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Steph (they/she) Editor
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Freelance editor, author, reader | 24 🌈 queer, nonbinary, AuDHD ♾️ leftist, disability advocate | Free 🇵🇸 No AI🚫

Need an Editor? | Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Sci-Fi | line editing, copyediting & proofreading: ottersediting.com 🦦✍️
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Starting my 2026 strong with a fully booked Jan! 🎉

Don't worry because Otters Editing is looking for clients in the Spring!

I work with indie authors for fantasy, LGBTQ+, and sci-fi stories!

You deserve an empathetic #editor who cares about human creativity and doesn't use AI.

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#AwesomeCharacters

Raquel anticipates starting a new life in the capital city. She is planning on having her 17th birthday blessed by the Church there.

It doesn't quite work out that way though 😅 but don't worry, she'll still have a great bday!
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

*Tomorrow, I will ask you about what questions you wish to see in 2026. Don’t answer yet, this is to give time to consider!*

Today, what is your character anticipating in the future? Will it work out for them?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Please please help me there is literally nothing else I can do right now expected to embarrass myself on the internet
The city turned my water off even though they said i could pay my bill in parts

Im exhausted vacant i please get some help, winter has been such a struggle!

Please please help if you can i need my water back on! $0/$170

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December 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Still at $0 please please help if you can even just a little is better then nothing please
The city turned my water off even though they said i could pay my bill in parts

Im exhausted vacant i please get some help, winter has been such a struggle!

Please please help if you can i need my water back on! $0/$170

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December 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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NICEF is part of the massive itch.io End-of-Year Sci-Fi sale! Get a ton of great sci-fi for a quarter of the price! (also NICEF's ebook price is going to spike come Jan!)

41 sci-fi books for only $25 USD!

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HERE: itch.io/b/3450/the-e...
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#scifi #yafiction #mecha #booklovers #booksky 📢📚
December 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Working on a sample edit group presentation/webinar for 2026, and I'm reminded of a golden editorial rule.

Not every editor is the right fit for every project. And that's okay.

Finding the right editor for you & your project is super important. Sample edits are a part of that process.

#editing
December 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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The city turned my water off even though they said i could pay my bill in parts

Im exhausted vacant i please get some help, winter has been such a struggle!

Please please help if you can i need my water back on! $0/$170

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Instantly exchange money for free on Cash App
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December 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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🗡️ fantasy novella
⚰️ accidental reawakening of dead immortals
🏹 gallant knights
👑 evil kingdom 🤝 evil queendom
🌲 enchanted plants and forests
🥀 romance and friendship

🔖 link: mybook.to/mUVTmR
💌 itch.io: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/a-light-for-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

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December 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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The day after tomorrow is the last day of the Smashwords sale!

Get some weird 1910's SFF while it's hot!

#Books #SFF #SpeculativeFiction #Sale #Free
Try Sigils of Malice for #FREE on #Smashwords!

Sigils of Blight (Book 2), is also half price!

www.smashwords.com/books/byseri...

Dive into this unique, feminist science fantasy thriller with found family, complex character arcs, and strange cats!

#Books
December 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Would you like a queer urban fantasy novel featuring useless bisexual disasters and gay yearning?

My free gift to you for the holidays: ebook / audio for zero pennies!

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Jack of Thorns
What do you do when a Celtic god rings your doorbell? Laurence Riley is a San Diego florist whose ex won't leave him alone. Quentin d'Arcy is a British earl on the run from his own family. Despi...
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December 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Howdy! My name is Annie Laurie! I'm an aroace/agender writer of action/adventure fiction w/ LGBTQ+ & diverse characters.

Querying: #Shield&Scalpel
WIP: #WOTV (Wardens of the Veil)
Published: Unbreakable Series
Website: HolfelderWrites.com
CoWriter: S. B. Watson

AMA, anytime, I love to chat! :)
HolfelderWrites | lgbtq fiction
HolfelderWrites is an independent author from the Pittsburgh, PA area. They write character driven, queer adventure fiction. Check out their works today!
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December 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Setting goals is very important for me! Here are some of my goals for 2026!
December 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Lifting the dark cloth up, I glance at the relative position of the sun to estimate how long I have. I groan, at least another two hours.

I can't stand the market: cart wheels, people talking, coins jingling, bright colors, any number of transformations..."

-AnimalsWIP Raquel POV #WIPSnips
December 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Omg I have so many new followers.

Hi!! I'm Astrid, I'm the author of the upcoming re-release, Inarora's Excursion, featuring a young cat person learning how useless bureaucracy can be and starting a journey of self-discovery...

Newsletter: astridabellauthor.com
Pre-Order today!
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Inarora's Excursion by Astrid E. Abell
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December 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I believe in setting goals even if I don't complete all of them. It's something to work towards, and any progress is good.

So here are my 2026 goals that I hope to complete (or work on).

What are your goals in 2026?

#OttersEditing 🦦✍️
December 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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🤍 estranged husbands
🥺 close brothers x2
🗡️ an mc who is 100% done
🐺 a love interest ready to grovel
🏫 a haunted, gothic school
🔍 buried secrets
❄️ snowy setting

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/aBMB
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-strange-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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December 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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My Kranlian Alliance Winter Sale Is still on. Both revised versions of these #spicy #scifi erotica novels available for a limited time at this special 75% off!

Also includes the bonus story featuring Pilot Neto and his fantasy elves in his pleasure center 💙📚📦🚀

itch.io/s/172279/kra...

#BookSky
Kranlian Alliance Winter Sale 2025 by Simon Wolfe
A bundle by Simon Wolfe, $2.75 for Alien Exploration, Kranlian Rendezvous, Pilot Neto and his Holographic Elves
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December 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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get my nebula award-winning book for 50% off on smashwords! it's a spooky queer tween fantasy novel about a girl who can see ghosts on an adventure with her sister, a dragon and a ghost. 🌈📚
#EOYSale25 #ebook #IndieBooks #fantasy #kidlit #booksky
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
December 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I had intended to do things this afternoon but

My body said no and I just woke up from a 2 hour nap 😅
December 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Want to support me without spending a dime? Request my books at your library! The library pays for their copy so I still get paid and you get to read it for free! Best part, others can enjoy it after you! 🌈📚 #booksky
December 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Honestly, 2025 was a very big year for me and my career. I can't believe that in 1 year I went from an unemployed Gen Z grad to starting my own freelance editing business.

Now I get paid to edit your books! I'm so incredibly happy with the end of this year. Thank you for hiring me as your #editor
December 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Sweet & Wild is still on sale on itch.io until January 5th! Check it out if you’d like a short, sweet MM fantasy romance! 🐝💛🍃
Sweet & Wild is on sale for $1 on itch.io until January 5th!
If you'd like a sweet, cozy MM fantasy romance for this winter, please check it out!

While Sweet & Wild doesn't take place only in winter, there are scenes in winter! ❄️

Link: applesncinnamon.itch.io/sweet-wild
December 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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“A Taste of Wild Honey” is available for just $1! If you liked Sweet & Wild and want some more with Micah and Terran, check it out! 💛🍯😘
Now Available! "A Taste of Wild Honey" is a smutty one-shot featuring Micah and Terran from Sweet & Wild! It's just $1!

itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io/a-taste-of-w...
ko-fi: ko-fi.com/s/dbdfed0266

Cover by @saintsbeware.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Honestly, 2025 was a very big year for me and my career. I can't believe that in 1 year I went from an unemployed Gen Z grad to starting my own freelance editing business.

Now I get paid to edit your books! I'm so incredibly happy with the end of this year. Thank you for hiring me as your #editor
December 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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December 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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My latest #BookReview is for a forthcoming MG paranormal fantasy that turns the Chosen One trope on its head. I think younger readers who enjoy trying to follow clues and figure out mysteries before all is revealed may enjoy this variation of a "secret magical school" adventure. #sff #MG
Book Review: Spindlewood by Freddie Kölsch — HELEN WHISTBERRY
Fun twist on the Chosen One theme in this MG paranormal fantasy
www.helenwhistberry.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM