Phon Baillie
@phonbaillie.bsky.social
Writer. Book & coffee addict Entrepreneur editrepublic.com
This is why you need content editors! To be clear: human editors, not AI 🙄
Oh damn Prime actually published their failed chatgpt prompt in the description
February 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
This is why you need content editors! To be clear: human editors, not AI 🙄
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Inviting a new week full of peaceful moments, and one win after the next. ♥️
February 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Inviting a new week full of peaceful moments, and one win after the next. ♥️
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The job of a first draft is to make the work exist.
The job of subsequent drafts (and your editor) is to make the work good.
The job of subsequent drafts (and your editor) is to make the work good.
February 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The job of a first draft is to make the work exist.
The job of subsequent drafts (and your editor) is to make the work good.
The job of subsequent drafts (and your editor) is to make the work good.
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Happy #NationalSweaterDay 😊
It’s always a great day to see LeVar Burton and Mister Rogers smiling in their sweaters while reading a book 💛
It’s always a great day to see LeVar Burton and Mister Rogers smiling in their sweaters while reading a book 💛
February 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Happy #NationalSweaterDay 😊
It’s always a great day to see LeVar Burton and Mister Rogers smiling in their sweaters while reading a book 💛
It’s always a great day to see LeVar Burton and Mister Rogers smiling in their sweaters while reading a book 💛
Just wrapped up the first editorial business coaching call of the year. Can’t believe I’ve been doing this for 4 years now!
As an introvert, I still get nervous before going on camera, but it’s 💯 percent worth it.
I truly love helping people find more time, money, and joy in their lives
As an introvert, I still get nervous before going on camera, but it’s 💯 percent worth it.
I truly love helping people find more time, money, and joy in their lives
January 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just wrapped up the first editorial business coaching call of the year. Can’t believe I’ve been doing this for 4 years now!
As an introvert, I still get nervous before going on camera, but it’s 💯 percent worth it.
I truly love helping people find more time, money, and joy in their lives
As an introvert, I still get nervous before going on camera, but it’s 💯 percent worth it.
I truly love helping people find more time, money, and joy in their lives
Nora Roberts writes 6-8 hours a day, and has been writing 4 books a year consistently. Incredible! Her career is an inspiration
apnews.com/article/nora...
apnews.com/article/nora...
Nora Roberts is happily defying genres, 250 books in
Nora Roberts is so prolific she had to take up a pen name so her publisher could release more of her books each year. It’s not just about her speed. It's also her range.
apnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Nora Roberts writes 6-8 hours a day, and has been writing 4 books a year consistently. Incredible! Her career is an inspiration
apnews.com/article/nora...
apnews.com/article/nora...
🤣
January 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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That dream is so big because there’s a version of you where it already exists. ♥️
January 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
That dream is so big because there’s a version of you where it already exists. ♥️
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VERY good news from @bookshop-org.bsky.social!!
Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books (Gift Article)
Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
VERY good news from @bookshop-org.bsky.social!!
Guess what #booksky friends? Today it was announced that all public libraries in Toronto will be open 24/7 by Sept.2026!
We have the world’s busiest urban public library system, and now so many more people will be able to find joy regardless of background. Hope other cities do the same one day ❤️📚
We have the world’s busiest urban public library system, and now so many more people will be able to find joy regardless of background. Hope other cities do the same one day ❤️📚
January 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Guess what #booksky friends? Today it was announced that all public libraries in Toronto will be open 24/7 by Sept.2026!
We have the world’s busiest urban public library system, and now so many more people will be able to find joy regardless of background. Hope other cities do the same one day ❤️📚
We have the world’s busiest urban public library system, and now so many more people will be able to find joy regardless of background. Hope other cities do the same one day ❤️📚
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okay this is a CALL FOR ESSAY PITCHES!
I'm looking for freelance writers for Reactor Mag, a long-running SFF website (formerly tor dot com not the publisher). Im the senior editor for book content, focusing on contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, gothic, horror, and genre-defying books.
(details below)
I'm looking for freelance writers for Reactor Mag, a long-running SFF website (formerly tor dot com not the publisher). Im the senior editor for book content, focusing on contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, gothic, horror, and genre-defying books.
(details below)
January 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
okay this is a CALL FOR ESSAY PITCHES!
I'm looking for freelance writers for Reactor Mag, a long-running SFF website (formerly tor dot com not the publisher). Im the senior editor for book content, focusing on contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, gothic, horror, and genre-defying books.
(details below)
I'm looking for freelance writers for Reactor Mag, a long-running SFF website (formerly tor dot com not the publisher). Im the senior editor for book content, focusing on contemporary sci-fi, fantasy, gothic, horror, and genre-defying books.
(details below)
January 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Same
I’m going to read so many books over the next four years.
January 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Same
Just got an email from one of my former students, a new mom. She just landed a part-time copyediting job that lets her work remotely and set her own hours. I couldn’t be happier for her. It will allow her to earn an income while also putting her family first. Something I wish all parents could do
January 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Just got an email from one of my former students, a new mom. She just landed a part-time copyediting job that lets her work remotely and set her own hours. I couldn’t be happier for her. It will allow her to earn an income while also putting her family first. Something I wish all parents could do
So when I want to write, I can’t think of a word to put down. But when I have to work and take care of obligations, suddenly an entire novel fills my mind 😞
January 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
So when I want to write, I can’t think of a word to put down. But when I have to work and take care of obligations, suddenly an entire novel fills my mind 😞
Today is a great day to start on that dream you just can’t stop thinking about. Write the book, start the project, draw the first line, make the call.
Your first step can take you somewhere you don’t ever want to leave
Your first step can take you somewhere you don’t ever want to leave
January 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Today is a great day to start on that dream you just can’t stop thinking about. Write the book, start the project, draw the first line, make the call.
Your first step can take you somewhere you don’t ever want to leave
Your first step can take you somewhere you don’t ever want to leave
Thinking of my American friends rn. Today is the epitome of the Sunday Blues. Do whatever you need to find some peace. A lot of us in Canada and around the world are thinking of you
January 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Thinking of my American friends rn. Today is the epitome of the Sunday Blues. Do whatever you need to find some peace. A lot of us in Canada and around the world are thinking of you
Sunday plans: making a big pot of pho and rereading Stephen King’s “On Writing”. Perfect day 👌
January 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Sunday plans: making a big pot of pho and rereading Stephen King’s “On Writing”. Perfect day 👌
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Ok #booksky, let’s talk.
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
January 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ok #booksky, let’s talk.
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
Thank god Schitts Creek is back on Netflix. It’s bringing me so much joy during all of—waves arm around—this. I’m hoping the rest of the seasons will drop soon @netflix.com ?
January 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Thank god Schitts Creek is back on Netflix. It’s bringing me so much joy during all of—waves arm around—this. I’m hoping the rest of the seasons will drop soon @netflix.com ?
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Love books? Looking for an entry-level job in Children's Publishing? Live in the NY area? Our friends at Bloomsbury are hiring an Editorial Assistant!
Here’s the link to the position: recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
Here’s the link to the position: recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
January 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Love books? Looking for an entry-level job in Children's Publishing? Live in the NY area? Our friends at Bloomsbury are hiring an Editorial Assistant!
Here’s the link to the position: recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
Here’s the link to the position: recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...
Who knew that writing your first post a social platform would be as stressful as writing the first words of a novel?
January 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Who knew that writing your first post a social platform would be as stressful as writing the first words of a novel?