Melissa Ann Singer
@masinger.bsky.social
freelance book editor specializing in genre fiction, former Senior Editor at Tor; loves theater & art; basically a nerd. has a cat
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(cover image: "59th Street Bridge" by Jeffrey is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.)
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(cover image: "59th Street Bridge" by Jeffrey is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.)
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Melissa Ann Singer
@masinger.bsky.social
· Oct 22
Melissa Ann Singer - Editor | Reedsy
New York City, NY, USA Editor: Former Senior Editor at Tor/Forge, edited award-winning & bestselling genre fiction for adult readers: sf/f, horror, mystery, thriller, etc.
reedsy.com
If you're looking for a freelance editor for novella or novel-length genre fiction for adult readers, check me out here:
reedsy.com/melissa-singer
Or on Fb, which is pretty moribund but I kept it around for DMs when I left Twitter: www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
Or you can DM here on Bluesky.
reedsy.com/melissa-singer
Or on Fb, which is pretty moribund but I kept it around for DMs when I left Twitter: www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
Or you can DM here on Bluesky.
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Indeco IFP28X pulverizer with googly eyes.
December 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Indeco IFP28X pulverizer with googly eyes.
Whipped through CINDER HOUSE by @freyamarske.bsky.social this morning, then immediately reread the last 25% or so because I was so delighted with it.
Loved the spin on traditional elements of the Cinderella story, clever stuff there.
Really loved the ballet scenes.
Loved the spin on traditional elements of the Cinderella story, clever stuff there.
Really loved the ballet scenes.
December 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Whipped through CINDER HOUSE by @freyamarske.bsky.social this morning, then immediately reread the last 25% or so because I was so delighted with it.
Loved the spin on traditional elements of the Cinderella story, clever stuff there.
Really loved the ballet scenes.
Loved the spin on traditional elements of the Cinderella story, clever stuff there.
Really loved the ballet scenes.
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Incredible what you find when you start looking for data on the "white men can't get jobs anymore" phenomenon
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/12/17/w...
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/12/17/w...
What Does the Census Data Say About “The Lost Generation”
Savage appears wrong, but the reality is potentially bleaker.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org
December 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Incredible what you find when you start looking for data on the "white men can't get jobs anymore" phenomenon
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/12/17/w...
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/12/17/w...
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Actually if someone has a nice atmospheric shot of flooded modern city ruins / a subway especially that would also serve.
Sorry, clarification - I have an immediate need for an
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Any artists out there got an available (non AI) picture of what could be a bioengineered seal/aquatic human?
December 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Actually if someone has a nice atmospheric shot of flooded modern city ruins / a subway especially that would also serve.
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Looking for a Christmas miracle for a kitty (aging parent situation) for Baltimore pals: (1/2)
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Looking for a Christmas miracle for a kitty (aging parent situation) for Baltimore pals: (1/2)
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
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Periodically I punch the area where I used to live into Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace and search for a miracle. See, when I was sixteen, my mother lost our family storage unit for non-payment. And that included my original Pony collection.
December 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Periodically I punch the area where I used to live into Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace and search for a miracle. See, when I was sixteen, my mother lost our family storage unit for non-payment. And that included my original Pony collection.
my cat commandeered a tribble so I know how this sort of thing happens.
That thing where you’re a Jewish cat and you love your challah.
December 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
my cat commandeered a tribble so I know how this sort of thing happens.
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Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
I have filled my hole in January. Now booking for late February and beyond.
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 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I have filled my hole in January. Now booking for late February and beyond.
I haaaaaate "said is dead." I'm sorry, but "'well done,' he nodded" is just wrong wrong wrong and when I line-edit, I kill as much of that sort of nonsense as possible.
totally agree about eyes vs. gaze as well, I hate hate hate it. (exception for non-humans who may have mobile eyes)
totally agree about eyes vs. gaze as well, I hate hate hate it. (exception for non-humans who may have mobile eyes)
i hate “said is dead.” i get the audiobook issue & words can be repeated too often. however, i am 100% anti-tom-swifty.
also: eyes don’t move independently. one’s gaze does. recently read a passage re: how someone’s eyes “crawled to blah’s face” & it kicked me into ‘50s sf, b-movie territory.
also: eyes don’t move independently. one’s gaze does. recently read a passage re: how someone’s eyes “crawled to blah’s face” & it kicked me into ‘50s sf, b-movie territory.
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I haaaaaate "said is dead." I'm sorry, but "'well done,' he nodded" is just wrong wrong wrong and when I line-edit, I kill as much of that sort of nonsense as possible.
totally agree about eyes vs. gaze as well, I hate hate hate it. (exception for non-humans who may have mobile eyes)
totally agree about eyes vs. gaze as well, I hate hate hate it. (exception for non-humans who may have mobile eyes)
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The cashier at Target should be able to work full-time and afford their bills with a little left over. That’s not radical.
December 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The cashier at Target should be able to work full-time and afford their bills with a little left over. That’s not radical.
can't remember if I already posted about this or not, but I really enjoyed @mcflycahill90.bsky.social's AUDITION FOR THE FOX.
Interesting world, fascinating pantheon, characters I liked, good story.
I particularly liked the interweaving of the "tales" with the main story.
Interesting world, fascinating pantheon, characters I liked, good story.
I particularly liked the interweaving of the "tales" with the main story.
December 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
can't remember if I already posted about this or not, but I really enjoyed @mcflycahill90.bsky.social's AUDITION FOR THE FOX.
Interesting world, fascinating pantheon, characters I liked, good story.
I particularly liked the interweaving of the "tales" with the main story.
Interesting world, fascinating pantheon, characters I liked, good story.
I particularly liked the interweaving of the "tales" with the main story.
15, but nearly all for work trips. Not counting NYC since I live here.
19 for me... the only city on here I've never been to is Boston.
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
15, but nearly all for work trips. Not counting NYC since I live here.
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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Predictably, publishers have made partnerships with AI companies to handle production. And even more predictably, it's not going well AT ALL.
You can and should choose a publisher based on their operational ethics. @leverpress.bsky.social is platinum OA, library-funded, and we *do not* use AI.
You can and should choose a publisher based on their operational ethics. @leverpress.bsky.social is platinum OA, library-funded, and we *do not* use AI.
Problems with Publishers Moving to AI-Based Production - Daily Nous
Straive is a firm that uses AI to, among other things, help publishers with various tasks "across the publishing value chain". One of its clients is Springer Nature, the publisher of many philosophy j...
dailynous.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Predictably, publishers have made partnerships with AI companies to handle production. And even more predictably, it's not going well AT ALL.
You can and should choose a publisher based on their operational ethics. @leverpress.bsky.social is platinum OA, library-funded, and we *do not* use AI.
You can and should choose a publisher based on their operational ethics. @leverpress.bsky.social is platinum OA, library-funded, and we *do not* use AI.
I've had 2 Samsung Flip phones in a row now. I like this phone because it is small enough to fit in my purse or pocket and because my hands are small so a large phone is hard for me to use.
Both times, I bought OtterBox cases, having had good luck with them for previous phones.
Both times, I bought OtterBox cases, having had good luck with them for previous phones.
December 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I've had 2 Samsung Flip phones in a row now. I like this phone because it is small enough to fit in my purse or pocket and because my hands are small so a large phone is hard for me to use.
Both times, I bought OtterBox cases, having had good luck with them for previous phones.
Both times, I bought OtterBox cases, having had good luck with them for previous phones.
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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"Bubbe Hates You" was published in the Punch A Nazi anthology, a benefit for the Trevor Project to support LGBTQ+ youth. We raised over $800 before the benefit ended, but you can still read the story and see the collection of fiction and comics on my website.
Writing — Sylvie Althoff
www.sylviealthoff.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"Bubbe Hates You" was published in the Punch A Nazi anthology, a benefit for the Trevor Project to support LGBTQ+ youth. We raised over $800 before the benefit ended, but you can still read the story and see the collection of fiction and comics on my website.
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Thread:
It's the latter, but at a much larger scale than you may be thinking. You don't know what questions you can ask until you've spent a lot of time with the sources. But you also don't know which sources are going to be important going in. Archives are not organized in some obvious or transparent way.
December 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Thread:
Mine have all been basic domestic shorthair, though Minerva was labeled "half Russian Blue" by the shelter. She did look very much like a Blue, and had no voice, which is a Blue trait. She had like 6 white hairs though. Thalia looked and sounded like an Abyssinian-tabby cross. The rest? Tabbies.
I would like to articulate one of the BIGGEST misconceptions about cat breed genetics by talking about the NEBELUNG!
An extremely rare breed with only SIX(6) in the whole US, and no breeders, yet one that thousands of folk online are convinced they own.
Your cat is NOT any breed, and that's okay.
An extremely rare breed with only SIX(6) in the whole US, and no breeders, yet one that thousands of folk online are convinced they own.
Your cat is NOT any breed, and that's okay.
December 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Mine have all been basic domestic shorthair, though Minerva was labeled "half Russian Blue" by the shelter. She did look very much like a Blue, and had no voice, which is a Blue trait. She had like 6 white hairs though. Thalia looked and sounded like an Abyssinian-tabby cross. The rest? Tabbies.
In 2025, I worked on around 15 projects.
I've helped writers with their queries (some of them got agents, yay!).
I've done partial edits, full edits, and line-edits, and written copy.
I've helped writers with their queries (some of them got agents, yay!).
I've done partial edits, full edits, and line-edits, and written copy.
December 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In 2025, I worked on around 15 projects.
I've helped writers with their queries (some of them got agents, yay!).
I've done partial edits, full edits, and line-edits, and written copy.
I've helped writers with their queries (some of them got agents, yay!).
I've done partial edits, full edits, and line-edits, and written copy.
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Color me shocked.
Doctors Catch Cancer-Diagnosing AI Extracting Patients' Race Data and Being Racist With It
A new study reveals an alarming bias present in four leading AI cancer screening tools, related to race, gender, and age.
futurism.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Color me shocked.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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I very much value copyeditors, who catch all kinds of shit I miss, but I am still the sort of editor who abruptly realizes, thousands of words into a line-edit, that the author wrote something as a 2-word phrase part of the time and a compound words part of the time, and goes back to fix it.
December 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I very much value copyeditors, who catch all kinds of shit I miss, but I am still the sort of editor who abruptly realizes, thousands of words into a line-edit, that the author wrote something as a 2-word phrase part of the time and a compound words part of the time, and goes back to fix it.