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Victoria Wroblewski

@inkhornedits.bsky.social
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Freelance Copy Editor and Proofreader | Omnivorous Reader, Fannibal, and Opinionated Person. inkhorneditor.com

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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 11h
Cicatrize, verb to induce the formation of a scar in (a wound) : heal by cicatrization In a sentence: The spiritual wounds left by loneliness are slow to cicatrize. #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If I were a bit paranoid, I'd draw a connection between book bans; abysmal education destroying children's desire and capability to read, write, and understand stories; and increasing authoritarian tendencies of government. But that'd be absurd! Right? #QuoteOfTheWeek #InkhornEdits #UrsulaLeGuin
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pecksniffian, adjective (often capitalized) marked by unctuous hypocrisy, sanctimonious, holier-than-thou In a sentence: Amazon canceling Good Omens S3 due to allegations against Gaiman, but going ahead with a 90-minute special, is pecksniffian in its virtue signaling. #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Inkhorn
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I don’t think there is a government in the world that has read, heard, or understood this line. #QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #TSElliot
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Vexatious, adjective 1 causing or likely to cause vexation : distressing, afflictive 2: lacking in peace or calm : full of disorder or stress : unquiet, disordered, troubled In a sentence: I'm finding the current political climate singularly vexatious. #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Microsoft Word: She turned just as blind searing pain ripped through his leg. Me, speaking slowly and calmly, as to a child: No, Microsoft. Pain isn't sentient, so it can't experience blindness. Microsoft Word:
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Betty White as Rose Nylund: Math Confusion
ALT: Betty White as Rose Nylund: Math Confusion
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sometimes copyediting is pouring over commas and debating between an em dash, a colon, and a new sentence. Other times, it's confirming the preferred spelling of a Yiddish word for banging! 😆
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Yet another reason for disliking crowds and staying at home! #QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #TerryPratchett
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Podsnappery, noun an attitude toward life marked by complacency and a refusal to recognize unpleasant facts. In a sentence: His podsnappery has led us to the verge of bankruptcy! #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If you know that you don’t know enough to form anything other than an arbitrary opinion, and you can’t or won’t do the work and research necessary to get that knowledge, abstention is the only rational response. #QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #MarcusAurelius
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Cacography, noun 1: bad handwriting (opposed to calligraphy) 2: bad spelling (opposed to orthography) In a sentence: I bought a cursive book to try and fix my cacography. #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The mental picture for proofreading is a person with perfect hair in sweats that are (somehow) flattering, curled up on a sofa with cup of coffee, a stack of pages, and a red pen. The reality is me hunched over a desk with a ruler mumbling about circles and ovals!
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Rereading allows you to see things you didn't before, catch foreshadowing you missed, and appreciate the structure and minutiae that went into it. It also lets you to meet the book with a mind and heart reshaped by experience and pull new meaning from it. #QuoteOfTheWeek #InkhornEdits #C.S.Lewis
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Dactylogram, noun an imprint taken from a finger : fingerprint In a sentence: There are quite enough smudged on that window already, without you adding your dactylogram! #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I see the argument for using AI for research papers, but writing is a form of externalized thinking. I feel like giving that up would eventually interfere with the ability to think clearly and form the ideas in the first place. stroppyeditor.wordpress.com/2026/08/31/w...
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Writing with AI: I couldn’t have put it better myself
I’ve never used AI to help me write or edit. So I was interested to hear the thoughts of two scientists who often have written their articles with AI: Bastien Le Guellec, a radiologist at Lille Uni…
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Confirmation bias and gravitation to echo chambers were already human traits, but algorithms optimizing viewer retention, and AIs that never disagree with users have made this unfortunate habit a recognized and accepted way of life . . . God help us all. #QuoteOfTheWeek #InkhornEdits #HarperLee
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Harbinger, noun 1 a: someone/something that foreshadows a future event : one that gives an anticipatory sign b: one that initiates a major change In a sentence: AI is a harbinger of some sort, though whether of doom or improvement is yet to be seen. #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A writer is a separate entity from the writing. If a piece of writing speaks to you, but you learn the author is a terrible person, you can still love the piece while condemning the author. Words carry meaning far beyond their originators. #QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #TomStoppard
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Ephemera, noun 1: (plural) items, such as posters and tickets, originally meant to be discarded after use that become collectibles In a sentence: We’re finding all sorts of radio and communication ephemera as we clean out my grandad's basement. #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Some good advice here. And I say that as someone who struggles with a negative inner monologue AND lives with an author who's convinced every book she writes is the worst one she's ever written! www.booksandsuch.com/blog/top-thi...
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Top Things to Edit Out of Your Writer Self-Talk
Misguided or erroneous writer self-talk forms neural connections that lead to more misguided internal dialogue.
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Completely personal pet peeve, and not a hill I will ever die on during an edit, but it drives me bananas when people say/write "fell to the floor" or "hit the floor" or "on the floor" when they are outside. That is not the floor; it is the ground!
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Rude, perhaps, but sound advice, nonetheless! #QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #LewisCarroll
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Sobriquet, noun an assumed name : a fanciful epithet or appellation: nickname In a sentence: I know a man who, as a child, started drinking industrial amounts of juice in the hope his friends would give him the sobriquet “Juice.” #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
An additional consideration is that your mailing list is YOURS. If you decide to shut down a social account for one reason or another, you lose all those followers. Your mailing list It stays with you, even if you switch to a new platform at some point. www.selfpublishingreview.com/2026/08/do-s...
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Do Self-Published Authors Really Need an Email Newsletter? | Self-Publishing Review
Self-published authors compete with traditional publishing houses, ghostwriters, and each other for attention. While social media can help them reach readers, algorithms and platform changes often lim...
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Animaris Rex is an 18-metre-long walking 'beach animal' propelled by the wind, created by Theo Jansen as a fusion of art and engineering. Original post
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
There is also the matter of our brains being wired to retain bad memories more clearly than good ones. Kindness and gratitude should always be respected because they are generally the most effortful option in any circumstance. #QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #Tacitus
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Psithurism, noun A rustling or whispering sound, such as leaves in the wind; susurration In a sentence: The psithurism of leaves and the creaking of tree limbs is one of the finest pleasure of a windy autumn day. #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I'm feeling spicy today. I think these AI accusations need to start coming under the heading of criminal libel. Mud sticks, and half of that mud appears to be being thrown at honest writers by people who wouldn't know an appositive if it bit them on the bum! selfpublishingadvice.org/a-tale-of-tw...
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The tendency is to either completely ignore all faults, failings, and weaknesses, or to take them as immutable self-truths. Neither is viable, especially for any kind of artist. #QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #NF
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Froward, adjective 1: habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition 2: [archaic]: adverse In a sentence: Teenagers have an unfortunate tendency of being froward. #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A really good example of this in practice is Traitor's Purse by Margery Allingham. The viewpoint character is knows he was doing something vitally important, but he's so badly concussed that he can barely remember his own name. www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/blog/shared-...
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Shared ignorance: The hidden engine of suspense
​Learn about ‘shared ignorance’ in crime fiction and thrillers, and how writers use missing information to build suspense, mislead readers and deliver powerful twists.
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Humans love to be right. Combine that with a lack of critical thought and healthy debate, and it becomes all too easy to perceive attack in a mere disagreement. #QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #RalphWaldoEmerson
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This is, and I am not even joking, going to fuck up so many hyperlexic kids. I got accused of plagiarism because I used the word “porous” in a sixth grade paper and that shit sticks with you, if not on the permanent record, then in the childhood.
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Corybantic, adjective like or in the spirit of a Corybant; specifically: wild, frenzied In a sentence: The month of December always find my family in a state of corybantic preparation. #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Negative feedback can feel like the end of your professional life, but it's going to happen. Some good advice here for how to conceptualize a bad review, and a couple of ideas for how to deal with it. www.booksandsuch.com/blog/what-to...
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What to do with a negative review?
A negative book review can be devastating to an author; some of you may have already experienced this. It's hard to put your book baby out there in the first place, but then when people
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The urge for any creative who depends on their art for survival is to follow trends. There’s nothing wrong with that, but don’t be afraid to continue in the genres/forms/mediums that interest you, even when they fall out of vogue. #QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #KatherineHepburn
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Blutterbunged, adjective to be dumbfounded and open-mouthed in amazement In a sentence: The results of the 2016 presidential election left many on both sides completely blutterbunged. #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Nice little trope summary for Found Family with examples and a few practical tips for implementation. racheljrowlands.com/2026/07/07/t...
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Trope Tuesday: Found family | Rachel Rowlands, Book Editor & Author
Welcome to the trope writing series, where I’ll be sharing different tropes present in fiction...
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Legit was waiting for the vampire twist and wondering if this was a Magnus Archives post!
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Speaking as someone with a thousand dead hobbies slain by perfectionism when I could not instantly master them, the importance of this advice is incalculable. Mistakes are inevitable and should in fact be courted through experimentation. #QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #JohnCleese
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Sophrosyne, noun 1: temperance 2 a: self-control b: prudence (contrasted with hubris) In a sentence: You really must learn to practice some level of sophrosyne, or you shall get into trouble. #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
However heinous the wrongs done to you by an enemy, they are simply behaving as expected and may be excused in the future. A minor wrong done by a friend is much harder to forgive because they have compounded the offense through betrayal. #QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #WilliamBlake
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Perfidious, adjective Of, relating to, or characterized by faithlessness, disloyalty, or treachery In a sentence: The perfidious actions of this man more than justify the charge of high treason. #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A good summary of general social media marketing advice, and the free PDF is very helpful! blog.editors.ca/making-socia...
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Making Social Media Work for You - The Editors' Weekly
Social media marketing is hard. You’re not visible, fighting algorithms made for big corporations and influencers. It’s a pay-to-win system that can leave you frustrated and dejected. However, there a...
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Applicable to all fields of endeavor, not just the sciences. Bad, clumsy, derivative, and immature art is simply the steppingstone to better work. A disaster should be a cause for learning, not self-castigation. #QuoteOfTheWeek #quotes #InkhornEdits #WPNorthrup
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Clocksucker, noun (neologism) a time-waster In a sentence: I’m not hanging around with that clocksucker! [Alright, I’ll admit it’s not in any formal dictionary, but it’s so fun! Anyway, all words are made up.] #WedsWordOfTheWeek #Vocabulary #Words #InkhornEditor
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A lot of authors and editors already use Substack, but for people on the fence, or thinking about changing their newsletter model, this might be your signal to make the jump. It's certainly making me revisit the newsletter idea. selfpublishingadvice.org/tim-ferriss-...
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Tim Ferriss Warns AI Is Killing Nonfiction Sales
Tim Ferriss reports 87% sales decline since ChatGPT's launch, blaming AI summaries. Substack introduces sponsorships for top creators.
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
My new ergonomic keyboard setup. I'm not sure if this is a sign of professional advancement, or just age, but it cost more than my office chair, so there's that! #InkhornEditor #Kinesis #ErgonomicKeyboard
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Victoria Wroblewski @inkhornedits.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Reading isn't mere entertainment, it's connection. Books connect us to other humans. Technology has us more isolated than at any other point in history, and generative AI threatens to cut off yet another point of connection from our lonely species. #QuoteOfTheWeek #InkhornEdits #WilliamNicholson
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