Simone
@wagtaileditorial.bsky.social
Compassionate guide who empowers authorpreneurs to speak their truth. She digs deep to reveal more than grammatical errors in your stories.
How does RESISTANCE show up for you?
Is it:
A. procrastination
B. insecurity
C. impostor's syndrome
D. perfectionism
E. something else?
Is it:
A. procrastination
B. insecurity
C. impostor's syndrome
D. perfectionism
E. something else?
August 16, 2025 at 7:30 AM
How does RESISTANCE show up for you?
Is it:
A. procrastination
B. insecurity
C. impostor's syndrome
D. perfectionism
E. something else?
Is it:
A. procrastination
B. insecurity
C. impostor's syndrome
D. perfectionism
E. something else?
Hands up if TIME BLOCKING is part of your daily approach to doing?
August 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Hands up if TIME BLOCKING is part of your daily approach to doing?
Do you centre the Reader in your storytelling?
This means considering the impact of your words upon the reader.
Have you asked yourself these questions:
* Who is my ideal reader?
* What do they want from my book?
* How will my book fit into the existing reading landscape?
This means considering the impact of your words upon the reader.
Have you asked yourself these questions:
* Who is my ideal reader?
* What do they want from my book?
* How will my book fit into the existing reading landscape?
August 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Do you centre the Reader in your storytelling?
This means considering the impact of your words upon the reader.
Have you asked yourself these questions:
* Who is my ideal reader?
* What do they want from my book?
* How will my book fit into the existing reading landscape?
This means considering the impact of your words upon the reader.
Have you asked yourself these questions:
* Who is my ideal reader?
* What do they want from my book?
* How will my book fit into the existing reading landscape?
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June 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Question: Does receiving feedback on your writing make you feel anxious, even if it's constructive?
June 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Question: Does receiving feedback on your writing make you feel anxious, even if it's constructive?
How often do you look at your website through the eyes of your audience?
Every 6 months?
Once a year?
It's been a while?
What, I'm supposed to update my initial build?
Every 6 months?
Once a year?
It's been a while?
What, I'm supposed to update my initial build?
June 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
How often do you look at your website through the eyes of your audience?
Every 6 months?
Once a year?
It's been a while?
What, I'm supposed to update my initial build?
Every 6 months?
Once a year?
It's been a while?
What, I'm supposed to update my initial build?
Poll Your People.
If it feels a bit egotistical to keep bragging away about what you do and how wonderful you are.... let's switch the approach to uncovering what you do.
Ask people in your circle, “What do you think I do?”
I bet you will uncover some fresh ways to describe your work.
If it feels a bit egotistical to keep bragging away about what you do and how wonderful you are.... let's switch the approach to uncovering what you do.
Ask people in your circle, “What do you think I do?”
I bet you will uncover some fresh ways to describe your work.
May 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Poll Your People.
If it feels a bit egotistical to keep bragging away about what you do and how wonderful you are.... let's switch the approach to uncovering what you do.
Ask people in your circle, “What do you think I do?”
I bet you will uncover some fresh ways to describe your work.
If it feels a bit egotistical to keep bragging away about what you do and how wonderful you are.... let's switch the approach to uncovering what you do.
Ask people in your circle, “What do you think I do?”
I bet you will uncover some fresh ways to describe your work.
Real talk: what’s the hardest part about telling your story on your website?
May 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Real talk: what’s the hardest part about telling your story on your website?
Tip To Try:
Use Keywords: Sprinkle in relevant SEO terms to help your bio be found by Google.
Use Keywords: Sprinkle in relevant SEO terms to help your bio be found by Google.
May 20, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Tip To Try:
Use Keywords: Sprinkle in relevant SEO terms to help your bio be found by Google.
Use Keywords: Sprinkle in relevant SEO terms to help your bio be found by Google.
How long has it been since you last updated your About Me page? (Be honest!)
May 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
How long has it been since you last updated your About Me page? (Be honest!)
Does your current bio reflect the person you are today—or the person you were a few years ago?
(Can you guess how old this pic of me is? Hint: I still mourn the loss of my hair).
(Can you guess how old this pic of me is? Hint: I still mourn the loss of my hair).
May 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Does your current bio reflect the person you are today—or the person you were a few years ago?
(Can you guess how old this pic of me is? Hint: I still mourn the loss of my hair).
(Can you guess how old this pic of me is? Hint: I still mourn the loss of my hair).
(image description: a yellow everlasting daisy, text reads: “You don’t have to be someone special to achieve something amazing. You’ve just got to have a dream, believe in it and work hard.” by Jessica Watson)
May 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
(image description: a yellow everlasting daisy, text reads: “You don’t have to be someone special to achieve something amazing. You’ve just got to have a dream, believe in it and work hard.” by Jessica Watson)
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May 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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What's your WHY?
Your About Me Bio page of your website needs to do more than introduce your name and face to new fans.
It's a place all of you own where you get to share your PURPOSE! Your mission, your WHY.
(Pic of mini me when I was a kid and developing my love of all things creative!).
Your About Me Bio page of your website needs to do more than introduce your name and face to new fans.
It's a place all of you own where you get to share your PURPOSE! Your mission, your WHY.
(Pic of mini me when I was a kid and developing my love of all things creative!).
April 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What's your WHY?
Your About Me Bio page of your website needs to do more than introduce your name and face to new fans.
It's a place all of you own where you get to share your PURPOSE! Your mission, your WHY.
(Pic of mini me when I was a kid and developing my love of all things creative!).
Your About Me Bio page of your website needs to do more than introduce your name and face to new fans.
It's a place all of you own where you get to share your PURPOSE! Your mission, your WHY.
(Pic of mini me when I was a kid and developing my love of all things creative!).
The “Ditch the Fluff” Challenge:
Skim your bio for filler words that weaken your impact (e.g., just, very, actually, kind of).
⏳ In 2 minutes, cut at least 3 weak words and replace them with stronger, bolder language!
Skim your bio for filler words that weaken your impact (e.g., just, very, actually, kind of).
⏳ In 2 minutes, cut at least 3 weak words and replace them with stronger, bolder language!
April 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The “Ditch the Fluff” Challenge:
Skim your bio for filler words that weaken your impact (e.g., just, very, actually, kind of).
⏳ In 2 minutes, cut at least 3 weak words and replace them with stronger, bolder language!
Skim your bio for filler words that weaken your impact (e.g., just, very, actually, kind of).
⏳ In 2 minutes, cut at least 3 weak words and replace them with stronger, bolder language!
Want a quick tip about zhushing up your Bio?
DM me your current one, and I’ll send you a suggestion ;)
DM me your current one, and I’ll send you a suggestion ;)
April 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Want a quick tip about zhushing up your Bio?
DM me your current one, and I’ll send you a suggestion ;)
DM me your current one, and I’ll send you a suggestion ;)
Question: If someone Googled your name, what’s the one thing you’d want them to know about you?
April 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Question: If someone Googled your name, what’s the one thing you’d want them to know about you?
Let’s play! Describe yourself in 3 words in the comments—no titles allowed.
I’ll reply to your comment and suggest a sentence (or phrase) that includes these words for you to use in your bio.
(Pic of a woman in circus costume cheekily nibbling on a lamington).
I’ll reply to your comment and suggest a sentence (or phrase) that includes these words for you to use in your bio.
(Pic of a woman in circus costume cheekily nibbling on a lamington).
April 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Let’s play! Describe yourself in 3 words in the comments—no titles allowed.
I’ll reply to your comment and suggest a sentence (or phrase) that includes these words for you to use in your bio.
(Pic of a woman in circus costume cheekily nibbling on a lamington).
I’ll reply to your comment and suggest a sentence (or phrase) that includes these words for you to use in your bio.
(Pic of a woman in circus costume cheekily nibbling on a lamington).
Where does your deepest truth reside? How do you choose to share it?
Raw and Unfiltered (allowing my thoughts and feelings to flow)
"If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people." - Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway (1925).
open.substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Where does your deepest truth reside? How do you choose to share it?
Well, what even is Creative Non-Fiction? If you are writing a story with elements of truth in it, then it's likely that your finished manuscript would be categorised in this way.
What Is Creative Nonfiction? - Creative Nonfiction
I am often asked: “What is creative nonfiction?” Or, in some cases, “what the hell is creative nonfiction?” The answer—or answers—can be complicated because creative nonfiction may mean different things to different people, a characteristic that makes this form so elusive and alluring....
creativenonfiction.org
April 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Well, what even is Creative Non-Fiction? If you are writing a story with elements of truth in it, then it's likely that your finished manuscript would be categorised in this way.
Does your bio lead people to take action?
Spend 2 minutes checking if you:
✔️ Invite viewers to book a call, visit your website, or follow you
✔️ Make it clear what they should do next
✔️ Use warm, inviting language that expects a response
No CTA (Call To Action)? Time to add one!
Spend 2 minutes checking if you:
✔️ Invite viewers to book a call, visit your website, or follow you
✔️ Make it clear what they should do next
✔️ Use warm, inviting language that expects a response
No CTA (Call To Action)? Time to add one!
April 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Does your bio lead people to take action?
Spend 2 minutes checking if you:
✔️ Invite viewers to book a call, visit your website, or follow you
✔️ Make it clear what they should do next
✔️ Use warm, inviting language that expects a response
No CTA (Call To Action)? Time to add one!
Spend 2 minutes checking if you:
✔️ Invite viewers to book a call, visit your website, or follow you
✔️ Make it clear what they should do next
✔️ Use warm, inviting language that expects a response
No CTA (Call To Action)? Time to add one!
Do you want more:
a) Tips to improve your writing
b) Ideas for self-editing approaches
c) Bite-sized bits of copyediting support?
Your responses help me to decide what information to share in my socials, blog, and newsletters ;)
a) Tips to improve your writing
b) Ideas for self-editing approaches
c) Bite-sized bits of copyediting support?
Your responses help me to decide what information to share in my socials, blog, and newsletters ;)
April 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Do you want more:
a) Tips to improve your writing
b) Ideas for self-editing approaches
c) Bite-sized bits of copyediting support?
Your responses help me to decide what information to share in my socials, blog, and newsletters ;)
a) Tips to improve your writing
b) Ideas for self-editing approaches
c) Bite-sized bits of copyediting support?
Your responses help me to decide what information to share in my socials, blog, and newsletters ;)
Website words can be tricky ... what part of writing your online Bio gives you the biggest wobble?
E.g., Is it talking about yourself? Finding the right tone? Feeling like it sounds like you?
E.g., Is it talking about yourself? Finding the right tone? Feeling like it sounds like you?
April 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Website words can be tricky ... what part of writing your online Bio gives you the biggest wobble?
E.g., Is it talking about yourself? Finding the right tone? Feeling like it sounds like you?
E.g., Is it talking about yourself? Finding the right tone? Feeling like it sounds like you?
#MemeMonday
(image description: text reads 'When you let ChatGPT write your bio and now you're the CEO of Vibes... Me' in front of a picture of a seal covering its eyes)
(image description: text reads 'When you let ChatGPT write your bio and now you're the CEO of Vibes... Me' in front of a picture of a seal covering its eyes)
March 31, 2025 at 5:02 AM
#MemeMonday
(image description: text reads 'When you let ChatGPT write your bio and now you're the CEO of Vibes... Me' in front of a picture of a seal covering its eyes)
(image description: text reads 'When you let ChatGPT write your bio and now you're the CEO of Vibes... Me' in front of a picture of a seal covering its eyes)
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