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AimeeHill

@AimeeHill@writing.exchange

On your team to craft stories and sentences.

Supporting independent authors with communicative line and copy editing. Posts about words, plants and knitting.

Avatar alt text: me drinking coffee in a bookish cafΓ© wearing a handknit jumper.
Header alt text: A graphic showing a shelf of white books with AJ among them. Underneath readers "Intermediate member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading".

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AimeeHill, to random
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10. Good sources for publishing info?

The Alliance of Independent Authors is fantastic for self-pub authors. They do a lot for their author members including producing super detailed guides. Their watchdog is a great tool for checking if publishing services are trustworthy. I check it before working with small publishers! I'll add the link because my main complaint is how much of a nightmare their website is.

https://selfpublishingadvice.org/best-self-publishing-services/

AimeeHill, to Seiyuu
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Looking for a voice actor/narrator for an audiobook production. I need a woman with a low voice and a US accent. This is a paid project. No audio editing needed. I've got a team for that already.

You can find my email in the weblink in my bio to get in touch!

AimeeHill, to knitting
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Sometimes I forget about my little knitting pattern tech editing side business until on of my knitters pops into my inbox all excited with a gorgeous new pattern!

https://www.wellknitwords.com/

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17. What genres would you be terrible at writing?

Steamy romance. I'm certain it'd be clunky and awkward.
Historical. It'd take me two lifetimes to craft an interesting plot, and then make it historically accurate, and then make it interesting, and then make it historically accur... (This is a genre that I enjoy reading! And editing! But writing? I'm in awe.)

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5 What’s the best thing about being a writer?

The thrill of creation and problem solving. I'm stuck at my midpoint right now and I have the power to tinker with it to make it work.

AimeeHill, to fantasy
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A little availability calendar update for lovely fantasy authors looking for an editor. Green books are an open slot!

May - πŸ“•πŸ“•
June - πŸ“•πŸ“—
July - πŸ“•πŸ“—
August - πŸ“•πŸ“—
September - πŸ“•πŸ“•
October - πŸ“•πŸ“•
November - πŸ“•πŸ“•
December - πŸ“—πŸ“—
January - πŸ“—πŸ“—

Novel writers, if you want to work with me this year, get in touch and I'll book you in!

https://www.ajeditorialservices.com/

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AimeeHill, to random
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<meta> Could we have (or is there already) a tag that is just for storing the prompt graphic for the disorganised among us that misplace it several times a month?

(Edit to add: I have a small brain and forgot that this site has a bookmarks feature!)

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  1. Do you use semicolons? Correctly?

Yes to both of these questions. I'm also more likely to encourage them inn edits for clients than I am to take them out. The idea that they're too complicated is a bit silly.

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Instead of a KoFi link or similar at the end of my blog, it's a link to a donut delivery service with my address preloaded. Thoughts?

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I've joined a reading challange on The Story Graph, that is a list of SFF sub genres.

There is no dead line, just read something in on e of the many sub genres and add it to the appropriate prompt.

This has prompted me to learn about the sub genres and how they may apply to the SFF books I read.

I'm not pedantic about it and I know one book can belong to more than one category and/or be difficult to pigeonhole.

I've recently read, The Saint of Bright Doors. I placed it under Mythic Fantasy, but also thought of placing it under urban Fantasy.

If you've read it, what do you think? Which prompt is more suitable for it?

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/fff6ad46-1acf-4f0b-a841-b769b72f7d14

@thestorygraph @bookstodon

AimeeHill,
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@zkrisher @thestorygraph @bookstodon this is cute! Thank you for sharing. I'm a sucker for lists and this one is both far-reaching and beautifully organised.

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Nov 3. Are dialogue tags flexible?

Flexible in that I don't think writers need to stick rigidly to just "said". But rigid in that I think writers should not be flexible with what words make sense. You can shout a word. You cannot shrug a word. Shrugged would be an action beat. I recommend Amy J Schneider's 'The Chicago Guide to Copyediting Fiction' (even if you write/edit in Br Eng) as a fantastic resource for learning what rules are flexible and what are rigid.

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21 How do you write internal dialogue/telepathy?

I've not actually written either. The closest I've gotten to internal dialogue is very close third-person narration. If I did, internal dialogue would be set in italics. Telepathy would need to be in speech marks because it is still direct speech. I'd need to think about what italics for telepathy would add to the readers experience. 1/2

AimeeHill,
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@johnshirley2024 That is true. Neither of these are rules. Just what I do/would do with my own writing.

AimeeHill,
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@johnshirley2024 I'd be a poor editor if I ever stopped asking! 😊

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@jillrhudy @bookstodon yes please! My library app only has Kindred so I guess I'll read that first.

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A great way to add depth to your writing is to craft short stories exploring different characters and elements of your work. Not with a view to info-dump everything you learn. But so that you can have characters and narration reference little details. You readers don't need to explicitly know every little detail of your world building to appreciate that it is there.

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AimeeHill,
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@consumableJoy @knitting @fiberarts I have a Catch of the Day by Emma Bermudez that has been on my needles since this time two years ago. I really want the socks, I just don't want to knit them!

AimeeHill, to knitting
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What crafts have you done this weekend – or bank holiday for all my UK pals? I got a drop spindle!

nobyeni, to knitting
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update

Pattern Wool&Honey
Yarn some organic 100% wool

I enjoyed finally finishing the yoke, and separating the sleeves was a first for me, but not very spectacular haha.

Now on to just stockinette stitch for forever. I think I will not finish this soon, but keep this as my project to take to work, easy enough for when I'm teaching...

(Which means I can start some new project!!!!)

@knitting

AimeeHill,
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@nobyeni @knitting stunning! I've got the yarn all ready to get knitting this pattern (just as soon as the needles are free from a different project!)

stancarey, (edited ) to writing

Curious about a style item I saw in a book this week. Would you prefer "Me Too" or "" in reference to the movement?

AimeeHill,
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@stancarey The AP stylebook calls for "even when not explicitly describing tweets related to it."

AimeeHill,
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@stancarey It's definitely one of the more responsive resources!

futurebird, (edited ) to random
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Do you find it difficult to find clothes and shoes that fit off the rack?

AimeeHill,
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@futurebird My insurance wanted to know my dress size. In what shop and with what alterations? πŸ™ƒ

futurebird, to random
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Clean desk! Feels much better.

I love seeing people’s workspacesβ€” what is your desk like?

Closer view of laptop. A l at her bound notebook with marbled cover, ruler in a leather case and blank notepad. Also a silk pen case for the current favorite pen.

AimeeHill,
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@futurebird I'm in awe! My desk is wall papered with post-it notes and littered with yarn, stationery and things. That's another job for this weekend.

AimeeHill, to random
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Hello! I'm AimΓ©e and I'm here to edit fantasy fiction for independent authors and write fun stories.

My current writing project is a light academia fantasy about a collapsing community that has to learn how to harness it's magic to survive.

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