Peter Senftleben 🏳️🌈
@peseditorial.bsky.social
Freelance fiction editor (esp. romance, mystery/thriller/suspense, horror, gay). Book nerd. Misanthrope. www.peseditorial.com
Finished a client ms today that may very well be my favorite read of the year. (Don't tell my other authors!)
Any agent or editor pals interested in a sci-fi mystery/thriller with timely socioeconomic themes?
Any agent or editor pals interested in a sci-fi mystery/thriller with timely socioeconomic themes?
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Finished a client ms today that may very well be my favorite read of the year. (Don't tell my other authors!)
Any agent or editor pals interested in a sci-fi mystery/thriller with timely socioeconomic themes?
Any agent or editor pals interested in a sci-fi mystery/thriller with timely socioeconomic themes?
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Thankful to #CelebrityTraitorsUK for introducing me to Cat Burns. Her new album is *very* good.
November 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Thankful to #CelebrityTraitorsUK for introducing me to Cat Burns. Her new album is *very* good.
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It’s Election Day! We all voted here. Have you?
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s Election Day! We all voted here. Have you?
Hey Blueys (Bluies? Skyers?), I have openings in November and December for edits, etc.! Services and rates at peseditorial.com, please kindly spread the word.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hey Blueys (Bluies? Skyers?), I have openings in November and December for edits, etc.! Services and rates at peseditorial.com, please kindly spread the word.
I don't know where the original one is, but my literary hot take is that publishers should sell direct to consumer and make their websites sales-oriented, not just informational.
October 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I don't know where the original one is, but my literary hot take is that publishers should sell direct to consumer and make their websites sales-oriented, not just informational.
I rode a bike for the first time in probably 30 years. The saying is true, though your balance will probably be off and your ass will hurt.
October 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I rode a bike for the first time in probably 30 years. The saying is true, though your balance will probably be off and your ass will hurt.
This "friend" necklace thing is so disturbing!
October 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This "friend" necklace thing is so disturbing!
Halloween is the superior Baking Championship. I won't be taking any questions.
September 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Halloween is the superior Baking Championship. I won't be taking any questions.
I'm not crying at the opening minute of #DragRaceUK, nope, not me
September 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I'm not crying at the opening minute of #DragRaceUK, nope, not me
Second #PESeditorial release this week! This one's a spicy small-town romance with angst to spare. #romancelandia #booksky
a.co/d/5jrbl7F
a.co/d/5jrbl7F
September 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Second #PESeditorial release this week! This one's a spicy small-town romance with angst to spare. #romancelandia #booksky
a.co/d/5jrbl7F
a.co/d/5jrbl7F
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Just a double reminder--
Writers, this negging garbage was written by AI and designed to insult you, flatter you, dare you, and scam you.
Scammers, this is embarrassingly badly done. Quit it.
Writers, this negging garbage was written by AI and designed to insult you, flatter you, dare you, and scam you.
Scammers, this is embarrassingly badly done. Quit it.
September 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Just a double reminder--
Writers, this negging garbage was written by AI and designed to insult you, flatter you, dare you, and scam you.
Scammers, this is embarrassingly badly done. Quit it.
Writers, this negging garbage was written by AI and designed to insult you, flatter you, dare you, and scam you.
Scammers, this is embarrassingly badly done. Quit it.
The #LilithFair doc on Hulu (I know...) is SO GOOD
September 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The #LilithFair doc on Hulu (I know...) is SO GOOD
New #PESeditorial book out today! If you like procedurals with an ensemble cast, WAVE'S END is a good entry point to Kay Jennings's Port Stirling series. #mystery #thriller #booksky
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a.co/d/1if1A8g
Wave's End: A Port Stirling Mystery, Book 9
Amazon.com: Wave's End: A Port Stirling Mystery, Book 9 eBook : Jennings, Kay: Kindle Store
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September 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New #PESeditorial book out today! If you like procedurals with an ensemble cast, WAVE'S END is a good entry point to Kay Jennings's Port Stirling series. #mystery #thriller #booksky
a.co/d/1if1A8g
a.co/d/1if1A8g
I pumpkin spiced before October! Who even am I anymore?
September 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I pumpkin spiced before October! Who even am I anymore?
I found a new word game that I like, if you too need a reprieve. It's basically Chain Reaction.
raddle.quest
raddle.quest
RADDLE
The daily word transformation game
raddle.quest
September 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I found a new word game that I like, if you too need a reprieve. It's basically Chain Reaction.
raddle.quest
raddle.quest
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Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.
September 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.
TIL that you can easily clean candle wax remnants from jars with oil! Should have known cuz science.
And now I have a bunch of new containers for my plants!
And now I have a bunch of new containers for my plants!
August 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
TIL that you can easily clean candle wax remnants from jars with oil! Should have known cuz science.
And now I have a bunch of new containers for my plants!
And now I have a bunch of new containers for my plants!
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Tips to confirm registration:
- Ask your agent & publisher for the copyright cert
- Use Advanced Search
- Test shorter title versions, drop subtitle
- Try different author name spellings (full legal, accents, hyphens)
- Search your ISBN
- Check under your publisher’s name
- Ask your agent & publisher for the copyright cert
- Use Advanced Search
- Test shorter title versions, drop subtitle
- Try different author name spellings (full legal, accents, hyphens)
- Search your ISBN
- Check under your publisher’s name
August 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Tips to confirm registration:
- Ask your agent & publisher for the copyright cert
- Use Advanced Search
- Test shorter title versions, drop subtitle
- Try different author name spellings (full legal, accents, hyphens)
- Search your ISBN
- Check under your publisher’s name
- Ask your agent & publisher for the copyright cert
- Use Advanced Search
- Test shorter title versions, drop subtitle
- Try different author name spellings (full legal, accents, hyphens)
- Search your ISBN
- Check under your publisher’s name
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Book titles are too long! Enshorten them!
- The Greatsby
- Warn Peace
- The Brosamazov
- The Catcherye
- Crunishment
- M'dick
- The Greatsby
- Warn Peace
- The Brosamazov
- The Catcherye
- Crunishment
- M'dick
August 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Book titles are too long! Enshorten them!
- The Greatsby
- Warn Peace
- The Brosamazov
- The Catcherye
- Crunishment
- M'dick
- The Greatsby
- Warn Peace
- The Brosamazov
- The Catcherye
- Crunishment
- M'dick
#Romancelandia: do you know about banana ball? I'm seeing it a lot lately and it looks like it would be fun for a rom-com.
August 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
#Romancelandia: do you know about banana ball? I'm seeing it a lot lately and it looks like it would be fun for a rom-com.
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Folks looking for a #freelanceeditor - I still have spots open on my schedule for August and early September. Open to developmental edits, query and/or synopsis reviews, and 1-on-1 video or phone calls. Feel free to reach out at tsferguson.edits@gmail.com or via Reedsy (link in bio) for pricing.
August 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Folks looking for a #freelanceeditor - I still have spots open on my schedule for August and early September. Open to developmental edits, query and/or synopsis reviews, and 1-on-1 video or phone calls. Feel free to reach out at tsferguson.edits@gmail.com or via Reedsy (link in bio) for pricing.
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Annnnnnnd I've come across my first query where I'm pretty sure the author left the AI prompts in. 🫠
In case it's not clear, don't use AI to help you write a query letter.
In case it's not clear, don't use AI to help you write a query letter.
August 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Annnnnnnd I've come across my first query where I'm pretty sure the author left the AI prompts in. 🫠
In case it's not clear, don't use AI to help you write a query letter.
In case it's not clear, don't use AI to help you write a query letter.
I don't need generative AI cuz my brain already populates every possible worst case scenario, tyvm
August 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I don't need generative AI cuz my brain already populates every possible worst case scenario, tyvm