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Editor Lindsey Middlemiss
@lindseymiddlemiss.bsky.social
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🏳️‍🌈Editor, Proofreader, and Sensitivity Reader for indie authors. Mostly LGBTQIA+ books, often Romance or Mystery
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🍁Discounted Nov editing slots!🍁

Thanks to accommodating date shifts for multiple clients, I now have TWO November openings for any level of edit/proofread.

👉I am offering these last-minute slots with a 10% discount for new clients (same discount returning clients get).

#AuthorBluesky #IndieAuthor
On a blue background is the text: Authors! Discounted Editing Slot opening lindseymiddlemiss.square.site On a blue background is the text: Editing Prices Fall 2025 Line & Copy edit £0.01 GBP / $0.013 USD /word Copy edit £0.008 GBP / $0.01 USD /word Proofread £0.006 GBP / $0.0075 USD /word Indie Author Reduced Cost Proofread £0.0039 GBP / $0.0049 USD /word Manuscript evaluation* £0.0039 GBP / $0.0049 USD /word Sensitivity reading** £0.003 GBP / $0.0038 USD /word *For manuscripts of 40k+ words **As a standalone service lindseymiddlemiss.square.site On a blue background is the text: Genres I work with: Romance – including dark, kinky and/or open door Fantasy – especially Urban, Cosy, Near Fantasy & PNR Historical Mysteries What I read for fun: Mainly LGBTQIA+ Romance Occasionally Fantasy or Mystery lindseymiddlemiss.square.site
October 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Indie authors who use Itchio as your website – especially if you have erotica in your catalogue – be aware your website may now be blocked to UK readers.

Have an alternative landing page!

#IndieAuthor #Author #Writers #OnlineSafetyAct
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August 6, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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🌈 It's here! 🌈

I picked up my copy of Teacher of the Year by @mawardell.bsky.social from my local indie bookstore Red Lion Books today!

I'm (re)reading this for the @diversepridereadthon

#Queerbooks #Booksky #DiversePrideReadathon #PrideMonth #PrideReads #ReadMoreQueer
The book Teacher of the Year by MA Wardell is being held up in front of a mural of books at Red Lion Books, Colchester
June 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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🏳️‍🌈 Pride is a protest & a demonstration of LGBTQIA+ existence & joy. 🏳️‍🌈

This year, Pride month feels more needed and less of a party than it has for me since my teens in the 1990s.
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In rainbow lines of text, the slide reads: Pride is a protest & a demonstration of LGBTQIA+ existence & joy In rainbow lines of text, the slide reads: Read queer books. Read diverse books. Include all THE LGBTQIA+
June 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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📚 Author top tip...

There's a Threads discussion about how authors can make sure their editor/proofreader is qualified.

The BIG green/red flag I see in online spaces is:

➡️Are they comfortable talking style guides, style sheets, and dictionaries?
🦋...

#Authors #AuthorSky #IndieAuthor #Editor
On a muted teal background is the title: Author top tip. Then a screenshot of a Threads post saying: Hey authors, does every line/copy editor and proofreader you work with ask which style guide and dictionary you want used? Because they should. If your editor/proofreader can't talk to you about style guides, dictionary choices, and style sheets, they do not have the knowledge and experience to do the job. You do not have to stick to all the rules in a style guide (that's part of what a style sheet is for!) but an editor should understand choosing & using one. 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Text says: Non-fiction books to learn about trans issues The covers of the following books are shown: Who's Afraid Of Gender by Judith Butler Free To Be by Jack Turban Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid Menon Gender Euphoria edited by Laura Kate Dale Paperdoll by Dylan Mulvaney A Trans Man Walked Into A Gay Bar by Harry Nicholas Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe Tranny by Laura Jane Grace At the bottom of the slide is a graphic of a parade of people with Trans Pride flags
May 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Text says: Non-fiction books to learn about trans issues The covers of the following books are shown: Trans Britain Edited by Christine Burns Before We Were Trans by Kit Heyam Queer Ancient Ways by Zairong Xiang Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity by C. Riley Snorton Female Husbands by Jen Manion Rainbow History Class by Hannah McElhinney He/She/They by Schuylar Bailar What's the T? by Juno Dawson At the bottom of the slide is a graphic of a parade of people with Trans Pride flags
May 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Text says: Historical fiction with trans rep The covers of the following books are shown: Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell Self-Made Boys by Anne-Marie McLemore A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan At the bottom of the slide is a graphic of a parade of people with Trans Pride flags
May 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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🩵🤍🩷 20+ books for Trans History Week 🩷

I haven't yet read all of these yet, so let me know if you have!

#Transhistoryweek #transrights #transbooks #Queerbooks #Booksky #LGBTQbooks
Text says: 20+ Books For Trans History Week 2025. At the bottom of the slide is a graphic of a parade of people with Trans Pride flags
May 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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📝 Indie Author Reduced Cost Proofreads! 📝

If you're an Indie Author looking to get a final check done on your book or short story, then I offer a reduced cost single run-through proofread service.

lindseymiddlemiss.square.site/rates

#IndieAuthor #editor #writercommunity
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May 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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📚 New release I got to work on! 📚

Rough Trade by @_ksterling_
Out now.

Perfect for fans of Emmy Sanders' Elite 8 series and anyone looking for an inclusive, emotional exploration of the meaning of sex.

#editor #indieauthor #booksky #queerbooks
On a muted teal background is the cover of the book Rough Trade by K.Sterling and the words: New Release MM Romance Photographer + high-class escort Hurt / Comfort Mental health Exploring what sex + love mean lindseymiddlemiss.square.site
May 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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📚 New release I got to work on! 📚

Author, Author by Will Forrest @willthewriter.bsky.social

Out now.

books2read.com/authorauthor

#Queerbooksky #queerbooks #indieauthor #gaybooks
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April 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Other Disability rep: Queried Sick by Dallas Smith Off Balance by Jay Hogan Chasing You by EM Lindsey The Trouble With Trying To Date A Murderer by Jennifer Cody Redraw Your Hand by CD Rachels
April 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Other Disability rep: Dream by Garrett Leigh Halo by EM Lindsey Percolation Play by Katherine McIntyre Bean by Nora Phoenix and EM Lindsey Stick and Poke by EM Lindsey
April 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Mental Health issues rep: If Only In Our Dreams by Fae Quin The Actor and His Secret by Ben Alderson and Laura Samotin Shades of Lust by EM Lindsey XO XO by Christina Lee Body and Soul by L Eveland Author, Author by Will Forrest
April 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Mental Health issues rep: White Noise by Lark Taylor Calling Chaos by Grae Bryan Saints Like Him by Aimee Nicole Walker Scene Queen by Charlie Novak Hopes and Dreams by Emily Alter @emiwhat Giles Ashby Needs A Nanny by K.Sterling
April 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Neurodivergent rep: Misfits by Garrett Leigh Renovating the Model by Nora Phoenix Catch and Cradle by Katia Rose You Can Count on Me by Fae Quin Scratcher by EM Lindsey Let There Be Light by AM Johnson
April 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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OCD rep: The Gentleman by Dianna Roman Napkins & Other Distractions by MA Wardell Devoted by Lark Taylor Stuck in the Middle with You by Frances M Thompson
April 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Autistic rep: Boyfriend Goals by Riley Hart Affogato by EM Lindsey The Edge of Never by Sarah Bailey Touch in Excess by EM Lindsey A Case for Christmas by JA Rock and Lisa Henry To Whom It May Concern by AM Johnson
April 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Autistic rep: To Catch A Firefly by Emmy Sanders The Blindfold Date by KC Carmine Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly Hide and Keep by K.Sterling Dandelion by Merlina Garance
April 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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GI Conditions rep: Nothing to Lose by EM Lindsey Drive to Thrive by CD Rachels Digging Deep by Jay Hogan Bi-Partisan by Dallas Smith
April 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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PTSD rep: The Outcasts by Kelly Fox Surrender by Kelly Fox Deep Impact by Kelly Fox Conspiracy of Dragons by Louisa Masters Embers by Jocelyn Drake Dragon's Magic by Nora Phoenix
April 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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PTSD rep: Free Hand by EM Lindsey Heartscape by Garrett Leigh The Art of Husbandry by Jay Hogan Mistletoe & Mishigas by MA Wardell Devil's Mark by Lark Taylor Temperance by Lark Taylor
April 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Amputee rep: All Tied Up by Reese Morrison Creek by Nora Phoenix and EM Lindsey Heartsong by AE Wasp Knowing You by EM Lindsey Bio Mechanical by EM Lindsey Sanctuary by Kelly Fox
April 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Wheelchair user rep: Make Me Stay by Annabeth Albert Blank Canvas by EM Lindsey Love Cones in Threes by Marie Sinclair Shades of Lust by EM Lindsey Against the Grain by Jay Hogan
April 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM