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Shannon | Editor of Words | Writer of Words | Lover of Words
@editorshannon.bsky.social
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👩🏾‍🏫 Story Coach 🔎 Developmental Editor 🏳️‍🌈🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏼LGBTQ+ Romance Editor 🕵🏽‍♂️ Detective Thriller Editor 🧠 Neurospicy 🏳️‍🌈 Queer AF (she/her) 📚 Bibliophile

Website: https://sageediting.com
Alter Ego (MM Romance + Detective Thriller): @authorkalibenson.bsky.social
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I really did it. Store’s LIVE! Focused workbooks for queer romance & detective thriller authors—prompts for HEA/HFN arcs & detective case spines, plus scene tests to catch plot holes early.

👉🏾 payhip.com/sageediting

#QueerRomance #DetectiveThriller
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November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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My newsletter The Editor–Author Perspective is back next Tuesday. One monthly issue especially for queer romance & detective/thriller authors.

Quick craft moves you can use in <20 mins.

Want it? Subscribe here: shorturl.at/worAQ

#QueerRomance #ThrillerAuthor #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
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October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Doing a little thing in a few weeks. 😏

For the third year in a row, I count myself truly lucky to present a topic that drives what I do and how I do it: Theory versus Practice in Developmental Editing of Fiction

#ProfessionalDevelopment #ACESVCON25 #ConferenceSpeaker #AmEditing
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August 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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The tenth edition goes out tomorrow!

In the first of four blog pieces, I'll be talking about how to expand your flash fiction and short stories into longer pieces, starting with ways to adjust your plot.

Sign up here to find out more: shorturl.at/worAQ

#AmWriting #AmEditing
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August 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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No cheating. Post the last pic of your pet.
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July 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Yesterday got away from me. I went to my first drag show in college. The outfits, makeup, swagger each Queen (and King) showed was magic. Here's to ALL the Queens and Kings slaying the stages worldwide. Keep glowing like the royalty you are!

#InternationalDragDay #DragQueens #DragKings
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July 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Nonbinary is a spectrum of gender identities that are not exclusively masculine or feminine‍ —‌ identities outside the gender binary.

I feel comfortable enough, finally, to say that I'm genderfluid. I'm not particularly attached to either identity on any given day. 🌈🙂

#GenderIsASocialConstruct
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July 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Hard to believe I've had my newsletter for 4 months now. This coming week is special, though. Subscribers get early access to a deal that's been in the works since I started The Editor-Author Perspective.

Join the mailing list here: shorturl.at/worAQ

#AmEditing #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
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July 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Omnisexuality is an attraction to all genders, with an emphasis on acknowledging the nuances between them. Although one of the newer terms, omnisexuals are just as multifaceted as any other Rainbow Family member.

Here's to celebrating you!

#OmnisexualVisibilityDay #PrideIsEveryMonth
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July 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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On June 12, 2016, the Pulse nightclub suffered the unnecessary evil of a domestic terrorist attack. 49 people were killed, with more than 50 others wounded.

Pulse Remembrance Day honors those victims, and reminds us that living in itself is an act of rebellion.

#PulseRemembranceDay #Pride2025
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June 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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My Pride Month 2025 Service Giveaway is underway!
✒️ Manuscript Eval
✒️ Dev Edit
✒️ Writer Coaching

Qualify:
✅ Sign up for my newsletter: shorturl.at/worAQ
✅ Email the following to shannon@sageediting.com:
📃 Blurb.
📃 3–5 concerns.
📃 How the service will help.

Contest winners announced in 3 weeks!
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June 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Representing—and celebrating—those who have lived with HIV for a decade or more brings light to their struggles as well as their victory.

#PrideMonth #Pride2025 #QueerJoy #LGBTQ+Pride
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June 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Happiest of Pride Months, my girls, gays, and theys.
You're valued.
You're worthy.
You're loved.
Stick around for me, alright. The sun will rise again.
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#PrideMonth2025 #LGBTQIA2S #BeFree #LiveYourTruthOutLoud
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June 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Here's how to qualify:

1) Sign up for my newsletter: shorturl.at/worAQ
2) Email the following to shannon@sageediting.com:

• Your story blurb (no more than 300 words).
• Your top 3–5 concerns with your current manuscript.
• How the particular service will help your author journey.

(2/?)
Celebrating Pride Month. Sage Editing Service Giveaway. Let your real story shine through.
May 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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To celebrate #PrideMonth2025, I'm going to be giving away three services to authors writing #queerromance or queer #detectivethriller / #crimefiction stories.

• Free Novel or Novella Manuscript Evaluation
• Free Basic Developmental Edit
• Free Writer Story Coaching Package (4 sessions)

(1/?)
Celebrating Pride Month. Sage Editing Service Giveaway. Let Your Real Story Shine Through.
May 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Are you on the lookout for someone dedicated to making your manuscript the best it can be for your readers? I'm available starting in early June.

(Get a 20% discount on your next service with a referral that results in a new client!)

Website: sageediting.com

#AmEditing #Testimonial #AmWriting
Light purple speech bubble with dark purple text: Shannon Scott at Sage Editing was a lifesaver. She handled my book with care, caught things I never would have seen, and kept everything on track—even with a tight deadline. Her communication was clear, timely, and supportive throughout. I couldn’t have asked for a better editor.
May 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The third issue of The Editor–Author Perspective hits inboxes tomorrow!

✒️ Three tips on how to edit your draft as you go
📕 Review of Larry Brooks's craft book "Story Engineering"
📖 My latest flash fiction story

Sign up here: shorturl.at/5XHUe

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #QueerRomance #WriterSky
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May 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Five days until the second issue of The Editor–Author Perspective newsletter hits inboxes!

Every two weeks, you get #writingtips, #editingtips, a book review, and a #flashfiction story with the prompt for your own use.

Sign up here: tiny.cc/m0wg001

#WritingCommunity #BookSky #AmWriting
April 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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A few questions you can ask about your #QueerRomance:
🧡 How difficult is it for characters to overcome the emotional wound holds them back from accepting love?
⚠️ What risks does the character face in pursuing their story goal(s)?
🏗️Are the events set within in the strongest framework?
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April 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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One of the major differences between dev editing fiction and nonfiction has to do with the author's intent: educate or entertain—or a combination of both. Here's some additional differences between the two.

#WritingCommunity #AmEditing #WritingTips
Differences between fiction and nonfiction developmental editing: Fiction: Story Conceptualization and Plot Development Nonfiction: Authorial Expertise Fiction: Story Structure Nonfiction: Content Organization Fiction: Character Arcs Nonfiction: Credible References/Case Studies Fiction: Story World and Settings Nonfiction: Use of Subheads and Sidebar Information Fiction: Narrator and POV Choices Nonfiction: Readability
April 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Everything from dystopia to world history, romance to sociological studies, crime thriller to political analysis.

#ReadingCommunity #AmReading #BookSky
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April 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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I'm in real tears, y'all...

#TrumpTariffs #ThisBuffoon #TigerKingFTW
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April 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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I made it a point in March to read as many 450-plus-page books as possible, especially nonfiction books. One of my best months ever since I first started using Goodreads back in 2011.

#AmReading #ReadingCommunity #StoryGraphStats #BooksBooksBooks #ReadingIsFundamental #ReadBannedBooks
March 2025 StoryGraph Wrap-Up: 13 books; 5,802 pages; 4.46 average rating. March 2025 StoryGraph Covers: At the Hands of Persons Unknown; The President's Daughter; Writing Deep Scenes; The Poppy War; The Business of Storytelling; The Dragon Republic; Nuclear War: A Scenario; Crafting the Character Arc; The God Delusion; The Burning God; Craft in the Real World; Tryst Six Venom; children's French language book March 2025 StoryGraph Reading Calendar
April 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Turns out all I needed was my plotting notebook and to get my current scenes color-coded and organized. Piqued some interesting revision ideas, and showed me why my characters were being mute.

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #MMRomance #LGBTQAuthor #WritingProcess #WIPWork
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March 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Got the first issue of #TheEditorAuthorPerspective newsletter set up and raring to go into inboxes on April 8th!

Every two weeks, you'll get editing/writing tips, a craft or fiction book recommendation, and flash fiction prompts and stories.

Subscribe here: shorturl.at/7MpMT
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March 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM