Kristen Tate

PSA to anyone listening to the audiobook of Ian McEwan's What We Can Know: It omits almost 20 pages in the final third of the novel!

If you are confused about the references to the boy on the platform – you didn't miss anything! It's simply not there! 🤯

Fighter jets against the backdrop of a sky with the Idaho state flag and a quote that should say “everyone is an ally until they aren’t” but the spacing makes it look like it says “everyone is anally until they aren’t”

Local legislator displays the importance of kerning

I can report that the sleep spell did not release them until the rainbows disappeared. Poor kitties! They seem to have fully recovered.

Epic!

Three sleeping cats surrounded by sunbeams and rainbows

BREAKING: My cats have created some kind of rainbow wormhole situation. What’s the protocol here?

That felt fucking fantastic!

(Pls overlook the spacing – I am merely an editor with a printer and opinions about typefaces, not a graphic designer)

That video was from the June march. Today was even bigger! This is the best video I’ve seen yet

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Don’t make Giant Pencil sad!

In honor of Hallowe'en coming up, share a 4-word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

Copyedit this in Adobe.

This only happens to you once

See, totally different!

You know exactly where I took that photo ❤️

A free critique from one of these top-notch editors? Jump on this, #QueerSFF authors. **Deadline is Sept 12**

! Cannot wait to see who is narrating the short story

a drawing of a person in an envelope with the letters hym on the bottom right Alt: Gif drawing of a person being dropped into an envelope. Signed "hjm" (maybe?)

"his delicious scent envelopes me" >> "his delicious scent envelops me"

PSA for #Romancelandia, in particular – watch out for this sneaky little homonym! Almost every time I see it in a manuscript, it's wrong.

#AmEditing

Reminder: The video from @kristentate.bsky.social's presentation, "Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction," is available for all to watch through 8/17, after which it becomes a member-only perk. Our favorite part: the graphs tracking plot intensity! 🤓

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Thanks, Sarita! It’s always hard to tell how a virtual event is landing – I’m so glad you found it helpful.

You want…romance novels, Ian. They already exist.

There are over 25 sessions, including:

🖊️ Navigating the publishing and editing process (with @yourpublishingbff.bsky.social!)

🖊️ Marketing for authors who hate marketing

🖊️ Sharpening your scenes (4/4)

#findyourreaderssummit2025 #AmWriting

My talk will be live on Saturday, August 2 at 12pm PT (3pm ET), and I’ll be on hand to answer additional questions in the chat during and after the broadcast. 3/4

It’s free to view live or you can buy a pass to get access to replays, transcripts, & speaker bonuses.

My talk is about how to write a successful first chapter, and I break down three examples in detail. If you like my Novel Study posts or book, you’ll like this talk – & yes, there are graphs! 2/4

Find Your Readers Summit 2025 Are you a writer? We'll help you find your next reader -- today.

Need a little shot of learning & community to fuel your writing in these dog days of summer? I’m participating in the Find Your Readers online summit, running from August 2-5. 1/4

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This course gave me a lot more tools for working with memoirists. I came away with a lot more questions to apply to manuscripts and frameworks for understanding how the genre works – highly recommend!

Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction — Northwest Editors Guild Did you miss our July 14th meeting, Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction with Kristen Tate? Don’t worry: you can now watch the video and download the presentation slides on our website ! ...

Fresh #AmEditing educational video alert: The recording from our recent event "Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction" with @kristentate.bsky.social is available now through 8/17 for everyone to view (after which it becomes a member-only video).

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I got a demo of this tool and was impressed – if you use a story spreadsheet or story map in your dev ed work, this tool has the potential to replace the hours it takes to create that. They designed it with editors in mind. #AmEditing

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

TOC of my upcoming talk: Story level: Tracking intensity Tracking open + closed story questions Scene level: Tracking scene components Sentence level: Breaking writing ‘rules’ Filter words Passive voice

You’ll get links to my story spreadsheet template and scene component template too! (3/3)

I’ll be sharing techniques for tracking internal and external intensity, understanding the balance of scene components, and recognizing when authors are breaking writing rules successfully. (2/3)

Want to hear about some new editing tools and practices I’ve developed based on my years of studying current fiction? Join me Monday night for a short talk followed by a Q&A session with the Northwest Editors Guild! (1/3)

#AmEditing

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Questions for Kristen Tate Submit your questions for Kristen Tate about her book, Novel Study, or about sharpening your editing skills by studying fiction writing. Please submit your questions by the end of the day on Friday, ...

Last chance to submit your questions for @kristentate.bsky.social for her "Sharpen Your Editing Skills by Studying Fiction" presentation on 7/14!

Submit your questions at forms.gle/dGcmfJnEq6cj...

The event is free to attend, open to all editors, registration at www.edsguild.org/meetings-eve....