Steph (they/she) Editor
@ottersediting.com
Freelance editor, author, reader | 24 🌈 queer, nonbinary, AuDHD ♾️ leftist, disability advocate | Free 🇵🇸 No AI🚫
Need an Editor? | Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Sci-Fi | copyediting & proofreading
ottersediting.com 🦦✍️
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/ottersediting
Need an Editor? | Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Sci-Fi | copyediting & proofreading
ottersediting.com 🦦✍️
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/ottersediting
#Bookvember Day 10
I mostly read authors of color, but I'll pick one I haven't talked about yet.
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi.
I loved this book so much! The theme of how humans can be monsters, even those you love, was so good.
I mostly read authors of color, but I'll pick one I haven't talked about yet.
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi.
I loved this book so much! The theme of how humans can be monsters, even those you love, was so good.
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#Bookvember Day 10
I mostly read authors of color, but I'll pick one I haven't talked about yet.
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi.
I loved this book so much! The theme of how humans can be monsters, even those you love, was so good.
I mostly read authors of color, but I'll pick one I haven't talked about yet.
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi.
I loved this book so much! The theme of how humans can be monsters, even those you love, was so good.
#Bookvember Day 9
Again I have sooo many but I'll go with The Sunbearer Trials duology by Aiden Thomas.
It's an amazing diverse YA fantasy with trans, nonbinary, and queer characters.
Anything by this author is great, including Cemetery Boys. I'm excited for Espiritu late next year!
Again I have sooo many but I'll go with The Sunbearer Trials duology by Aiden Thomas.
It's an amazing diverse YA fantasy with trans, nonbinary, and queer characters.
Anything by this author is great, including Cemetery Boys. I'm excited for Espiritu late next year!
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#Bookvember Day 9
Again I have sooo many but I'll go with The Sunbearer Trials duology by Aiden Thomas.
It's an amazing diverse YA fantasy with trans, nonbinary, and queer characters.
Anything by this author is great, including Cemetery Boys. I'm excited for Espiritu late next year!
Again I have sooo many but I'll go with The Sunbearer Trials duology by Aiden Thomas.
It's an amazing diverse YA fantasy with trans, nonbinary, and queer characters.
Anything by this author is great, including Cemetery Boys. I'm excited for Espiritu late next year!
Love that 😂 I wish I had that omg.
I found something at my great aunt's house that I wish would still work.
I found something at my great aunt's house that I wish would still work.
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Love that 😂 I wish I had that omg.
I found something at my great aunt's house that I wish would still work.
I found something at my great aunt's house that I wish would still work.
New pinned post! Have a short story, novella, or book publishing in 2026 and need an empathetic #editor who cares about you & your story?
I'm currently booking for December, January, and February! I work with indie authors in the fantasy, LGBTQ+, and sci-fi genres.
Website: ottersediting.com
I'm currently booking for December, January, and February! I work with indie authors in the fantasy, LGBTQ+, and sci-fi genres.
Website: ottersediting.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
New pinned post! Have a short story, novella, or book publishing in 2026 and need an empathetic #editor who cares about you & your story?
I'm currently booking for December, January, and February! I work with indie authors in the fantasy, LGBTQ+, and sci-fi genres.
Website: ottersediting.com
I'm currently booking for December, January, and February! I work with indie authors in the fantasy, LGBTQ+, and sci-fi genres.
Website: ottersediting.com
It's November, and I'm looking for work in December and onward!
Want to support a neurodivergent and nonbinary freelance editor? Check out #OttersEditing
I believe editing is collaborative, and you should have an empathetic editor who cares about you.
Let's make your writing Otterly amazing! 🦦✍️
Want to support a neurodivergent and nonbinary freelance editor? Check out #OttersEditing
I believe editing is collaborative, and you should have an empathetic editor who cares about you.
Let's make your writing Otterly amazing! 🦦✍️
November 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It's November, and I'm looking for work in December and onward!
Want to support a neurodivergent and nonbinary freelance editor? Check out #OttersEditing
I believe editing is collaborative, and you should have an empathetic editor who cares about you.
Let's make your writing Otterly amazing! 🦦✍️
Want to support a neurodivergent and nonbinary freelance editor? Check out #OttersEditing
I believe editing is collaborative, and you should have an empathetic editor who cares about you.
Let's make your writing Otterly amazing! 🦦✍️
We're going up, up, up it's our moment!
We're gonna be Golden! 💛
Happy Halloween 🎃
We're gonna be Golden! 💛
Happy Halloween 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
We're going up, up, up it's our moment!
We're gonna be Golden! 💛
Happy Halloween 🎃
We're gonna be Golden! 💛
Happy Halloween 🎃
No ghostbusting 👻 just mythbusting!
There's a myth that editors will change your voice or take over the story.
A good editor won't change your voice/story, but enhance it instead, with suggestions or simple but effective changes to the sentences.
#OttersEditing
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity
Day 27
There's a myth that editors will change your voice or take over the story.
A good editor won't change your voice/story, but enhance it instead, with suggestions or simple but effective changes to the sentences.
#OttersEditing
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity
Day 27
October 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
No ghostbusting 👻 just mythbusting!
There's a myth that editors will change your voice or take over the story.
A good editor won't change your voice/story, but enhance it instead, with suggestions or simple but effective changes to the sentences.
#OttersEditing
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity
Day 27
There's a myth that editors will change your voice or take over the story.
A good editor won't change your voice/story, but enhance it instead, with suggestions or simple but effective changes to the sentences.
#OttersEditing
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity
Day 27
I'll just leave this picture I took a few weeks ago when I redyed my hair from pink to purple 😅
Featuring a pool because I am an otter 🦦
Featuring a pool because I am an otter 🦦
October 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I'll just leave this picture I took a few weeks ago when I redyed my hair from pink to purple 😅
Featuring a pool because I am an otter 🦦
Featuring a pool because I am an otter 🦦
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity D24
Being an editor means hope for a future I didn't think was possible 🥺
Being an editor means passing on that hope to my clients. Hope that their books, their dreams, will be written, polished, and published.
I'm here to help dreams come true!
#OttersEditing
Being an editor means hope for a future I didn't think was possible 🥺
Being an editor means passing on that hope to my clients. Hope that their books, their dreams, will be written, polished, and published.
I'm here to help dreams come true!
#OttersEditing
October 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity D24
Being an editor means hope for a future I didn't think was possible 🥺
Being an editor means passing on that hope to my clients. Hope that their books, their dreams, will be written, polished, and published.
I'm here to help dreams come true!
#OttersEditing
Being an editor means hope for a future I didn't think was possible 🥺
Being an editor means passing on that hope to my clients. Hope that their books, their dreams, will be written, polished, and published.
I'm here to help dreams come true!
#OttersEditing
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 23
I celebrate all wins no matter how small 🎉 Sometimes this just looks like making progress on an editing project during a day when I'm really struggling.
Today I got some pages line edited even though the last part of my day was rough. Any progress is good!
I celebrate all wins no matter how small 🎉 Sometimes this just looks like making progress on an editing project during a day when I'm really struggling.
Today I got some pages line edited even though the last part of my day was rough. Any progress is good!
October 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 23
I celebrate all wins no matter how small 🎉 Sometimes this just looks like making progress on an editing project during a day when I'm really struggling.
Today I got some pages line edited even though the last part of my day was rough. Any progress is good!
I celebrate all wins no matter how small 🎉 Sometimes this just looks like making progress on an editing project during a day when I'm really struggling.
Today I got some pages line edited even though the last part of my day was rough. Any progress is good!
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 21
I like to recharge after finishing an editing project by taking a break away from editing, often away from reading.
Since I finished a big project yesterday, I spent time cooking, walking outside, and playing video games.
Also sleep. Lots of sleep.
#OttersEditing
I like to recharge after finishing an editing project by taking a break away from editing, often away from reading.
Since I finished a big project yesterday, I spent time cooking, walking outside, and playing video games.
Also sleep. Lots of sleep.
#OttersEditing
October 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 21
I like to recharge after finishing an editing project by taking a break away from editing, often away from reading.
Since I finished a big project yesterday, I spent time cooking, walking outside, and playing video games.
Also sleep. Lots of sleep.
#OttersEditing
I like to recharge after finishing an editing project by taking a break away from editing, often away from reading.
Since I finished a big project yesterday, I spent time cooking, walking outside, and playing video games.
Also sleep. Lots of sleep.
#OttersEditing
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 19
Before becoming a professional editor, I did not know the specifics of copyediting and proofreading.
A book that changed and shaped the way I edit is "The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction" by Amy J. Schneider.
I also went to a webinar session about this book!
Before becoming a professional editor, I did not know the specifics of copyediting and proofreading.
A book that changed and shaped the way I edit is "The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction" by Amy J. Schneider.
I also went to a webinar session about this book!
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 19
Before becoming a professional editor, I did not know the specifics of copyediting and proofreading.
A book that changed and shaped the way I edit is "The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction" by Amy J. Schneider.
I also went to a webinar session about this book!
Before becoming a professional editor, I did not know the specifics of copyediting and proofreading.
A book that changed and shaped the way I edit is "The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction" by Amy J. Schneider.
I also went to a webinar session about this book!
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 18
I'd love to edit more sci-fi books or poetry!
While fantasy is still my favorite to edit, it's nice to mix it up.
#OttersEditing
I'd love to edit more sci-fi books or poetry!
While fantasy is still my favorite to edit, it's nice to mix it up.
#OttersEditing
October 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 18
I'd love to edit more sci-fi books or poetry!
While fantasy is still my favorite to edit, it's nice to mix it up.
#OttersEditing
I'd love to edit more sci-fi books or poetry!
While fantasy is still my favorite to edit, it's nice to mix it up.
#OttersEditing
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 17
I wish more people understood the different types of editing and how important it is to go in order.
Dev editing > line editing > copyediting > proofreading.
Going out of order can be more expensive and time consuming.
#OttersEditing
I wish more people understood the different types of editing and how important it is to go in order.
Dev editing > line editing > copyediting > proofreading.
Going out of order can be more expensive and time consuming.
#OttersEditing
October 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 17
I wish more people understood the different types of editing and how important it is to go in order.
Dev editing > line editing > copyediting > proofreading.
Going out of order can be more expensive and time consuming.
#OttersEditing
I wish more people understood the different types of editing and how important it is to go in order.
Dev editing > line editing > copyediting > proofreading.
Going out of order can be more expensive and time consuming.
#OttersEditing
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 16
My favorite part of the editing process is the moment when I figure out how to take a sentence from "ok" to "great!"
It's an ah-ha moment that feels so good!
I love giving feedback to best help polish the writing and overall story. #OttersEditing
My favorite part of the editing process is the moment when I figure out how to take a sentence from "ok" to "great!"
It's an ah-ha moment that feels so good!
I love giving feedback to best help polish the writing and overall story. #OttersEditing
October 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 16
My favorite part of the editing process is the moment when I figure out how to take a sentence from "ok" to "great!"
It's an ah-ha moment that feels so good!
I love giving feedback to best help polish the writing and overall story. #OttersEditing
My favorite part of the editing process is the moment when I figure out how to take a sentence from "ok" to "great!"
It's an ah-ha moment that feels so good!
I love giving feedback to best help polish the writing and overall story. #OttersEditing
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 15: Tag your editor friends.
I'm going to tag some amazing people who have helped me on Bluesky! Go hire them as editors, or buy/boost their books to support!
@poppyalexanders.bsky.social
@anotherindiewriter.com
@cknightwrites.bsky.social
I'm going to tag some amazing people who have helped me on Bluesky! Go hire them as editors, or buy/boost their books to support!
@poppyalexanders.bsky.social
@anotherindiewriter.com
@cknightwrites.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 15: Tag your editor friends.
I'm going to tag some amazing people who have helped me on Bluesky! Go hire them as editors, or buy/boost their books to support!
@poppyalexanders.bsky.social
@anotherindiewriter.com
@cknightwrites.bsky.social
I'm going to tag some amazing people who have helped me on Bluesky! Go hire them as editors, or buy/boost their books to support!
@poppyalexanders.bsky.social
@anotherindiewriter.com
@cknightwrites.bsky.social
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 14: My favorite genre to edit is fantasy! I'm currently working on two different fantasy editing projects!
Why? Because I love magic, dragons, spells, curses, monsters, etc!
✨ And editing is a kind of magic in itself! ✨
#OttersEditing
Why? Because I love magic, dragons, spells, curses, monsters, etc!
✨ And editing is a kind of magic in itself! ✨
#OttersEditing
October 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 14: My favorite genre to edit is fantasy! I'm currently working on two different fantasy editing projects!
Why? Because I love magic, dragons, spells, curses, monsters, etc!
✨ And editing is a kind of magic in itself! ✨
#OttersEditing
Why? Because I love magic, dragons, spells, curses, monsters, etc!
✨ And editing is a kind of magic in itself! ✨
#OttersEditing
I hit 1k followers!! 🎉🥳 I want to say a big thank you to all my mutuals in the indie author and freelance editing space. You guys are amazing! #OttersEditing
I wouldn't be here without all of you, genuinely 💜🫶
In celebration I'll do the 1 like = 1 fun fact about me, editing, or writing! 🧵 Below!
I wouldn't be here without all of you, genuinely 💜🫶
In celebration I'll do the 1 like = 1 fun fact about me, editing, or writing! 🧵 Below!
October 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I hit 1k followers!! 🎉🥳 I want to say a big thank you to all my mutuals in the indie author and freelance editing space. You guys are amazing! #OttersEditing
I wouldn't be here without all of you, genuinely 💜🫶
In celebration I'll do the 1 like = 1 fun fact about me, editing, or writing! 🧵 Below!
I wouldn't be here without all of you, genuinely 💜🫶
In celebration I'll do the 1 like = 1 fun fact about me, editing, or writing! 🧵 Below!
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 13
My favorite teas are: Green tea, Chamomile tea, and Peppermint tea.
Green tea has minor amounts of caffeine to help me edit, Chamomile tea helps me calm down if I have anxiety or insomnia, and Peppermint tea soothes my throat.
My favorite teas are: Green tea, Chamomile tea, and Peppermint tea.
Green tea has minor amounts of caffeine to help me edit, Chamomile tea helps me calm down if I have anxiety or insomnia, and Peppermint tea soothes my throat.
October 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 13
My favorite teas are: Green tea, Chamomile tea, and Peppermint tea.
Green tea has minor amounts of caffeine to help me edit, Chamomile tea helps me calm down if I have anxiety or insomnia, and Peppermint tea soothes my throat.
My favorite teas are: Green tea, Chamomile tea, and Peppermint tea.
Green tea has minor amounts of caffeine to help me edit, Chamomile tea helps me calm down if I have anxiety or insomnia, and Peppermint tea soothes my throat.
Excited to announce my October is now full for editing clients!
I'm available in November and December if you have a publication date in early 2026.
#OttersEditing works with indie authors on fantasy, LGBTQ+, and sci-fi stories! I edit books, short stories, and poetry.
I'm available in November and December if you have a publication date in early 2026.
#OttersEditing works with indie authors on fantasy, LGBTQ+, and sci-fi stories! I edit books, short stories, and poetry.
October 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Excited to announce my October is now full for editing clients!
I'm available in November and December if you have a publication date in early 2026.
#OttersEditing works with indie authors on fantasy, LGBTQ+, and sci-fi stories! I edit books, short stories, and poetry.
I'm available in November and December if you have a publication date in early 2026.
#OttersEditing works with indie authors on fantasy, LGBTQ+, and sci-fi stories! I edit books, short stories, and poetry.
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 12: My editing superpower is empathy.
I know the countless hours of effort, emotion, love that goes into writing a book.
I know the struggles, pain, imposter syndrome.
That's why #OttersEditing provides support for the text and authors. Editing is collaborative. 🫂🤝
I know the countless hours of effort, emotion, love that goes into writing a book.
I know the struggles, pain, imposter syndrome.
That's why #OttersEditing provides support for the text and authors. Editing is collaborative. 🫂🤝
October 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 12: My editing superpower is empathy.
I know the countless hours of effort, emotion, love that goes into writing a book.
I know the struggles, pain, imposter syndrome.
That's why #OttersEditing provides support for the text and authors. Editing is collaborative. 🫂🤝
I know the countless hours of effort, emotion, love that goes into writing a book.
I know the struggles, pain, imposter syndrome.
That's why #OttersEditing provides support for the text and authors. Editing is collaborative. 🫂🤝
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 11: Staying organized
I have trouble staying organized as an ADHDer, but I have a few systems that help.
Reminders, Color-Coding, Flexible To-Do lists, and File Organization with folders and subfolders.
#OttersEditing
I have trouble staying organized as an ADHDer, but I have a few systems that help.
Reminders, Color-Coding, Flexible To-Do lists, and File Organization with folders and subfolders.
#OttersEditing
October 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 11: Staying organized
I have trouble staying organized as an ADHDer, but I have a few systems that help.
Reminders, Color-Coding, Flexible To-Do lists, and File Organization with folders and subfolders.
#OttersEditing
I have trouble staying organized as an ADHDer, but I have a few systems that help.
Reminders, Color-Coding, Flexible To-Do lists, and File Organization with folders and subfolders.
#OttersEditing
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 10: A tool that saves my sanity.
Macros! I started using Macros to look up words in the dictionary and add words to a Style Sheet.
Macros are amazing tools that save editors lots of time. I'm excited to learn/use more of them in the future!
#OttersEditing
Macros! I started using Macros to look up words in the dictionary and add words to a Style Sheet.
Macros are amazing tools that save editors lots of time. I'm excited to learn/use more of them in the future!
#OttersEditing
October 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 10: A tool that saves my sanity.
Macros! I started using Macros to look up words in the dictionary and add words to a Style Sheet.
Macros are amazing tools that save editors lots of time. I'm excited to learn/use more of them in the future!
#OttersEditing
Macros! I started using Macros to look up words in the dictionary and add words to a Style Sheet.
Macros are amazing tools that save editors lots of time. I'm excited to learn/use more of them in the future!
#OttersEditing
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 9
An editorial hill I'll die on: All writers need an editor, even if they are an editor! A second pair of eyes is so valuable.
And AI is never going to replace the skills, decisions, and experiences of a real editor. Hire a human editor! #OttersEditing
An editorial hill I'll die on: All writers need an editor, even if they are an editor! A second pair of eyes is so valuable.
And AI is never going to replace the skills, decisions, and experiences of a real editor. Hire a human editor! #OttersEditing
October 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
#EditorsTeaClubCommunity Day 9
An editorial hill I'll die on: All writers need an editor, even if they are an editor! A second pair of eyes is so valuable.
And AI is never going to replace the skills, decisions, and experiences of a real editor. Hire a human editor! #OttersEditing
An editorial hill I'll die on: All writers need an editor, even if they are an editor! A second pair of eyes is so valuable.
And AI is never going to replace the skills, decisions, and experiences of a real editor. Hire a human editor! #OttersEditing