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Alexandra Is Editing
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Mission-driven freelance copyeditor and proofreader for indie authors, publishers, and organizations. ✒️📚
Member of EFA & NW Editors Guild.

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There's nothing sweeter than a little Valentine's Day #etymology! Valentine's Day itself is named after Saint Valentine, a Christian martyr who was thought to have performed marriages for soldiers who were forbidden to marry. All 8 words are on my Instagram. #wordnerd #valentinesday #languagehistory
Valentine's Day Etymology Ring finger: In the 17th century, it was thought wearing a ring on this finger would cure illness, because it was connected to the heart. It was also called the leech finger because, well, this isn't romantic anymore, is it? Billet-Doux: This word is used to refer to a short love letter and originates from French: billet meaning note and doux meaning sweet. Chocolate: Originates from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word chocola-tl. The roots may be linked to xocalia, to make bitter, plus a-tl, water.
February 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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And now for an adorable photo of my adorable cat.
Photo of a grey tabby cat in a white box, poking her head over the edge and looking at the camera
January 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Highly recommend Long Brothers Rare Books in Pioneer Square!
#seattle #bookstore #pnw
January 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Finished a project last week! And this is one where I'm particularly impatient to get the printed version in my hands 😊😊
#amediting #edibuddies #bookproofreader
Proofread Complete: I just finished a proofread on an 84,000-word manuscript! It was a very informative how-to on glacier climbing, and it was packed with some of the most breathtaking photos.
December 16, 2024 at 5:24 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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20/20!
Cover of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
December 11, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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19/20
The book cover of I'm Telling the Truth but I'm Lying by Bassey Ikpi
December 10, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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18/20
The Overstory by Richard Powers
December 9, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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Made a little reading wrapped for the year! Props to breesbookmark on IG for the template.
#booksky #readingwrapped #2024readingchallenge #bookifywrapped #edibuddies
2024 Bookify Wrapped You read 39 books this year (so far) Top 5 books: Hurricane Girl, How High We Go In the Dark, How to Sell a Haunted House, Silver Nitrate, Small Country Top formats: print book (19), ebook (13), and audiobook (7)
December 8, 2024 at 5:58 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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17/20
December 8, 2024 at 5:54 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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16/20
December 6, 2024 at 2:42 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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15/20
House of Leaves by Danielewski
December 4, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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14/20
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
December 1, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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13/20
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
November 30, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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12/20
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
November 29, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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11/20
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
November 28, 2024 at 5:51 PM
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This is what being a mission-driven editor means to me
#editors #booksky #bookeditor
I am called to work with writers who want to share unique and impactful stories with readers--whether through a memoir charting a remarkable life, a novel that reaches into the past or future to find meaning, or a cookbook that weaves culture and food together.
November 28, 2024 at 7:12 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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10/20
No-No Boy by John Okada
November 27, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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9/20
The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
November 26, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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8/20
The book Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning.
November 25, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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7/20
November 24, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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6/20
Two books stacked next to each other: The Little Prince and Le Petit Prince (French version).
November 23, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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5/20
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
November 22, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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4/20
The cover of Proust's book, in French, Du côté de chez Swann
November 21, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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3/20
Cover of the book Do I Make Myself Clear? by Harold Evans.
November 20, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanation, no reviews, just covers.
#books
#booksky
#bookchallenge
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2/20
Cover of the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM