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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 2h

If you are creating a fantasy species or a fantasy race, please, please, please, make it clear how to make the name plural. For example, if I said there was a rose-viola hybrid flower called a riola, is it a bouquet of riolas? Or a bouquet of riola? #AmEditing

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 5h

The squirrels around here have options when it comes to autumnal dining. It's fun to walk by the oak trees and see--and hear--the acorns falling to the ground.

A gray squirrel sits by the side of a sidewalk that is covered in oak leaves and acorns. It is nibbling on an acorn it's holding in its paws. You can see a bit of their winter coat coming in.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 22h

Husband, about to go for a walk. Me: Are you going to get snacks? Him: No, I already have snacks. [Time passes, he comes back.] Him: Okay, so maybe I got snacks.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 23h

Me, on LinkedIn: I don't use AI here's one reason why. Random man: I agree with what you said, but also I use AI all the time.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Also, it shouldn't matter that every young woman or woman is a daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, niece, etc. to some man. What matters is that young women and women are human beings. Their importance and right to decent treatment is not determined by what man they are related to.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I recently finished North Woods by Daniel Mason. I really liked it.

Cover of North Woods by Daniel Mason. A painting of a catamount atop a grassy hill.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I like how this submerged tree looks a bit like the bar of a diner and the bear and this gull are sitting on stools waiting for their lunch to be served.

A brown bear in a river snacks on some salmon while resting part of their weight on a partially submerged tree. A gull floats about two or so feet away.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yes! As the copyeditor for this game, I can say that the pursuit rules in E-Scape are indeed cool. They help to ramp up the tension, which is always great in a session.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The joke-telling ficus had a new sign today! Apparently, a local dental office changes the signs on the plant. Not sure how often they are swapped out.

A ficus in a wicker basket stands atop a table. A sign attached to a plastic stake gives the following joke/riddle: What is the difference between a well-dressed man on a bicycle and a poorly-dressed man on a tricycle?
Attire.

What is the difference between a well-dressed man on a bicycle and a poorly-dressed man on a tricycle?
Attire.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I don't touch AI. At all. And I've been vocal about that. One thing that I've tried not to do is to warn people against using certain words or punctuation (e.g. don't use an ellipsis) because it may make their writing look like it was produced by AI. 1/2

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

One thing that I need to get better at is celebrating my wins. Recently I did two presentations for ACES VCON, and I look to be doing more speaking engagements in the future. These are all big wins, but I haven't really done anything to mark them. Does this happen to anyone else?

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is the quality content I come to Bluesky for. I love how porcupines hold their food with their paws and then daintily nibble away.

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#StetChat @stetchat.com · 29/09/2026

Today’s #StetSprint is today at 2 p.m. ET! Pop in, say hi to your #edibuddies, and get work done during this focused, 1-hour coworking session at 2–3 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Now I'm imagining bears watching humans at a buffet. I think they would be very disappointed by most of us.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm not sure who needs to know it, but in this great article, there's a brief mention of a local cat named Sugar on Snow.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm imagining this gull thinking, "Oh lord, he's a coming," upon seeing this bear lumbering toward it.

A gull of some sort is perched atop a rock in the middle of a fairly shallow stream. A chunky brown bear, busy fattening up for winter, is heading toward where the gull is.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Husband gets up, puts something in the microwave. Me: Are you having another burrito? [Long pause, microwave dings] Him: Not RIGHT now.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As a copyeditor, it's always fun to leave a query like, "But dragons are mortal too, right?" on a project. #AmEditing

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the quality content I come to Bluesky for.

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#StetChat @stetchat.com · 24/09/2026

We're finalizing our #StetChat schedule through the end of 2026... We want to hear from you! What topics should #StetChat cover in future chats? 👀

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Husband, getting ready to go out. Me: Are you going to get Combos? Him, looking very shifty: Maybe not! Maybe I'm going to get Pringles.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It was me! I'm the responsible party here.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A mom with her cubs! I don't think she liked that the other adult bear was getting closer.

A brown bear mother with her two cubs at the bank of a river in Katmai National Park. There is another adult bear in the background.

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largestandusbsky.bsky.social @largestandusbsky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's infuriating how much Ai shills don't seem to grasp the concept of "creating", they are so fixated in placing "result" and "creation" in the same category when is not. If you create you are evolving, if you are just throwing results, you are stagnating, dependent on true artists to copy.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Signal boosting for any camera buffs.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's Fat Bear Week! explore.org/livecams/bro...

A rotund black bear investigates the stream, searching for their next surf and surf meal (fish and more fish).

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's like opening up a bank account back in the 90s just so you could get a "free" toaster. Except you didn't usually have to worry about the bank using your data to make slop.

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Kristen Tate @kristentate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's here! The Kickstarter for my newest Novel Study book is live now. If you've ever read a great novel and thought, "How did they pull it off?" Well, I have so much to tell you! #amwriting #amediting www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...

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Bestsellers: A Fiction Writing Craft Guide in 40 Charts

How 8 best-selling novels across genres work—from openings to endings, scenes to structures—analyzed in full-color graphs.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

As it's officially fall, time for me to repost this photo from 2023. I didn't realize this until this year, but apples are the third biggest agricultural product of Vermont, after dairy and maple syrup.

So. Many. Kinds. Of. Apples. A bunch of apples are for sale at a co-op market. There are also jugs of cider.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Gourd feed! Gourd feed! This is not a drill!

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#StetChat @stetchat.com · 22/09/2026

Today’s #StetSprint is today at 2 p.m. ET! Pop in, say hi to your #edibuddies, and get work done during this focused, 1-hour coworking session at 2–3 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Me: I want to see if too many character names start with the same letter. But I'm not sure how to do this. Editor Brain: Use one of Paul Beverley's macros! Me: Now you're thinking with portals! #AmEditing

A bunch of orange and blue portals are open all across the screen. A very, very long cartoon cat is somehow stretching through all of them. The text: Now you're thinking with portals, appears on the bottom.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I was at the car dealership this morning. I sat in a seat that was near an older woman to my left. A man of around my age was sitting two seats away to my right. When the woman's car was ready, she left. The man got up and took her seat. I don't think he was looking at me. Was this was weird?

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I got an order of tea from Murchie's of Canada and as I was admiring the tea and also figuring out where I was going to store it all, my husband said that I was like a tea dragon. I certainly do have a hoard of tea.

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Jessica Coles @prairievixen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I stood up for a fraction of a moment. She did not hesitate.

A tuxedo cat defiantly curled up in a brown arm chair next to an end table with a teapot, cup of tea, and stack of books on it. The labels read "my tea" next to the teacup, "my book" next to the stack of books, and "my unrepentant armchair thief" next to the cat.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I don't know what it is about Scottish terms, but a lot of them would make really good TTRPG character names. I could see a rogue or bard named Mixtie Maxtie who wears different colored socks and clashing patterned garb. #AmEditing

mixtie-maxtie
1 of 2
adjective
mix·tie-max·tie
variants or mixty-maxty ¦mikstē¦makstē,
-ti
chiefly Scottish
: jumbled together : confused

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 19/09/2026

Never has it been more crucial to post adorable pet photos

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

One of the problems with having edited Blue Planet: Recontact along with also editing fantasy TTRPGs is that if I see "orc" I will sometimes think it says "orca." FYI, Blue Planet: Recontact is a cli-fi TTRPG which lots of whale characters. #AmEditing @biohazardjeff.bsky.social

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

NEWS: I don’t like transphobes and here is a short list of why. 1) They are full of shit.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Vaxed! Now I'm hoping to get some work done. #AmEditing

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Tonight on my post-ACES panel walk with my husband, I mentioned how that whenever you see a presenter's dog or cat, you must type into the chat: cat! (or dog, etc.) Me: That's become the etiquette. Him: Don't you mean the "ed"-iquette? #ACESVCON26, #VCON26

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#StetChat @stetchat.com · 18/09/2026

We're speaking at #ACESVCON26 TODAY at 3:15 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 18. Join @carolinavonkampen.com, @editrix-rachel.bsky.social, and @raqueledits.bsky.social for our #VCON26 panel “Red Flag Roulette Live! Navigating Difficult Conversations With Authors and Clients.” stetchat.com/aces-vcon26/

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We went for a walk this afternoon and I paused underneath one of the larger oak trees. Me: Wow! Look at all the acorns. My husband: It's nuts! I had to groan.

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Rachel Lapidow @editrix-rachel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Me, at the Humane Society: Could I borrow a cat? Humane Society: What? Why? Me: I'm giving two presentations tomorrow, and I think having a cat that hangs out on my desk during them would help. HS: Yeah, we don't do that. #ACESVCON26 #vcon26

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