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Anya Hastwell

@editorialcat.bsky.social
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Editor of non-fiction ⏃ Writer of whimsy ⏃ Yoga Siromani certified ⏃ Wanderer of enchanted landscapes ⏃ Incense and insensibility (She/Her) ⏃ linktr.ee/languawitchery

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Take Heed, Writers: Two New Scams Targeting You #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #authors #amediting #fiction #booksky writerbeware.blog/2026/01/30/...
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Two New Impersonation Scams to Watch For - Writer Beware
Impersonation scams in publishing tend to be variations on a theme, since the goal is always the same: to sell you something. In that sense, the scams below, which are aimed at tricking writers into paying for editing, don’t break new ground. Still, the approaches are distinctive, and I’ve seen enough examples at this pointRead More
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
In a parallel universe, I might be a fashion pundit, or even Vogue Editor. My mood board for next season’s (and all seasons to follow) work wardrobe is this: Oscar Wilde, silk pyjamas, paisley, smoking jackets, opium pipes, decadence and devore. Feathers and sequins in the afternoons.
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Oh the irony of the term ‘safety razor’… The bathroom walls told a different story in daylight after last night’s bathtime. 🪒 🩸😫
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
I am thrilled to update you all with the news that Her-Cule Purrrrrroit will be making their public debut. Thank you all 🕵🏻‍♂️ 💖 🐈‍⬛
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
I’m running 5K for @notaphaseorg.bsky.social charity on 1st June 2025 in Hyde Park… and I’ve nearly hit my first fundraising target… 🎯 Through JustGiving your donation goes straight to the charity. Link is below — thank you ☺️ www.justgiving.com/page/anya-ha...
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Anya's fundraiser for Not A Phase
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Marc Zammit @marczammit.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
JITTERS WRAPPED NOW MOVING INTO POST PRODUCTION! Detective Collymore, a single divorced father, stumbles upon a mysterious case, Digging deeper, he discovers Jitters. Thriller/Horror ⚠️ Warning ⚠️ trailer contains flashing images and violence. CROWDFUND: www.indiegogo.com/projects/jit...
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Worth watching to see the Anadin Brothers from Doctor and the Medics make a cameo appearance… youtu.be/RD5b_0QB0wI?...
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The Cult - Rain HD
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
I was going to keep things light and fluffy in 2025 (Happy new year to us all 🥳) … But if nothing else, copyediting medical books gives you plenty of dark, nightmarish brain food to fuel ideas for dystopian medical horror stories. 😱
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Useful tip: When locking ‘Track Changes’ in Word, remember to use a password that you’d be happy sharing with your grandmother. Or a client. 😶
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Kidnap the Sandy Claws, by way of the purveyor of Scandinavian interior decor 🎃🎅🏼🎃
A Halloween door wreath with autumnal twigs and fake pumpkins, with an entrapped IKEA Santa with grey beard in the middle.
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The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) @the-ciep.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Hello Bluesky! This is a space for editors, proofreaders and writers to connect, share insights and support each other in their professional journeys. Whether you're a seasoned pro or starting out, there's a place for you in our community. #CIEPCommunity #Editinglife #ProofreadingProfessionals
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Katherine Kirk @geckoedit.com · 16/11/2024
New starter pack for members of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) to find each other. Bookmark the link as more people will be added to it later. go.bsky.app/9pp1tVx #StarterPack #CIEP #Edibuddies #AmEditing
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
And sooo much fun! 🎊🤶🏻🍹
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Mark Caldwell @mark-caldwell.com · 21/08/2024
10th Wedding Anniversary and 14 years together. 💕 @editorialcat.bsky.social
Two white people in mid-shot photo standing next to each other smiling for the camera, trees behind in a green space, woman on the left and a man on the right.Wedding anniversary cards on a table surrounding two gifts in the middle, a teddy bear and a silver rose.
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 29/07/2024
Fun scientific abbreviations: OW = occlusal wear (as in teeth). Yep. 😬 FLiRT = i.e., the summer FLiRT variant of COVID-19. 🦠
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 25/07/2024
I don’t know why, but my efforts at LinkedIn generally land like a cat turd deposited out of the litter box. 🐈‍⬛💩
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 18/02/2024
My cartoon for this weekend’s Guardian Books
A grand, shelf-lined room. Figures unpack books from boxes and arrange them on shelves. 
A woman with a clipboard leads a man past the scens saying "Our Library Consultant has curated a harmonious selection of titles for you. The Spine Manager and Shelf Architect will now ensure they look their best on social media. And if all these unread books start to feel oppressive, we can send somebody round to read them."
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 03/11/2023
I don't know how many times in how many ways i have to say "AI encodes, reinforces, & iterates on the prejudicial biases & other values & beliefs of humans, so events like this are entirely predictable as long as we keep building & training these systems the ways we do" before it fucking sinks in.
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WhatsApp’s AI shows gun-wielding children when prompted with ‘Palestine’
By contrast, prompts for ‘Israeli’ do not generate images of people wielding guns, even in response to a prompt for ‘Israel army’
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Highly recommend! 🍿🎬🎞️♥️
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 01/10/2023
"It will survive and it will be very bushy” — Brian Blessed🐻🌳♥️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
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cat 😊 @cats.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
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Ayesha Chari @ayeshachari.bsky.social · 30/08/2023
Hi to #editors new here! Feeds of interest: Editors of Words (use #AmEditing): bsky.app/profile/did:... Freelance Editors (use "freelance editor"): bsky.app/profile/did:... #StetWalk Movement (use #StetWalk): bsky.app/profile/did:... CIEP 2023 Conference (use #ciep2023): bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 01/08/2023
Of course I’ll be biased (Mark is my husband) but this post is worth a read for any hard-working person in a creative field.
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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 28/07/2023
You know people have been talking about the school —> prison pipeline and Texas was like yup mask off here we go
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 27/07/2023
Looking forward to seeing this next week with @mark-caldwell.com Aiming for ‘Psychedelic Fever Dream Glastonbury Edition Barbie’ 🦄
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 25/06/2023
Mood.
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 18/06/2023
I’m missing mine today but I have his eclectic books, a guitar and every so often I can hear his words in my mind, and the sorts of things he used to say. They’re so clear it’s as if he were still here.
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 18/06/2023
Sending love on this Father’s Day for all those with difficult relationships with their paternal figures; for those who’ve lost their fathers; for those who never had one in the first place. 🌺
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 16/06/2023
Yes, getting there
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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 15/06/2023
Again: I do not think this technology represents a challenge to prose writers at this time.
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 15/06/2023
It’s a crescendo of chaos now…
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 15/06/2023
Just been woken up by magpies, chuttering outside. You might think that sort of thing only happens here in sleepy villages in the Cotswolds, but no. 😴💤#backtosleep
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 12/06/2023
What do Vogons, ChatGPT, and Alan Turing all have in common? They all feature in my latest blog post here: languawitchery.com/deep-thought-on-… 🧠TL;DR, if your brain has melted in the heat: Just because Vogons *can* change lightbulbs, does it mean that they should? 💡🤔
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Deep Thought on ChatGPTE-mailLinkedInTwitterE-mailLinkedInTwitter
Since tech firm OpenAI launched ChatGPT, its Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered natural language processing (NLP) software, in November last year (2022 AD), it’s been difficult to ignore. Its adva...
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 13/06/2023
Ohhhhh, a treat at the end of a gruesome day chasing invoices out there in the infinite void: a book chapter of 17,000 words, all about Henry VIII and food 😋
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Margaret Mitchell @mmitchell.bsky.social · 12/06/2023
“I asked an AI program to write an entire sci-fi novel for me, and [as someone who will die an empty shell of a man who wasted his life doing nothing for the world...] I was super impressed.” www.theonion.com/guy-who-sucks-at-b… 😅
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Guy Who Sucks At Being A Person Sees Huge Potential In AI
SAN MATEO, CA—After spending the past three decades of his life being totally unable and unwilling to engage in any meaningful way with the world around him, James Parker, a local guy who sucks at b...
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 12/06/2023
What do Vogons, ChatGPT, and Alan Turing all have in common? They all feature in my latest blog post here: languawitchery.com/deep-thought-on-… 🧠TL;DR, if your brain has melted in the heat: Just because Vogons *can* change lightbulbs, does it mean that they should? 💡🤔
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Deep Thought on ChatGPTE-mailLinkedInTwitterE-mailLinkedInTwitter
Since tech firm OpenAI launched ChatGPT, its Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered natural language processing (NLP) software, in November last year (2022 AD), it’s been difficult to ignore. Its adva...
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 21/05/2023
T’was a beautiful day! ♥️
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Mr. Haircut @backwoodsfairy.bsky.social · 10/05/2023
recycling this gem
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 07/05/2023
At the cat bar, alcohol just out of frame 🐈‍⬛🥂🍾
A beautiful black cat who would like to know what you’re drinking.
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Scarfolk @scarfolk.bsky.social · 07/05/2023
Warning: 1 in 666 people are afflicted with chronic mush-face after reading prohibited books.
Reading can cause mush face
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 06/05/2023
This is accurate
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 06/05/2023
It’s moments such as these (restarting a fictional WIP like an old car that’s been SORN) that I realise why I prefer writing this on a laptop rather than my main work editing computer — the risk of my characters’ shenanigans slipping into the pages of a technical dentistry manual is HIGH. 😬😹
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 05/05/2023
Yes! 🧛🏻‍♀️🦇👻
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 30/04/2023
This became my primary daydream sometime in 2021. Hard relate. 🍄🌲🐞
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Mark Caldwell @mark-caldwell.com · 21/04/2023
Night out at Ally Pally seeing The Damned with @editorialcat.bsky.social. Yes, I’m aware I’m as punk as a night at the opera.
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 18/04/2023
Hung out here at #LBF2023 (London Book Fair) in thrall (with everyone else) to see and hear author of Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, Juno Dawson, talk about her writing process… 📜✍️🧙🏻‍♀️
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Anya Hastwell @editorialcat.bsky.social · 17/04/2023
So what have I been up to? Okay. A copyedit of a book that I’ve come to call ‘Quartermass and the Explosive Alloys’ (a chemistry tome); prepping another blog article; and prepping for a one-off special event happening at Highgate Cemetery this July…
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Mark Caldwell @mark-caldwell.com · 09/04/2023
My new cinematography showreel for 2023 and my first since 2019 for… reasons. Anyway, let’s get this show back on the road.
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Mark Caldwell - Cinematography Showreel 2023
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