaGold.com
#AmEditing #WriterSky 💙📚
I've topped up the scholarships for all my self-paced courses again!
There's a limited number of scholarship spots for editors and writers from marginalized groups.
They're first-come, first-serve, no questions asked.
TanyaGold.com
#AmEditing #WriterSky 💙📚
PSA to anyone listening to the audiobook of Ian McEwan's What We Can Know: It omits almost 20 pages in the final third of the novel!
If you are confused about the references to the boy on the platform – you didn't miss anything! It's simply not there! 🤯
If you are confused about the references to the boy on the platform – you didn't miss anything! It's simply not there! 🤯
October 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
PSA to anyone listening to the audiobook of Ian McEwan's What We Can Know: It omits almost 20 pages in the final third of the novel!
If you are confused about the references to the boy on the platform – you didn't miss anything! It's simply not there! 🤯
If you are confused about the references to the boy on the platform – you didn't miss anything! It's simply not there! 🤯
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Local legislator displays the importance of kerning
October 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Local legislator displays the importance of kerning
BREAKING: My cats have created some kind of rainbow wormhole situation. What’s the protocol here?
October 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
BREAKING: My cats have created some kind of rainbow wormhole situation. What’s the protocol here?
That felt fucking fantastic!
(Pls overlook the spacing – I am merely an editor with a printer and opinions about typefaces, not a graphic designer)
(Pls overlook the spacing – I am merely an editor with a printer and opinions about typefaces, not a graphic designer)
October 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
That felt fucking fantastic!
(Pls overlook the spacing – I am merely an editor with a printer and opinions about typefaces, not a graphic designer)
(Pls overlook the spacing – I am merely an editor with a printer and opinions about typefaces, not a graphic designer)
Don’t make Giant Pencil sad!
Do you want to win a cool prize? Of course you do! Check out the awesome prizes you could win *1 week from today* on 10/24 at Giant Pencil's Pre–Red Pencil Virtual Trivia Night!
Open to all editors, $5 entry goes to scholarships, registration required: bit.ly/GPSPRPVTN
#GiantPencilFanClub
(🧵: 1/3)
Open to all editors, $5 entry goes to scholarships, registration required: bit.ly/GPSPRPVTN
#GiantPencilFanClub
(🧵: 1/3)
October 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Don’t make Giant Pencil sad!
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In honor of Hallowe'en coming up, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
Copyedit this in Adobe.
Copyedit this in Adobe.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
She burned their letters.
She burned their letters.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
New library catalogue website.
New library catalogue website.
October 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
In honor of Hallowe'en coming up, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
Copyedit this in Adobe.
Copyedit this in Adobe.
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This only happens to you once
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This only happens to you once
A free critique from one of these top-notch editors? Jump on this, #QueerSFF authors. **Deadline is Sept 12**
Want to get feedback from a professional editor on the opening pages of your #QueerSFF novel?
This year, @spacemagiccon.bsky.social has created that opportunity for you!
Submit your novel's opening pages to apply for a one-to-one session. ⬇
forms.gle/vaqPkKYwM1ex...
#RSM2025 🌈📚🪐 #WriterSky
This year, @spacemagiccon.bsky.social has created that opportunity for you!
Submit your novel's opening pages to apply for a one-to-one session. ⬇
forms.gle/vaqPkKYwM1ex...
#RSM2025 🌈📚🪐 #WriterSky
September 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A free critique from one of these top-notch editors? Jump on this, #QueerSFF authors. **Deadline is Sept 12**
"his delicious scent envelopes me" >> "his delicious scent envelops me"
PSA for #Romancelandia, in particular – watch out for this sneaky little homonym! Almost every time I see it in a manuscript, it's wrong.
#AmEditing
PSA for #Romancelandia, in particular – watch out for this sneaky little homonym! Almost every time I see it in a manuscript, it's wrong.
#AmEditing
a drawing of a person in an envelope with the letters hym on the bottom right
Alt: Gif drawing of a person being dropped into an envelope. Signed "hjm" (maybe?)
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September 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"his delicious scent envelopes me" >> "his delicious scent envelops me"
PSA for #Romancelandia, in particular – watch out for this sneaky little homonym! Almost every time I see it in a manuscript, it's wrong.
#AmEditing
PSA for #Romancelandia, in particular – watch out for this sneaky little homonym! Almost every time I see it in a manuscript, it's wrong.
#AmEditing
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Reminder: The video from @kristentate.bsky.social's presentation, "Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction," is available for all to watch through 8/17, after which it becomes a member-only perk. Our favorite part: the graphs tracking plot intensity! 🤓
www.edsguild.org/sharpen-your...
www.edsguild.org/sharpen-your...
Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction with Kristen Tate — Northwest Editors Guild
www.edsguild.org
August 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Reminder: The video from @kristentate.bsky.social's presentation, "Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction," is available for all to watch through 8/17, after which it becomes a member-only perk. Our favorite part: the graphs tracking plot intensity! 🤓
www.edsguild.org/sharpen-your...
www.edsguild.org/sharpen-your...
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You want…romance novels, Ian. They already exist.
This how we can reclaim the conversation from women-hating freaks and Social Darwinists iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...
August 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
You want…romance novels, Ian. They already exist.
Need a little shot of learning & community to fuel your writing in these dog days of summer? I’m participating in the Find Your Readers online summit, running from August 2-5. 1/4
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summit.findyournextreader.com?sc=VS7c2jMi&...
Find Your Readers Summit 2025
Are you a writer? We'll help you find your next reader -- today.
summit.findyournextreader.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Need a little shot of learning & community to fuel your writing in these dog days of summer? I’m participating in the Find Your Readers online summit, running from August 2-5. 1/4
summit.findyournextreader.com?sc=VS7c2jMi&...
summit.findyournextreader.com?sc=VS7c2jMi&...
This course gave me a lot more tools for working with memoirists. I came away with a lot more questions to apply to manuscripts and frameworks for understanding how the genre works – highly recommend!
Hey, #editor friends 👋🏻
Wanna learn how to apply your editing skills to memoir?
My frequently sold-out course on memoir editing is now self-paced and open for registration!
And, as always, there are scholarship spots available.
tanyagold.podia.com/editing-memoir
#AmEditing #Edibuddies #Memoir
Wanna learn how to apply your editing skills to memoir?
My frequently sold-out course on memoir editing is now self-paced and open for registration!
And, as always, there are scholarship spots available.
tanyagold.podia.com/editing-memoir
#AmEditing #Edibuddies #Memoir
July 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This course gave me a lot more tools for working with memoirists. I came away with a lot more questions to apply to manuscripts and frameworks for understanding how the genre works – highly recommend!
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Fresh #AmEditing educational video alert: The recording from our recent event "Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction" with @kristentate.bsky.social is available now through 8/17 for everyone to view (after which it becomes a member-only video).
www.edsguild.org/rotator/w02m...
www.edsguild.org/rotator/w02m...
Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction — Northwest Editors Guild
Did you miss our July 14th meeting, Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction with Kristen Tate? Don’t worry: you can now watch the video and download the presentation slides on our website ! ...
www.edsguild.org
July 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Fresh #AmEditing educational video alert: The recording from our recent event "Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction" with @kristentate.bsky.social is available now through 8/17 for everyone to view (after which it becomes a member-only video).
www.edsguild.org/rotator/w02m...
www.edsguild.org/rotator/w02m...
I got a demo of this tool and was impressed – if you use a story spreadsheet or story map in your dev ed work, this tool has the potential to replace the hours it takes to create that. They designed it with editors in mind. #AmEditing
July 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I got a demo of this tool and was impressed – if you use a story spreadsheet or story map in your dev ed work, this tool has the potential to replace the hours it takes to create that. They designed it with editors in mind. #AmEditing
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Bye forever, WeTransfer.
July 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Bye forever, WeTransfer.
Want to hear about some new editing tools and practices I’ve developed based on my years of studying current fiction? Join me Monday night for a short talk followed by a Q&A session with the Northwest Editors Guild! (1/3)
#AmEditing
www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve...
#AmEditing
www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve...
July 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Want to hear about some new editing tools and practices I’ve developed based on my years of studying current fiction? Join me Monday night for a short talk followed by a Q&A session with the Northwest Editors Guild! (1/3)
#AmEditing
www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve...
#AmEditing
www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve...
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Last chance to submit your questions for @kristentate.bsky.social for her "Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction" presentation on 7/14!
Submit your questions at forms.gle/dGcmfJnEq6cj...
The event is free to attend, open to all editors, registration at www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve....
Submit your questions at forms.gle/dGcmfJnEq6cj...
The event is free to attend, open to all editors, registration at www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve....
Questions for Kristen Tate
Submit your questions for Kristen Tate about her book, Novel Study, or about sharpening your editing skills by studying fiction writing.
Please submit your questions by the end of the day on Friday, ...
forms.gle
July 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Last chance to submit your questions for @kristentate.bsky.social for her "Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction" presentation on 7/14!
Submit your questions at forms.gle/dGcmfJnEq6cj...
The event is free to attend, open to all editors, registration at www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve....
Submit your questions at forms.gle/dGcmfJnEq6cj...
The event is free to attend, open to all editors, registration at www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve....
This is simply wrong. I've been running a book club all year focused on reading commercial fiction & have had to deliberately ignore the many lit fic books that have been on the charts all year. Brooks also misses the real story... (1/8)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...
Opinion | When Novels Mattered
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is simply wrong. I've been running a book club all year focused on reading commercial fiction & have had to deliberately ignore the many lit fic books that have been on the charts all year. Brooks also misses the real story... (1/8)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...
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It’s 1AM and I’m just off the floor of the House where we have still not voted on this disaster of a bill.
I’m carrying your voices with me with every breath, every step. I’ll be sure to keep you updated.
I’m carrying your voices with me with every breath, every step. I’ll be sure to keep you updated.
July 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
It’s 1AM and I’m just off the floor of the House where we have still not voted on this disaster of a bill.
I’m carrying your voices with me with every breath, every step. I’ll be sure to keep you updated.
I’m carrying your voices with me with every breath, every step. I’ll be sure to keep you updated.
Okay, sure, I guess I choose fog dome over heat dome? But I wouldn’t mind if @karlthefog.bsky.social took a quick little visit to NYC (see a show maybe!) so we could break 70 here in San Francisco.
June 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Okay, sure, I guess I choose fog dome over heat dome? But I wouldn’t mind if @karlthefog.bsky.social took a quick little visit to NYC (see a show maybe!) so we could break 70 here in San Francisco.
Come join me on July 14 for some real story nerd stuff – there will be charts and spreadsheets and templates! #AmEditing
And more free, virtual #AmEditing events:
New! 📖 Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction with @kristentate.bsky.social, 7/14, 6:30 pm Pacific
📖 Developmental Editing Happy Hour, 7/15, 5 pm Pacific
🍻 Copyediting & Proofreading Fiction Happy Hour, 7/16, 4 pm Pacific
(🧵: 3/4)
New! 📖 Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction with @kristentate.bsky.social, 7/14, 6:30 pm Pacific
📖 Developmental Editing Happy Hour, 7/15, 5 pm Pacific
🍻 Copyediting & Proofreading Fiction Happy Hour, 7/16, 4 pm Pacific
(🧵: 3/4)
June 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Come join me on July 14 for some real story nerd stuff – there will be charts and spreadsheets and templates! #AmEditing