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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

While I'm talking about how tough discoverability is for books these days...I keep hearing that people didn't realize I've got a book coming out! So yes! The third and final book of The Echo Archives, THE LAST STAR IN THE VOID, is out on Nov 10! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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The Last Star in the Void

The brilliant conclusion to Melissa Caruso's Echo Archives trilogy; a whip-smart adventure fantasy where a detective has to solve the greatest mystery of all--her own murder. Kembral Thorne is back o...

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Been having some fun with watercolors again. A nice way to unwind in the evenings.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Such a great event put on by Clarion West! Can’t wait to dive into some fun new romantasy reads. 😍

Books and other swag on a table set for high tea, including Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis and I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming.

Steamy in Seattle event by Clarion West, with author guests Kimberly Lemming and Stephanie Burgis.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

So excited for this event today, and to be a representative for @edsguild.bsky.social! An afternoon of tea, fantasy, and romance—couldn’t ask for a much better start to spring!

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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

HEY! I'm doing my first ever PNW event for the release of THE LAST SOUL AMONG WOLVES! Better yet, the amazing @meganeokeefe.bsky.social is joining me! Seattle, WA Third Place Books - Lake Forest Park Aug 18 Join us! You can get a copy of TLSAW a day early! www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/meliss...

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

New editorial assistant’s first day on the job. ❤️

Laptop open with The Chicago Manual of Style on the screen and two little baby feet dangling in front of the keyboard.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Working on building up a new little library. Would love any recommendations for much-loved picture books. 🥰

A small shelf of board books and picture books between two fluffy stuffed animal dragons.

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JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Some standout books on this list! Including: 🐈 THE LAST GIFTS OF THE UNIVERSE by @rileyaugust.bsky.social 🌟 ON VICIOUS WORLDS by @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social 🚀 ESCAPE VELOCITY by @victormanibo.com

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Katherine Kirk @geckoedit.com · 25/01/2025

Yay! Brandon Sanderson's Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy lecture series is live again. He's recording them and uploading them to youtube. They are absolutely worth watching. I'll link to them in this thread as well. #AmEditing #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Writersky 📚💙

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Thought it might be fun to share my end-of-year overview of projects I worked on in 2024: 26 copyedits 5 proofreads 2 editorial letters 2 post-CE cleanups 18 adult SFF 6 YA fantasy 2 MG fantasy 3 MG contemporary 1 adult contemporary 2 graphic novels 1 light novel 3,490,778 total words edited

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Happy New Year, everyone! Please enjoy this art card created by my lovely friend Tinnel Lovitt.

Artwork of me sitting on the couch with my laptop and my sleeping kitty, with an origami dragon, mounted knight, and pop-up castle shooting mini fireworks amid piles of books.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Hi #ACESChat! I’m a freelance fiction copyeditor, just popping in for a brief break from a big project wrap-up.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Cookie time! Little bit of Christmas meets D&D. 😄🎄

Frosted sugar cookies: a tree, an ornament, a Christmas shield, two dragons, a book of runes, a book of pictures, and a wreath.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Mornings are starting to get a little frosty. #StetWalk

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

"Like so many good fantasies, it is in part a story about the stories people tell about themselves." @mollytempleton.bsky.social reviews H.G. Parry's new fantasy The Scholar and the Last Faerie door 🖋️📚🌳 reactormag.com/book-review-...

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The Roots of Magic: H.G. Parry’s The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door - Reactor

A review of H.G. Parry's new fantasy novel

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I love making our own Christmas wreath every year 😊

Wreath made of various types of greenery and leaves, hung on our front door.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Jonesy wishes everyone a happy holiday season.

Orange cat snuggled up on a blanket in front of a Christmas tree.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Beautiful sunset at the Snoqualmie Falls, after a snowy tree-hunting adventure.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Holiday arts and crafts with watercolor 🎄

Watercolor cards: a snowman with “Let it snow!” and a Christmas tree with “Happy holidays!” and a wreath with “Merry Christmas!”

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Friday Afternoon Tea @fridaytea.com · 20/11/2024

PNW visual artists, please submit examples of work to fridayafternoontea at gmail dot com if you would like to install at our tea house for a month in 2025!

Call for artists! Now accepting applications for 2025!

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Finally finished this incredible puzzle. Whew.

Puzzle of a dragon, phoenix, and giant snake battling in the sky over a landscape of foggy cities and temples.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Post a picture you took to bring some zen to the timeline.

Waterfall off a green cliffside into the sea.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 13/10/2024

Jonesy has confiscated the two things taking up my attention. No reading, no editing, only petting.

Orange kitty Jonesy imperiously lying atop my laptop and a paperback of The Jasad Heir.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 29/09/2024

A few books I love by trans and nonbinary authors: Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White Flawless Girls by Anna-Marie McLemore Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender The Ranger of Marzanna by Kelley Skovron Always looking for more recs!

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

Optimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Copyeditor: It looks like the cup was referred to as “half full” in the last chapter. Would you like to update here for consistency?

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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 21/08/2024

Woohoo! Patreon just added batch editing, so I went and unlocked EVERY SINGLE WRITING TIP POST on my Patreon through the end of 2022! I now have 58 free posts on there, collecting some of my best writing tip threads. Go check 'em out! www.patreon.com/MelissaCaruso

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creating stories and associated nonsense

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 20/08/2024

I’ve realized one of my favorite parts of copyediting is spotting and untangling wonky timelines. The last project I worked on used dates, days of the week, and hours of the day for each scene…and, I just had so much fun making a calendar to track it all? And finding fixes is so satisfying?

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 15/08/2024

Just finished going through the major changes to CMOS 18 and adding in new bookmarks. Really appreciating some of the clarifications for editing fiction, in particular.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

Ren Faire spoils, including some gorgeous opalite dice from Elven Tree Gaming.

Opalite d20, with a dagger and drinking horn in the background.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

Jonesy wishes everyone a happy International Cat Day.

Cream-orange tabby cat lying tummy-up in a window bed.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 07/08/2024

When you get back from a lovely hike and realize you forgot to put ballots in the mail, so you have to drive to the closest drop box 20 minutes before the deadline. I still voted!

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 07/08/2024

Lovely hike to Snow Lake today, in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.

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Kelley Frodel @kelleyfrodel.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

It’s okay to have five copyediting projects in your inbox when you’re heading into a week of “vacation,” right? 😅😭

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Julie Dillon @juliedillon.bsky.social · 28/06/2024

I'm offering up a book cover illustration commission for self-published (or small press) authors in this auction! I haven't had scheduling availability for self-pub lately, so this is a good opportunity if you are interested. There's lots of other amazing items as well, and for an important cause!

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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 29/06/2024

I'm donating a signed, personalized ARC of THE LAST HOUR BETWEEN WORLDS to the Romancing the Vote auction, which begins on July 1! This is a rare chance to get one of only a handful of signed ARCs in existence, well before publication! www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Signed ARC of THE LAST HOUR BETWEEN WORLDS

Auction item 'Signed ARC of THE LAST HOUR BETWEEN WORLDS' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 19/06/2024

I never feel like I'm writing a novel until it's finished, or very close to finished. It's just a pile of words until then. Then it mysteriously passes some point and becomes a novel which I have written, and it's astonishing every time.

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Friday Afternoon Tea @fridaytea.com · 13/06/2024

These Unity the Unicorn travel tumblers are SO CUTE. Just got mine and I'm frickin delighted by the quality. PLUS we're donating 50% of profits from all Unity merch to Trevor Project this month, which makes it even more magical! Get yours here! 🦄 www.fridaytea.com/collections/charitea

A tall travel mug with dabbing unicorn design and text reading “Tasty Teas for Thirsty Nerds, Earl Gay, Friday Afternoon Tea”

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Karen Yin (Nice to Eat You / Scholastic) 🧙🏻‍♀️🎃 @karenyin.bsky.social · 04/06/2024

#HappyPride! Looking for new books by authors in #LGBTQ communities? Here is a list of #2024debuts, including my book, "The Conscious Style Guide: A Flexible Approach to Language That Includes, Respects, and Empowers." 🏳️‍🌈 Check it out: 2024debuts.com/pride/ #PrideMonth #DebutAuthors #NewBooks 📚

Graphic with the heading "Books to Celebrate Pride: Queer 2024 Debuts" running sideways along the left. On the right are 23 books categorized as Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Horror & Thriller.

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