Wendy A. Lawrence @glassempires.bsky.social Power leaves fingerprints. I show readers where to look.
glassempires.substack.com
Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social “Having fun isn’t hard, when you’ve got a library card!” - Arthur Read
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Picture This Post @picturethispost.com Theater - Music - Art - Dance - Film - Museums - Books - Travel
Previews, Interviews and Reviews -- Culture Reports in 20+ US Cities and Travel Reports Worldwide. https://www.picturethispost.com/
We also share updates on today's fight for democracy.
William Ladislaw, Songwriter @williamladislaw.bsky.social I'm a Philadelphia-based songwriter, now working with the amazing artist and musician Josef El Baz of Sweden. 🌊
Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social Author, veteran, former law enforcement officer, activist, policy advisor. Living in Spokane, Washington with my three cat roommates.
Rough Diamond Poetry @rough-diamond1.bsky.social Rough Diamond is an online and in print poetry journal. roughdiamondpoems@gmail.com
EIC - Charlotte Cosgrove
http://ko-fi.com/roughdiamond open for subs
#StetChat @stetchat.com #StetChat is an hourlong live conversation on Bluesky for the #editing community.
💬 Next #StetChat: Sept. 16 | Red Flag Roulette
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Melissa Brownstein RN/Bluewater Psychic, Certified Wound Nurse @melissabrownstein.bsky.social Multistate RN Pediatric Specialist x 43 yrs, CDC ORR UC Supervisor Miami Obama Administration, CDC Certified Infection Preventionist, RN WSOC, 4☆Psychic Tarot Reader. Against Malignant Misogynist Narcossitic Uneducated Nationalist Evangelical Republicans
Grant-Grey Guda @grantgreyguda.bsky.social Creator of STARVINITY, Writer, Artist, Poet, Filmmaker, Dreaming Idealist, Hopeful Utopian
Christopher R. Muscato @chrisrmuscato.bsky.social Writer of sff/solarpunk/nomadpunk, hope addict, dad of twins, constantly fighting writer’s block
Xalisto🔬🧪🧬 ✍️📚 @calistusmbeti.bsky.social Supporting researchers and scientists with📝scientific editing💰grant writing👩💻proofreading 📖formatting✍️medical writing 💻technical writing👩🏻🔬scientific review📊data visualization📚author services .🔬🧪🧬 ✍️📚
Poetry with Linda @poetrywithlinda.bsky.social poetry, nature, writing, reading, art, culture, languages, photography, travelling 🎨🖌️🖼️
Let's also be friends on Substack:@poetrywithlinda
Koffiart37 @koffiimageworks.bsky.social
Visdev / BG painter/Concept art/ comic book artist with decade of working in animation and game industry
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CampbellPenn @campbellpenn.bsky.social I am a wounded poet-queen wandering through emotionally surreal experiences trying to understand human behavior.
Sanderling Editorial 🌊🐦🌊 @sanderlingeditorial.com (I don't really use this, but I do check DMs sporadically. Email me if you want to talk!)
Bilingual (EN-SPA) copyeditor and proofreader | he/him | Not a fan of LLMs | Directly responsible for an amendment to CMOS 18th 😎
https://sanderlingeditorial.com/
J.D.Marcey @jdmarcey.bsky.social Author- my debut novel Exodus Missed will be released on January 1, 2026 from Literary Wanderlust!
DJ 🌻💙🌻💙🌻 @gimmedoritos.bsky.social 🚫🚫Please don’t add me to your Starter pack🚫🚫 Avid Reader 📖•True Crime Buff • Agnostic 🐵• 🚫NO BIO/NO FOLLOW🚫
@benwellickbaldwinv.bsky.social @benwellickbaldwinv.bsky.social Sarcasm in human form
Lover of foods
Usually laughing
Berni Johnson @bernij.bsky.social Writer of things, administrator of systems, devourer of entertainment, and haver of ADHD. 💙 voter in a 🔴 state.
Spy Trivia book:
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Other book and website links:
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social Temerty Professor of Modern European History, Munk School, University of Toronto; Permanent Fellow, IWM Vienna; Emeritus Levin Professor, Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
K.E. Miller - Writer @kemiller58.bsky.social Lover of words. Writer of stories with heart. Striving to live my best life. ✨ #NoAI ✍️
Haiku Poetry @haiku-poetry.bsky.social Haiku Poetry (written by myself)
📍Switzerland
Rep. Terri A. Sewell @sewell.house.gov Selma native, U.S. Congresswoman working #ForThePeople of Alabama's 7th Congressional District
What Democrats are doing @whatdemsaredoing.bsky.social Keeping tabs on how Democrats are helping people, standing up to Republican nonsense and more!
#SmallPitch @smallpitch.org The big pitch event for small presses and authors. Next event: January 2027. Hosts: @millieabecassis.com, @florencechien.com, and @morkalmarrh.bsky.social. Posts by Millie.
🌐 smallpitch.org
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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social I'm the author of 80+ books and an established editor who has helped more than 400 authors achieve their publishing dreams. My books include writing guidebooks, a novel, children's books and more. Visit inventingrealityediting.com
Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social Journalist, storyteller, and lifelong reader
A Texan by birth and by choice
Jason Croot @jasoncroot.bsky.social Bradfordian actor, filmmaker, and author of the Bradford Back in the Day Memories series 📚 Bradford, Eh? & 📚 Bradford, Ye What?
https://www.jasoncroot.com
Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social Joshua Palmatier is an epic fantasy writer and the founder of the small press Zombies Need Brains. ZNB does NOT use AI imagery in its covers and does NOT accept AI-generated stories. Visit the store: https://zombies-need-brains-llc.square.site
Doug DeRabbie @derabbie.bsky.social Advocacy / Communications
Reader 📚
Avid Sports Fan #LeafsForever #NYGiants
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Superman Geek
Mental Health
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elizaabenson @elizaabenson.bsky.social Brush maker, natural dyer, occasional whittler, spinner, weaver, knitter, crocheter and even more occasional sewer
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizaabenson?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1qatyt
Steven B. Epstein @stevenbauthor.bsky.social Author of bestselling true crime books Deadly Heist, Murder on Birchleaf Drive, Evil at Lake Seminole, and Extreme Punishment StevenBEpstein.com #truecrime
Neil Williamson @neilwilliamson.bsky.social Words and music. Glasgow, Scotland
he/him https://linktr.ee/neilwilliamson
LATEST 📚 Hand-Me-Downs (short story collection) https://bit.ly/4fhuSt9
🎶Extinction Event (album) http://bit.ly/4w4EKMC
NEXT 📚 ???
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov U.S. Senator, Massachusetts. She/her/hers. Official Senate account.
https://substack.com/@senatorwarren
Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov Dad, husband, teacher, coach, veteran. Governor of Minnesota. Working to move our state forward as #OneMinnesota.
Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com Senior editor at DarlingAxe.com. Novelist at SeptimusBrown.com. Award-winning short-fiction writer. Chaotic good. He/they. 🏳️🌈
Anthony Turriff @anthonyturriff.bsky.social Common sense & decency welcomed.❤️
Creating meaningful experiences with others.☀️
Dog dad.🦮
Nature enthusiast. 🏔️
Pacific rim nomad. 🌊
Language nerd. 🇹🇼🇺🇸🇯🇵🇫🇷
UO Alum. 🦆
Foodie. 🍱 Weedie.🌿 Wine-ie.🍷Shroomie.🍄
Always real. 💯
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
Christine Harris @christineiharris.bsky.social Botanical painting, all kinds of needlework, rewilding the garden, reading, music, conversation, spirituality
Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social Writer. Yes, that one.
(she/they)
PP🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰🇪🇺 @ppresti.bsky.social Groundhogs, donkeys, and more. Believer in integrity, 80s new wave music supremacy, and wearing a mask to protect others. Retired academic librarian, researcher, strategist, and editor. #covidisnotover #wearamask
Peter Barber @peter-the-writer.bsky.social Award winning writer inspired by Greek culture, life, and love. I share heartfelt, humorous tales of village life and the beauty of Greece with love and laughter.
#travelwriting. #romcom #humour.
https://peterbarberwriter.com
Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social I co-host #VibeCheckPod. Also, I teach creative writing at Harvard Medical School.
BOOKS: Prelude to Bruise, How We Fight for Our Lives, Alive at the End of the World.
My next book HOME OUT THERE comes out in May.
I live in Cambridge, MA. 🦃
Brian Borncamp @zubaplants.bsky.social www.zubaplants.com - Native Plants and More - Buffalo, NY
Cirno @cirno.quest I have permission to post all Cirnos. Feel free to ask for source.
I have a website: https://cirno.quest/
Not sure what to do with it though
pixiv: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/59337025
Robin Elizabeth Kobayashi @robinkobayashi.bsky.social Legal Editor by day, writer by night of historical fantasy. Award-winning Austenesque spin-offs: Kirkus Reviews Best Books 2018 & 2021; Grand Prize Winner-Novella, 2024 Chanticleer Int'l Book Awards. Linktr.ee/rekwriter
Earthling Beta Readers @earthlingbeta.bsky.social Hello, writing community! We are the beta wing for the Darling Axe. Follow us for graphic writing prompts—all art is by actual humans. Find us here: https://tinyurl.com/earthlingbeta 🪓🪓
Rob Edmunds @robedmunds.bsky.social I'm a writer of three novels, the most recent about the conflict in Burma during World War II. My previous two novels are both about the ancient Numidian King Masinissa, set during the Second Punic War. 🏴
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Rep. Sean Casten @casten.house.gov Proudly serving IL-06. Dad, husband, former clean energy entrepreneur. Climate nerd, gun safety & consumer advocate. Member of the House Financial Services Committee and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
J.R. Bale @jrbale.bsky.social Author, Father, Professor, MBA, Photographer, Concerned Human in NJ.
I support fellow writers.
www.JRBale.com
I do not respond to DMs.
Dreena’s Writing (Dreena C) @dreenawriting.co.uk Author. Insomniac. Tofu-eating wokerati. Pub’d here & there. 🇯🇪🌟 Winner: Flash500. Placed/ listed: Bridport, Marlowe & Christie, BFFA, SPR, etc. 🌟 Part-time scallywag. 🌟 I also write as Jane Harvey. 🌟
James Lee @writer1626.bsky.social Freelance writer and history blogger. Author of the book Safe Passage. Follow me at Traveling to History www.jamesflee.com/blog
Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social Writer: Rosewater, Murders of Molly Southbourne, Far from the Light of Heaven, Making Wolf, Jackdaw and others.
Arthur C. Clarke and BSFA award winner, Hugo finalist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Etc.
Reading worm.
Opinions mine.
He/him
Frances Peck @franceslpeck.bsky.social New to the sky | Editor turned novelist | THE BROKEN PLACES, a Globe & Mail best book 2022, and UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT (NeWest Press) | East coaster gone west | francespeck.com
Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com I report on the publishing industry through my paid newsletter, The Bottom Line, and educate writers on the business of authorship in THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER (University of Chicago Press).
Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com Welcoming media and government (and everyone else!) to Bluesky.
Formerly of The Atlantic, Boston Review.
Mark Simpson-Vos @simpsonvos.bsky.social I care about ideas doing work in the world
Professional humanist and book editing person
Seeking to enter by the narrow gate.
Religion | History | Indigeneity | Music | Sport
MN born NC by choice
Always #GDTBATH | #DurhamNC #BullCity
🇬🇧Cath Ennis🇨🇦 @enniscath.bsky.social Freelance scientific and medical writer, editor, and writing coach for biotech, pharma, and academic life sciences: https://wordomics.com
Any sufficiently advanced editing is indistinguishable from magic
Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam territory
Jan Freeman @janfreeman.bsky.social Mostly retired editor/writer/Boston Globe language columnist; author of centenary edition of Ambrose Bierce's "Write It Right" (Walker, 2009), whose subtitle is too long for this space. Not the Massachusetts poet who shares my name. 
Eva Kelly Hall @atxeva.bsky.social Logophile and ✡️ freelance book editor @ www.atxeva.com. ☕️📚🖍️ ❤️ Contemporary romance, middle grade, Jewish lit, and gothic fiction. Member of the EFA, ACES, Editors Tea Club, and Jewish Book Council. Team Oxford Comma. ❤️ Chicago Style.
Dr. Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her) @kleonardphd.bsky.social Librettist, lyricist, poet, scholar, teacher. Writing operas about kickass women and nb folks. Runs the Silent Film Sound & Music Archive (sfsma.org). Autistic. Disabled. Alphabetize under Leonard. kendraprestonleonard.hcommons.org
Laurel Busch @laurelbusch.bsky.social I'm invisible on social media, so can I say whatever I want? Labels I choose: Diarist, journalism grad, author, retired editor, gardener, nature & animal lover, amateur photographer, amateur historian, news junkie, Nor. Nevadan (USA). I voted for Harris.
Donna Ho @dhoedits.bsky.social Author ✍️ | Fiction editor 📚 | Querying—Debut YA Paranormal Romance (Completed): She hated seeing ghosts…until she fell for one
Kimberly Laurel @trustybookmark.bsky.social Publish with confidence ✍️ Certified copyeditor + proofreader for indies/presses: send work you're fearlessly proud of into the world | ACES, EFA, PEN (she/her)
Elizabeth Snow @elizabeth-snow.bsky.social Call me Ez, baiman (both woman/werman), any/ae/aer (air)
Chronically ill AuDHD queer faithful parent
Writer. Queer. Nerd.
Attendance will be spotty-Please ignore absences
LionsToothPublishing.com
https://books2read.com/A-Fate-Unmoored
Willemina Don, editor @donediting.bsky.social Academic developmental editor and translator (FR->EN and NL->EN). Humanities and qualitative social sciences. PhD in French. www.donlanguageservices.com
Ana Hansen 🌈 📚 @sparkseditorial.bsky.social queer fiction editor working with self-published writers and indie press. specializing in LGBTQ+ fantasy, science fiction, horror, and dark romance genres. DMs are always open!
www.sparkseditorial.com
Maria Bustillos @mariabustillos.com I help run @flaminghydra.com and the Brick House Cooperative.
Freedom of expression, digital ownership rights, libraries, and fun are some things I love.
maria | at | flaminghydra | dot | com
mariabustillos.com | flaminghydra.com
Matt Wolfbridge (read Typebar Magazine) @wolfbridge.bsky.social Founder & Editor of @typebarmagazine.bsky.social
James @tlbjames.bsky.social Science-literate Gen-X misanthrope married to @TLBTim.bsky.social. Grizzled copy editor, proud dogfather, rude grammarian, self-pub'd queer SFF/horror author, podcaster since 8/10/06 (@TrashSprinkles.bsky.social), and pragmatic nihilist. He/Him
Stan Carey @stancarey.bsky.social Editor, writer, lapsed biologist in Ireland
Copy-editing, writing: https://stancarey.com
Language: https://stancarey.wordpress.com
Strong language: https://stronglang.wordpress.com
🎞 https://letterboxd.com/stancarey
🦣 @stancarey@mastodon.ie
Leah Agirlandaboy @agirlandaboy.bsky.social Book editor, mom, wife, cereal lover. I've been at this for too long to stop now. 
Jeni Chappelle @jenichappelle.bsky.social Editor. Helped 200 novels into the world … so far 🥹 AuDHD. Chaotic good. Cat lady. Mostly here for the dopamine.
#WritingCommunity #RevPit She/her
👇 Editing resources for writers 👇
www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/links
Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social The One In The Hat. Published by Cast of Wonders, Sley House & more. Owner of Sarah STETS Editorial Services. YA pen name of Sarah M. Anderson. THEY ARE ALL HER CHILDREN out May 2027 from Apex! she/her
www.sallysultzman.com
Julie Scheina @juliescheina.com Children's & YA book editor at Julie Scheina Editorial Services | Former senior editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | Coffee & book lover
Cheryl Burman author @cherylburmanauthor.bsky.social Multi-genre, award winning author from the magical Forest of Dean, UK, who is continually inspired by the trees.
Sorry for my absence right now - I have a puppy!
Find all my books at https://cherylburman.com
Beth Hamer @bethhamer.bsky.social Proofreader. Whitstable resident. Swimmer. Servant to French bulldog. Advanced Professional Member of the CIEP. Evertonian. Thinks the Oxford comma is a style choice. (she/her)
Tenesha L. Curtis, MSSW @teneshalcurtis.bsky.social Editor (GetBookHelp.com), author, cheese addict, retired psychotherapist, S-rank introvert.
Hannah (hveditorial) @hveditorial.bsky.social Editor of academic nonfiction and fiction novels, helping publishers, authors, and scholars. I like correcting citations a weird amount and reading kissing books a more understandable amount. | www.hveditorial.com | hannah@hveditorial.com
Jola (Close Reading) @closereadingie.bsky.social Indexer. Copyeditor. Proofreader. Medieval historian. Jeanne de Divion was framed. TTRPG enthusiast. Indexes things from Aristotle to the X-Men. Past president Indexing Society of Canada. Co-chair KWG Twig, Editors Canada. closereadingie.com. She/They.
Christine Crabb 🦀 @anat13.bsky.social Academic and TTRPG copyeditor and proofreader
📚 History • Religion • Literature • Film • Public Health • HS STEM
🎲 Star Wars • Arkham Horror • Legend of the Five Rings • Genesys • Warhammer • Cohors Cthulhu
Opinions my own
she/her
www.christinecrabb.com
Jenessa Gilley | Evertale Edits @evertale.bsky.social Freelance developmental editor and copyeditor | Kor-Eng Novel Localization | Avid fantasy & romance reader | Fandom girlie | Devoted cat mom
Chris Zable Editor (she/her) @amphipodgirl.bsky.social Copyeditor and proofreader of fiction—lqbtqia+, romance, mystery, historical fiction, speculative fiction, and fantasy. She/her. https://www.czedits.com/
Ellen Kuwana, MS (#SciComm) @ellenkuwana.bsky.social Science writer, med comms, editor (>600 articles + $89B in grant proposals). Public speaker. Writing coach. APA & plain language expert. Interests: AI ethics, chocolate, SciComm. If I've helped you, thank me here, https://buymeacoffee.com/ellenkuw
Hollie Beg @hvbeg.bsky.social Professional editor nerd. #PokemonEmployee, opinions my own, repost ≠ brand approval. Queer, fat, vaxed. She/her. @hvbeg everywhere I have a social, but this is my primary. Header by @hexsharpe.
Laura Scott @pieinthe.bsky.social 🛸 sff writer, editor, book designer 🏳️🌈 she/her
https://lauralisscott.com
Hannah Bartlett @hbediting.bsky.social freelance editor & sensitivity reader 📚
poet ✒️
cat mom 🐈⬛
74/200 2026 reading goal 💚
contact me for a free sample edit!
EFA, ACES, and Editors Tea Club ☕️
www.hannahbartlettediting.com/links
Andra Durham @adcopyediting.bsky.social Editor and soprano. Background in anthropology, classics, and religious studies. Always looking for a new distraction.
She/her- H Hilary – Cadman Training @hilaryc01.bsky.social Helping editors everywhere to save time and improve quality
Allison Van Deventer @allisonvandev.bsky.social Developmental editor for academic authors. Author: The Dissertation-to-Book Workbook (UChicago Press). Workshop facilitator. She/her. Comp lit PhD. https://www.allisonvandeventer.com/
Christine Gordon Manley | Editor @cgmanley.bsky.social She/her
Newfoundlander 🫐 living on PEI 🥔
Specializing in 📖 memoir.
Will also edit: 📖 fiction 📖 non-fiction 📖 YA 📖 children's lit
RosemountEditing.com
🦓 Hypermobility Syndrome (hEDS)
✨ ADHD
Brittany | Book Editor @brittanyredderoth.bsky.social · Book editor for fiction authors ✍️
· Helping authors feel confident in the editing process 🤍
· SAMPLE EDIT REQUEST + LINKS ↓
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Susan Fitzgerald @susanfitzgerald.bsky.social Editor, researcher, writer, linguist. Lover of language, tea, and chocolate.
Peter Senftleben 🏳️🌈 @peseditorial.bsky.social Freelance fiction editor (esp. romance, mystery/thriller/suspense, horror, gay). Book nerd. Misanthrope. www.peseditorial.com