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Vicky Brewster (they/them)

@vickybrewster.bsky.social

โœ๏ธCopy & developmental editor, & indexer ๐Ÿ‘ปGothic, horror & sci-fi academic ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ Occasional lecturer & support at Swansea U ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆAsexual-agender-panromantic

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Pink and blue flowers arranged in a circle around the words: โ€œTurning up the heat on your writing - Newsletter - Mentoring and coachingโ€

Pink and blue flowers arranged in a circle around the words: โ€œTurning up the heat on your writing - Newsletter - Mentoring and coachingโ€

This quarterโ€™s newsletter talks all things coaching and mentoring, with an exclusive deal for subscribers!

buttondown.com/vickybrewste...

30.06.2025 09:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screengrab of an email that says: Thank you so much for meeting with me today! I have so many new ideas and I'm at peace with writing the book that I want to read rather than trying to shoehorn it into something else. Thank You!

Screengrab of an email that says: Thank you so much for meeting with me today! I have so many new ideas and I'm at peace with writing the book that I want to read rather than trying to shoehorn it into something else. Thank You!

Such lovely feedback from my flower hour today. If you would like one-to-one support with your writing craft, thorny story problems, or processing feedback, check out my flower hours here: vickybrewstereditor.com

19.06.2025 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BIG NEWS!! Second peer review received on my book proposal - also very positive. My editor needs me to write a brief response to the report recommendations, but she thinks if I can do that by Tuesday, they should be able to send me a book contract by the end of the month!!!

BOOK CONTRACT!!!!

13.06.2025 09:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Last call to sign up for this awesome free event on Sunday!

06.06.2025 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Claire of Cherry Edits and I are celebrating Indie Author Week with a FREE online session discussing the editing process for independent authors. From developmental to final proofreading, join us for a chat all about editing: bit.ly/LetsTalkEdit...

When: Saturday 7th June @ 4.00 p.m. (BST)

02.06.2025 09:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A photo held up in front of a face, showing a man holding a childโ€™s hand in a ruined building. The banner above reads โ€˜The Greatest Love Storyโ€™

A photo held up in front of a face, showing a man holding a childโ€™s hand in a ruined building. The banner above reads โ€˜The Greatest Love Storyโ€™

This week is all about how my parents got together, and how that skewed my ideas of romance: vickybrewsterwriting.substack.com/p/the-greate...

24.05.2025 11:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo held in front of a face. The photo shows a young woman with long hair piloting a small boat. She is smiling uncertainly. A banner at the top reads, โ€œWhen Vicky Met Daveโ€

A photo held in front of a face. The photo shows a young woman with long hair piloting a small boat. She is smiling uncertainly. A banner at the top reads, โ€œWhen Vicky Met Daveโ€

In life writing this week, I talk about how I met my first husband, and procrastinate on that topic with thoughts about my grandfather: vickybrewsterwriting.substack.com/p/when-vicky...

17.05.2025 07:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You're Such a Good Writer My Early Scribblings

Itโ€™s late and I donโ€™t have a pretty graphic, but here is this weekโ€™s life writing, this week all about writing: open.substack.com/pub/vickybre...

11.05.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Let's Talk Editing Zoom Event Sun 8th June 4pm UK time.

Let's Talk Editing Zoom Event Sun 8th June 4pm UK time.

@vickybrewster.bsky.social and I are doing a thing. ๐Ÿฅณ

๐Ÿ”ƒ Tell your friends.

The details: โฌ‡โฌ‡

๐ŸŽ‰ An event to celebrate Indie Author Week UK 2025.

๐Ÿ“… Sunday 8th June 2025
๐Ÿ•“ 4โ€“5 p.m. UK time (BST)
๐Ÿ“ Zoom
๐ŸŽŸ Free to attend
๐Ÿ’ฌ Includes a non-recorded Q+A

Register here: bit.ly/LetsTalkEditing

08.05.2025 07:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Banner that reads โ€˜Letโ€™s Talk Editingโ€™. Pictures to the left and right of Cherry and Vicky. Event details say: Join us on Zoom. Sunday 8th June 4-5pm BST

Banner that reads โ€˜Letโ€™s Talk Editingโ€™. Pictures to the left and right of Cherry and Vicky. Event details say: Join us on Zoom. Sunday 8th June 4-5pm BST

Sign up to the FREE editing talk Iโ€™m running with Cherry Edits on June 8th to answer all your editing questions, and learn more about different kinds of editing and how to find the right editor for you! Book here: bit.ly/LetsTalkEdit...

08.05.2025 09:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo held up in front of a face, showing a kid with their back to the camera, looking over their shoulder. They are wearing a long T-shirt and their blonde hair falls to their waist. The room around them is clutter.

A photo held up in front of a face, showing a kid with their back to the camera, looking over their shoulder. They are wearing a long T-shirt and their blonde hair falls to their waist. The room around them is clutter.

This week Iโ€™m writing about growing up with hoarders and how the general domesticity many take for granted is actually a learned skill: vickybrewsterwriting.substack.com/p/the-cardif...

03.05.2025 07:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A person holding a photo in front of their face. The photo shows a woman and child sitting on a rock beside a river

A person holding a photo in front of their face. The photo shows a woman and child sitting on a rock beside a river

This weekendโ€™s story from my life: My Mum Was a Dominatrix: vickybrewsterwriting.substack.com/p/my-mum-was...

26.04.2025 07:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Right??? And thereโ€™s specifically so little research on what the bipolar brain is like when level. Thank you so much for sharing

19.04.2025 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Nobody-Loves-Mes And Treating Them with Sugar Pills

This week Iโ€™m writing about growing up with undiagnosed bipolarโ€ฆ sort of:

open.substack.com/pub/vickybre...

19.04.2025 07:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Hey, I got on the top horror news of the week with my article on the Meta AI scandal and why early career authors should care! Thanks @kevharrison.bsky.social!

17.04.2025 07:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The background image shows a woman crouching in shallow water. She has a bow and arrow pulled, ready to fire. She is wearing dark linen clothing, and has a black band of face paint across her eyes.

The background image shows a woman crouching in shallow water. She has a bow and arrow pulled, ready to fire. She is wearing dark linen clothing, and has a black band of face paint across her eyes.

You enjoy the experience, the dressing up, the improvisationโ€”but what exactly goes into making it all happen? @vickybrewster.bsky.social gives us a peek into the story preparation for a Live Action Role Play (LARP) game.

britishfantasysociety.org/writing-for-...

12.04.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A photo held in front of someoneโ€™s face showing a man in a leather jacket holding a small blonde childโ€™s hand. In the background are bookshelves

A photo held in front of someoneโ€™s face showing a man in a leather jacket holding a small blonde childโ€™s hand. In the background are bookshelves

The first proper piece of love writing: My Dad Was a Chaos Wizard: open.substack.com/pub/vickybre...

12.04.2025 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of a young kid with long blonde hair in a floral dress unwrapping a present. Light reflects off the photo. It is held in front of someoneโ€™s face. Bookshelves in the background. At the top a banner that reads, โ€œAm I Interestjng?โ€

A photo of a young kid with long blonde hair in a floral dress unwrapping a present. Light reflects off the photo. It is held in front of someoneโ€™s face. Bookshelves in the background. At the top a banner that reads, โ€œAm I Interestjng?โ€

Iโ€™ve been experimenting with life writing and decided to serialise some of it. You can read the introduction and subscribe for free here: vickybrewsterwriting.substack.com

10.04.2025 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of a young kid with long blonde hair in a floral dress unwrapping a present. Light reflects off the photo. It is held in front of someoneโ€™s face. Bookshelves in the background. At the top a banner that reads, โ€œAm I Interestjng?โ€

A photo of a young kid with long blonde hair in a floral dress unwrapping a present. Light reflects off the photo. It is held in front of someoneโ€™s face. Bookshelves in the background. At the top a banner that reads, โ€œAm I Interestjng?โ€

Iโ€™ve been experimenting with life writing and decided to serialise some of it. You can read the introduction and subscribe for free here: vickybrewsterwriting.substack.com

10.04.2025 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of a computer screen showing a web page titled โ€˜Vicky Brewster: Author Profileโ€™

Photo of a computer screen showing a web page titled โ€˜Vicky Brewster: Author Profileโ€™

Finally added an author profile to my website. Statement of intent!

Vickybrewstereditor.com/author-page

01.04.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Speaking absolutely speculatively, if I were to run an online writing retreat day specifically for pantsers/discovery writers, would there be interest?

16.02.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
On a yellow background sits a bright yellow typewriter with paper loaded, and two screwed-up pieces of paper alongside it. A wire from the top of the graphic leads to a yellow light bulb.

On a yellow background sits a bright yellow typewriter with paper loaded, and two screwed-up pieces of paper alongside it. A wire from the top of the graphic leads to a yellow light bulb.

Applications now open for the BFS's new mentorship programme! We've got 15 partially-funded places and 3 fully-funded places and a whole range of inspiring mentors to support your journey.

britishfantasysociety.org/launching-th...

05.02.2025 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 58    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Watching Rivals. Don't really understand what's happening, but I'm enjoying David Tennant just periodically cackling like a panto villain

20.01.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Okay, so I need some help. I have a reading challenge advent calendar type thing that lets me get a little present for completing various tasks. One is reading a book on a bestseller list. Are there bestseller lists specifically for genre/SFFH books?

18.01.2025 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I reminder that if you're on Fable, you can connect with me here: fable.co/vicky-brewst...

17.01.2025 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can anyone recommend somewhere that's not Amazon where I can buy US ebooks with a VPN? Getting tired of waiting for UK publishers to work out certain books are amazing ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€

17.01.2025 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Editing pet peeve of the day: Something. See also, thing and it. As in, "It was a thing that made them tense". As opposed to "The situation/that elephant/chronic IBS made them tense". Be specific. Use fewer words.

15.01.2025 09:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Vicky wrapped in a blue stripy blanket like a seven year old playing Mary in a Nativity play

Vicky wrapped in a blue stripy blanket like a seven year old playing Mary in a Nativity play

This is a totally normal work outfit right?

08.01.2025 09:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A text-heavy graphic features highlights from Vicky Brewster's career. Vicky is pictured in a circular frame. They have multi-coloured purple and blue hair and are wearing matching coloured cat ears. They wear glasses and a grey jumper, and are looking directly at the camera.

A text-heavy graphic features highlights from Vicky Brewster's career. Vicky is pictured in a circular frame. They have multi-coloured purple and blue hair and are wearing matching coloured cat ears. They wear glasses and a grey jumper, and are looking directly at the camera.

Holidays are over, and it's time to meet the speakers for Writing the Occult: The Uncanny. Of course, you can't have an uncanny event without tackling Freud - & @vickybrewster.bsky.social is ready to tackle Freud's inclusivity with a rainbow hammer...๐Ÿงตโฌ‡๏ธ

30.12.2024 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My husband used to try and select books from my wishlist based on what sounded least harrowing. He's moved on now to choosing by the prettiest covers, and this selection method is proving far more eclectic!

28.12.2024 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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