Tenesha L. Curtis, MSSW
@teneshalcurtis.bsky.social
Editor + author, cheese addict, retired psychotherapist, S-rank introvert.
Pay me to work for you:❤️
Ask me to work for you pro bono:🆗
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#MakeItMakeSense
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Ask me to work for you pro bono:🆗
Ask me to PAY YOU to work FOR YOU:🚔
#MakeItMakeSense
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November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Pay me to work for you:❤️
Ask me to work for you pro bono:🆗
Ask me to PAY YOU to work FOR YOU:🚔
#MakeItMakeSense
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Ask me to work for you pro bono:🆗
Ask me to PAY YOU to work FOR YOU:🚔
#MakeItMakeSense
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#FunFact: I used to be an addictions therapist. My master's degree is in addictions treatment. There's a pretty nice hop, skip, and jump between that and editing books, but (oddly) editing books has turned out to provide exponentially more overt death threats. Just how my luck works!🤦🏾♀️
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
#FunFact: I used to be an addictions therapist. My master's degree is in addictions treatment. There's a pretty nice hop, skip, and jump between that and editing books, but (oddly) editing books has turned out to provide exponentially more overt death threats. Just how my luck works!🤦🏾♀️
Look at me publishing another episode like a grown-up! 😊 ReadTenesha.com
#SciFi #RagsToRuin #NewSeriesWhoDis
#SciFi #RagsToRuin #NewSeriesWhoDis
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Look at me publishing another episode like a grown-up! 😊 ReadTenesha.com
#SciFi #RagsToRuin #NewSeriesWhoDis
#SciFi #RagsToRuin #NewSeriesWhoDis
Your book doesn't need to be "for everybody." Just being a solid read for your target audience is difficult enough!
#Publishing
#Publishing
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Your book doesn't need to be "for everybody." Just being a solid read for your target audience is difficult enough!
#Publishing
#Publishing
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@teneshalcurtis.bsky.social shares 4 Lessons learned from Saturday's Demystifying Mystery Writing 2025 event host by Sisters in Crime Atlanta. Give it a look.
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4 Lessons from Demystifying Mystery Writing 2025
This weekend, I was fortunate enough to hear from four stellar artists about writing mysteries at the Sisters in Crime Atlanta (SistersInCrimeAtlanta.com) Demystifying Mystery Writing workshop.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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I see marketing a book as encompassing multiple aspects of developing, producing, and publishing it, and promoting the book is a single component of its marketing strategy. #AuthorLife
November 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I see marketing a book as encompassing multiple aspects of developing, producing, and publishing it, and promoting the book is a single component of its marketing strategy. #AuthorLife
"I wipe sweat off my palms before putting the prƏsidƏnt in my crosshairs again. A single shot, a bespoke bullet, two million dits on the line..."
The opening of #synqing, my new sci-fi series.
My students got the first episode today, but Fans will later:
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#SciFiBooks
The opening of #synqing, my new sci-fi series.
My students got the first episode today, but Fans will later:
Patreon.com/teneshalcurtis
#SciFiBooks
November 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM
"I wipe sweat off my palms before putting the prƏsidƏnt in my crosshairs again. A single shot, a bespoke bullet, two million dits on the line..."
The opening of #synqing, my new sci-fi series.
My students got the first episode today, but Fans will later:
Patreon.com/teneshalcurtis
#SciFiBooks
The opening of #synqing, my new sci-fi series.
My students got the first episode today, but Fans will later:
Patreon.com/teneshalcurtis
#SciFiBooks
Sometimes the biggest scammer in a creative's life is their own mind.
I say again: You may not be everyone's cup of tea, but that doesn't mean you're a bad cup of tea!
I say again: You may not be everyone's cup of tea, but that doesn't mean you're a bad cup of tea!
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November 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Sometimes the biggest scammer in a creative's life is their own mind.
I say again: You may not be everyone's cup of tea, but that doesn't mean you're a bad cup of tea!
I say again: You may not be everyone's cup of tea, but that doesn't mean you're a bad cup of tea!
Working on children's books is such a lovely part of my job. Seeing the illustrations go from text descriptions to mockups to line art to polished images is a highlight of my professional life! 🎨
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October 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Working on children's books is such a lovely part of my job. Seeing the illustrations go from text descriptions to mockups to line art to polished images is a highlight of my professional life! 🎨
Give something unique and heartfelt by showing you believe in a writer's career! GetBookHelp.com/gift
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October 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Give something unique and heartfelt by showing you believe in a writer's career! GetBookHelp.com/gift
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Other times, people are looking for intensive, hour-long weekly meetings to help keep them on track as they prep for their book launch or work their way through the "murky middle" of their manuscript.
A wonderfully versatile service that brings a lot of bonus joy to my job! ♥
A wonderfully versatile service that brings a lot of bonus joy to my job! ♥
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October 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Other times, people are looking for intensive, hour-long weekly meetings to help keep them on track as they prep for their book launch or work their way through the "murky middle" of their manuscript.
A wonderfully versatile service that brings a lot of bonus joy to my job! ♥
A wonderfully versatile service that brings a lot of bonus joy to my job! ♥
Some are just looking for periodic check-ins to make sure everything is headed in the right direction and they aren't missing any opportunities or about to fall into a trap they've never encountered.
October 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Some are just looking for periodic check-ins to make sure everything is headed in the right direction and they aren't missing any opportunities or about to fall into a trap they've never encountered.
I love that book coaching can provide an easy-to-use (as simple as a phone call), affordable way for authors to get customized guidance.
October 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I love that book coaching can provide an easy-to-use (as simple as a phone call), affordable way for authors to get customized guidance.
"Alpha readers read an early draft of your work. No the 1st draft necessarily (that might be a bit much to ask of people you aren’t paying), but maybe the 2rd or 4th draft. Alphas understand they're being asked for feedback on big picture issues not minutiae."— wecanpub.com/freeple/edit...
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October 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"Alpha readers read an early draft of your work. No the 1st draft necessarily (that might be a bit much to ask of people you aren’t paying), but maybe the 2rd or 4th draft. Alphas understand they're being asked for feedback on big picture issues not minutiae."— wecanpub.com/freeple/edit...
In spite of my accident-prone, dyspraxia-riddled, misfortune-infused life, I'm still inhaling and exhaling! :D Thank you for sticking around to witness my foolishness! ♥ #BirthdayGirl #SeptemberBaby
September 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM
In spite of my accident-prone, dyspraxia-riddled, misfortune-infused life, I'm still inhaling and exhaling! :D Thank you for sticking around to witness my foolishness! ♥ #BirthdayGirl #SeptemberBaby
I don't always write spicy scenes, but when I do, you'll be jealous of my characters.
A good time to be had by all. 🫦
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#RomanceBooks
#SpicyRomance
A good time to be had by all. 🫦
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#RomanceBooks
#SpicyRomance
September 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I don't always write spicy scenes, but when I do, you'll be jealous of my characters.
A good time to be had by all. 🫦
ReadTenesha.com
#RomanceBooks
#SpicyRomance
A good time to be had by all. 🫦
ReadTenesha.com
#RomanceBooks
#SpicyRomance
Raisin challah bread + clotted cream = #WriterFuel
September 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Raisin challah bread + clotted cream = #WriterFuel
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September 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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My mother has informed me that instead of a bottle of champagne when it happens, she‘ll treat herself to trying one of the $12 cinnamon rolls at a bougie place that just opened.
So now we’re on the clock for it to happen in less time than it takes a hipster bakery to open and close.
So now we’re on the clock for it to happen in less time than it takes a hipster bakery to open and close.
September 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
My mother has informed me that instead of a bottle of champagne when it happens, she‘ll treat herself to trying one of the $12 cinnamon rolls at a bougie place that just opened.
So now we’re on the clock for it to happen in less time than it takes a hipster bakery to open and close.
So now we’re on the clock for it to happen in less time than it takes a hipster bakery to open and close.
44th read of the year! ✅ Rysn has a newfound position as captain of her own ship. She must navigate physically without the use of her legs and learn to move through social and political traps set for her in a bid to derail her mission and her crew.
#StormlightArchive #Nautical #FantasyBooks
#StormlightArchive #Nautical #FantasyBooks
September 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
44th read of the year! ✅ Rysn has a newfound position as captain of her own ship. She must navigate physically without the use of her legs and learn to move through social and political traps set for her in a bid to derail her mission and her crew.
#StormlightArchive #Nautical #FantasyBooks
#StormlightArchive #Nautical #FantasyBooks
As an introverted editorial pro, networking can be 🫣. But guidance from Linda and Brittany has been invaluable!
Join us this Wednesday via Zoom at 1:00 p.m. EST.
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Buy the book: amzn.to/46oIgGS
See ya Wednesday! ♥
Join us this Wednesday via Zoom at 1:00 p.m. EST.
Register: community.the-efa.org/general/pick...
Buy the book: amzn.to/46oIgGS
See ya Wednesday! ♥
September 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
As an introverted editorial pro, networking can be 🫣. But guidance from Linda and Brittany has been invaluable!
Join us this Wednesday via Zoom at 1:00 p.m. EST.
Register: community.the-efa.org/general/pick...
Buy the book: amzn.to/46oIgGS
See ya Wednesday! ♥
Join us this Wednesday via Zoom at 1:00 p.m. EST.
Register: community.the-efa.org/general/pick...
Buy the book: amzn.to/46oIgGS
See ya Wednesday! ♥
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If you're an editor we know you live around deadlines. Here's an important one: #VCON25 registration closes Monday at 11:59 p.m. ET. You still have time to meet our speakers, check out their offerings, and register. tinyurl.com/4audtv9y editors #editing #ProfessionalDevelopment
September 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If you're an editor we know you live around deadlines. Here's an important one: #VCON25 registration closes Monday at 11:59 p.m. ET. You still have time to meet our speakers, check out their offerings, and register. tinyurl.com/4audtv9y editors #editing #ProfessionalDevelopment
Murder by the Book just wrapped up.
Here is a list of all the wonderful authors we read last month, including folks like @blacktopkid.bsky.social @peterswanson6.bsky.social, and @nnedi.bsky.social!
Hope you'll join us in October. ♥
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Here is a list of all the wonderful authors we read last month, including folks like @blacktopkid.bsky.social @peterswanson6.bsky.social, and @nnedi.bsky.social!
Hope you'll join us in October. ♥
inditebooks.com/murder-by-th...
September 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Murder by the Book just wrapped up.
Here is a list of all the wonderful authors we read last month, including folks like @blacktopkid.bsky.social @peterswanson6.bsky.social, and @nnedi.bsky.social!
Hope you'll join us in October. ♥
inditebooks.com/murder-by-th...
Here is a list of all the wonderful authors we read last month, including folks like @blacktopkid.bsky.social @peterswanson6.bsky.social, and @nnedi.bsky.social!
Hope you'll join us in October. ♥
inditebooks.com/murder-by-th...