Thurmond Editing
@thurmondediting.bsky.social
Copyeditor and proofreader of fantasy, sci-fi, horror, thriller and mystery for adults, YA and MG. 20+ years experience — corporate, trad pub and indie.
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Elizabeth M. Thurmond, Copyeditor
thurmondediting.com
Hi, Bluesky — still moving over here from Threads. Are you in search of a proofreader or copyeditor for your speculative fiction novel or screenplay? I’m available. Rates, experience and testimonials here:
thurmondediting.com
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Woke up to a bid acceptance on a CE of a novella in translation. I’ve edited a lot of books by folks whose first language isn’t English but I don’t think I’ve ever edited an actual translation before. Exciting.
March 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Woke up to a bid acceptance on a CE of a novella in translation. I’ve edited a lot of books by folks whose first language isn’t English but I don’t think I’ve ever edited an actual translation before. Exciting.
If authors don’t sell books they can’t hire editors and things are already dire out here for folks like me. Support your bookish community!
If you're boycotting AMZ, but still want to buy/read books: please, have a look at whether the relevant big publisher/small press/indie author sells direct
This month and last is hitting everyone's book sales hard, and all of us - trad, small press & indie alike - still need to pay our bills :)
This month and last is hitting everyone's book sales hard, and all of us - trad, small press & indie alike - still need to pay our bills :)
March 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If authors don’t sell books they can’t hire editors and things are already dire out here for folks like me. Support your bookish community!
Finished one editing job and booked another on the same day. Have another one due at end of month but I’m taking a few hours to cleanse my mental palate before I switch gears. This is what I consider a slow month so I’m enjoying the breathing room while I have that opportunity.
March 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Finished one editing job and booked another on the same day. Have another one due at end of month but I’m taking a few hours to cleanse my mental palate before I switch gears. This is what I consider a slow month so I’m enjoying the breathing room while I have that opportunity.
Out now! Life on the Fringe: Tales From the Frontier by George Allen Miller. Find it on Kindle Unlimited.
February 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Out now! Life on the Fringe: Tales From the Frontier by George Allen Miller. Find it on Kindle Unlimited.
Booked another copyediting job to commence tomorrow. This one’s slower turnaround, but it’s a uniquely complex project. Looking forward to digging into it.
February 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Booked another copyediting job to commence tomorrow. This one’s slower turnaround, but it’s a uniquely complex project. Looking forward to digging into it.
UPCOMING CLIENT RELEASES:
FEBRUARY 23: Life on the Fringe: Tales from the Frontier by George Allen Miller (connected sci-fi short stories)
MARCH 25: Demon Summer by JJ Buffet (teen horror)
MARCH 31: Of Fear and Fae by Ward Parker (urban fantasy, series book 2)
#BookSky
FEBRUARY 23: Life on the Fringe: Tales from the Frontier by George Allen Miller (connected sci-fi short stories)
MARCH 25: Demon Summer by JJ Buffet (teen horror)
MARCH 31: Of Fear and Fae by Ward Parker (urban fantasy, series book 2)
#BookSky
February 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
UPCOMING CLIENT RELEASES:
FEBRUARY 23: Life on the Fringe: Tales from the Frontier by George Allen Miller (connected sci-fi short stories)
MARCH 25: Demon Summer by JJ Buffet (teen horror)
MARCH 31: Of Fear and Fae by Ward Parker (urban fantasy, series book 2)
#BookSky
FEBRUARY 23: Life on the Fringe: Tales from the Frontier by George Allen Miller (connected sci-fi short stories)
MARCH 25: Demon Summer by JJ Buffet (teen horror)
MARCH 31: Of Fear and Fae by Ward Parker (urban fantasy, series book 2)
#BookSky
Two more satisfied customers!
February 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Two more satisfied customers!
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Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
February 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.
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this is what copy editing is like
February 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
this is what copy editing is like
What’s everyone working on this weekend? I’m proofreading a really fun urban fantasy, sequel to the last thing I worked on.
February 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
What’s everyone working on this weekend? I’m proofreading a really fun urban fantasy, sequel to the last thing I worked on.
Don’t use AI to write your book.
The US Copyright Office has declared that generative AI art and text generated by prompts cannot be copyright protected.
(Read more: The Verge)
(Read more: The Verge)
January 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Don’t use AI to write your book.
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OpenAI says it has proof that Deepseek used its work without permission to create something meant to undermine and destroy its product.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
OpenAI says it has proof that Deepseek used its work without permission to create something meant to undermine and destroy its product.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
Today I was reminded of the time I read an indie book I enjoyed very much, but which contained many, many typos.
I was going to read the sequel anyway, and looked the author up on socials. This author had received a message from a reader pointing out the typos and instead of dealing with it+
I was going to read the sequel anyway, and looked the author up on socials. This author had received a message from a reader pointing out the typos and instead of dealing with it+
January 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Today I was reminded of the time I read an indie book I enjoyed very much, but which contained many, many typos.
I was going to read the sequel anyway, and looked the author up on socials. This author had received a message from a reader pointing out the typos and instead of dealing with it+
I was going to read the sequel anyway, and looked the author up on socials. This author had received a message from a reader pointing out the typos and instead of dealing with it+
Current state of the editing:
Confirmed:
2 novel proofreads
1 novel copyedit
1 screenplay proofread
Pending
1 short story proofread
1 novella copyedit
Contract with editing service
The illusion of being busy: none of these things are happening concurrently, and two are at least six weeks out.
Confirmed:
2 novel proofreads
1 novel copyedit
1 screenplay proofread
Pending
1 short story proofread
1 novella copyedit
Contract with editing service
The illusion of being busy: none of these things are happening concurrently, and two are at least six weeks out.
January 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Current state of the editing:
Confirmed:
2 novel proofreads
1 novel copyedit
1 screenplay proofread
Pending
1 short story proofread
1 novella copyedit
Contract with editing service
The illusion of being busy: none of these things are happening concurrently, and two are at least six weeks out.
Confirmed:
2 novel proofreads
1 novel copyedit
1 screenplay proofread
Pending
1 short story proofread
1 novella copyedit
Contract with editing service
The illusion of being busy: none of these things are happening concurrently, and two are at least six weeks out.
Hi, Bluesky — still moving over here from Threads. Are you in search of a proofreader or copyeditor for your speculative fiction novel or screenplay? I’m available. Rates, experience and testimonials here:
thurmondediting.com
thurmondediting.com
Elizabeth M. Thurmond, Copyeditor
thurmondediting.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hi, Bluesky — still moving over here from Threads. Are you in search of a proofreader or copyeditor for your speculative fiction novel or screenplay? I’m available. Rates, experience and testimonials here:
thurmondediting.com
thurmondediting.com