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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 21h

📢 UPDATED AVAILABILITY!! 📢 If you're a Black, Brown, LGBTQIA+, or neurodivergent author looking for a whimsy-loving freelance fiction editor, let's make some ✨️magic✨️ Sample edits & exploratory calls are FREE! Inquiries: forms.gle/LL4Ln1Qw7uP8... More info: tdashedits.com/services #bookeditor

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What I'm Watching: #TheOgresBride I'm totally late, but I watched the first 6 episodes, and I'm invested! It reminds me of My Happy Marriage and Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits, which I really enjoyed #anime #amwatching

The promotional art for the Japanese anime The Ogre's Bride. Picture description: a young woman with long brown hair and brown eyes, dressed in a red, orange and yellow kimono stands in the foreground while a young man, with blacl hair and red eyes, dressed in a black and grey kimono, stands in the background. Both are surrounded by red and orange maple leaves on a clear, cloudless day.

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 17: What type of book would your MC(s) write? I think Lina would write a book of poetry. Aaron may compile all of his marine conservation research into a kid-friendly non-fiction book.

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 8: would/does your MC like school? Favorite subject(s)? Lina liked school well enough. Her favorite subjects were art and computer lab, so it made sense that she went into graphic design. She wasn't sporty, but was asked to try out for swim team repeatedly.

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 7: Something in your WIP that surprised you Though I'm writing a story abt a mermaid, I underestimated how much I'd need to know about boats. Aaron and his marine conservation team use a vessel to track a group of dolphins, as well as the locals on their fishing boats 😅

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 6: Do you know what your next WIP will be? I have a few at varying stages of devlopemtn rn. The one I work on most frequently is a contemporary, kdrama-esque romance with a black female lead. I'm loving it so far 😁 #writingcommunity #bvm

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 5: Saturday Snippet Lina's transformation process 🧜‍♀️

A screengrab from the work-in-progress, Tails from the Island

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 4: Free Friday - do you collect anything? Do earrings count? When I go on a trip, people who know me go on a trip, or there's a gift-giving holiday, the item I get most often is a pair of earrings. I don;t even know how many pairs I have 😅I should count them one day...

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 3: Education in WIP Aaron and Lina have both been to college, though their K-12 education was very different from each other. Lina went to school on the island and as one of like 20-ish kids, all of varying ages, she was doing work at and above grade level.

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 3: Education in Work in progress (WIP)

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 2: How do you choose your next read? I have a few people in my life that have a pretty good gauge on books they've read that they think I'll like. When I find an author I enjoy, I tend to read as much of their work as possible before my brain finds another fixation.

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hiii, I'm Taylor a writer, freelance fiction editor and substitute teacher. I have a couple WIPs right now but this month I want to focus on Tails from the Island 🧜‍♀️a story about a Black, Gulf Coast mermaid who's trying to find her way back to herself and her passions #FantasyIndiesSeptember

#FantasyIndiesSeptember Day 1: Introduce yourself and your Work-in-progress

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Pictures of my little gremlin to the rescue ❤️‍🩹

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

New business card, who dis? 😝 Updated with a more recent photo and my socials. I still have openings for Fall and Winter 2026, so don't hesitate to reach out via my in-take form: forms.gle/WEkwXyM52CY6... 🩵💜🌹 tdashedits.com/services #writingcommunity #editorsky #bvm #bookeditor #fiction

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This doesn't really answer your question, but bc I had the same problem on an old pair, I crocheted covers for mine

A photo of a white, crocheted headphone cushion cover

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

As July comes to a close, I'd like to share my availability for the coming months! Hi 👋🏾 I'm Taylor, and if you've written a fantastical or whimsical story, I want to help you bring out the very best in your writing! 🩵💜🌹 tdashedits.com #writingcommunity #bookeditor #bvm #romance #fantasy

A graphic titled "Meet the Editor" describes Taylor, a black female freelance editor, who wants to help more black, brown, LGBTQIA+, and neurodivergent writers bring their whimsical and fantastical stories to the wider world.

A graphic detailing editorial services and their respective prices

A graphic detailing booking availability

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Happy Sunday! ☺️ ICYMI: Here are my prices and up-to-date availability for the remainder of 2026! tdashedits.com Ask me about a free sample edit AND consultations! 🩵💜🌹 #writingcommunity #bvm #booksky #bookeditor #indieauthor #selfpublishing #fantasyauthor #scififantasy #romanceauthor #writersky

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Here are my prices and up-to-date availability for the remainder of 2026! If you're looking for an editor for your whimsical fantasy or romance manuscript, ask me about a free sample edit! 🩵💜🌹 tdashedits.com #writingcommunity #writersky #indieauthor #indiepublishing #bvm #fantasy #romance

Listing of editorial services with prices

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Hiya Bluesky! I'm Taylor, a whimsy-loving freelance fiction editor. If you're an author who has a fantastical novella or novel, a sweet short story or an expansive saga, I aim to help bring out the very best in your writing! 🩵💜🌹 #editing #fantasy #bvm #writingcommunity #writersky #indieauthor

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Hey Bluesky! 👋🏾 show me black female authors who would like to work with a black female editor for their fantasy, soft sci-fi, slice of life, or romance novel 🙋🏾‍♀️💕 tdashedits.com #bvm #writingcommunity #indieauthor #selfpublishing #indiepublishing

Taylor Dashiell's business card advertising her editorial services.

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I'm a black female editor who would like to work with black and brown writers. I want to help you bring your whimsical and fantastical stories to the wider world. I offer a free 45-minute consult/get-to-know-you call, so let's chat! tdashedits.com/services #bvm #writersky #editor #indieauthor

A photo of my business card, which reads: Taylor Dashiell, Freelance Fiction Editor. Services include: developmental editing, copy editing & proofreading, and beta reading. The website is tee dash edits dot com. Email is tee Dashiell dot edits at gee mail dot com.

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Why do I love being an #editor? Because I get to help writers make their work the very best it can be! Let's hone your voice and bring your book to life 😁 tdashedits.com/services #Writers #freelanceeditor #indieauthor #selfpublishing #indiepublishing #bvm #fantasy #romance #scififantasy

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

#Writers, I'm looking for 1 more client for March 2026! Whether you have a finished draft or just the first few chapters, let's bring your work to the world! Get in touch: tdashedits.com/services #writingcommunity #writersky #indieauthor #indiepublishing #bvm #fantasy #romance #scififantasy

Business card details for Taylor Dashiell: Freelance Fiction Editor. Services provided are developmental editing, copy editing, proofreading, and beta reading.

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

#FantasyIndiesNovember 26. How do you come up with book titles? Honestly, I've started emulating the really long, light novel/anime titles 😅 at least for a "working title." Sometimes, the actual title comes to me with the story idea. #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #bvm

#FantasyIndiesNovember 26. How you come up with book titles.

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

#FantasyIndiesNovember 25. Share artwork or an artist I would like to shine a light on @lastghast.bsky.social! We've been friends for 15+ years, and I've watched them make a style all their own. 🥰

A drawing of a person haloed by orange and cream-colored foliage and flora,holding a giant orange slice to their chest while an orange cat drapes across their shoulders. Art by Chloe "Friday" Thomas.

A demon-posessed lamb sits amongst a group of red-hooded cultists in a pine forest. Art by Chloe "Friday" Thomas. Inspired by the video game "Cult of the Lamb."

Red skeletons, with horns and fangs, tangled and mangled together on a black background. One points a sword to the left.

#FantasyIndiesNovember 25. Share artwork or an artist

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

#FantasyIndiesNovember 24. Do you listen to music while you write? I do! Usually lo-fi since it fits the overall mood my writing embodies. Prior to finding the genre, I never felt like other music fit the aesthetic I was trying to achieve. #writingcommunity #bvm #fantasy #fantasywriter

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Getting your manuscript query-ready can be a daunting task. Don't do it alone. Reach out if you're in need of an editor for your romance, fantasy, or sci-fi novel: tdashedits.com/services #writingcommunity #indieauthor #selfpublishing #indiepublishing #bvm #fantasy #romance #scififantasy

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

So, you finished a draft/manuscript. Congratulations! Now comes the really fun part. Contact me if you're in need of an editor for your fantasy, romance, or sci-fi novel: tdashedits.com/services #writingcommunity #indieauthor #selfpublishing #indiepublishing #bvm #fantasywriter #writersky

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Not editing related: went to #KAION in NYC last night and had a blast!

A picture of a lightstick for the K-pop group EXO, glowing white in a dark concert venue.

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 29. Before moving, Lina would go swimming to clear her head. While living in the city, she needed a substitute for swimming and gradually started painting. While she'd been a digital artist, painting helped ground her so far away from home. #writingcommunity #writersky 🖤✏️

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 29: character habits

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 27. I love conceptualizing the story. Lore is usually a big part of my stories, though not always grandiose. I'm also starting to love sharing my writing with others. #writingcommunity #WIP 🖤✏️ #amwriting

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 27: What part of the writing process is your favorite?

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 26. Lina's determined to work on her painting, but it comes with some worries. #WIP #writingcommunity #amwriting #writersky 🖤✏️

“So what’s that tryna be?” Gran asked as she sat in her wicker rocking chair, “That dream you keep having?”
Lina nodded. She’d dreamt of little else for two weeks. The same thing every time: swimming through the open ocean, alone. A winter sea.
“Every time I look at it, something else is wrong. Sometimes the gray is too dark, the brush strokes too wide.”
“Maybe it’s time for a reference trip? Rememberin’ a figment of your imagination can only do so much.”
“You think it’s safe enough to go out?”
“Right now’s the safest you’ll get, sugarcube. B‘sides early mornings. Flounder boats are out ‘till next week and only idiots would surf or swim in water this cold.”
Lina gazed out the window, weighing her options. “Maybe tomorrow. It’s supposed to warm up overnight, just a bit.”
Gran smiled, “Alright. After we finish this tea, why don’t you help me make supper? You can make the cornbread, you always loved using the mixer.”

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 26: determination

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 25. My bf likes to repurpose discarded things, so here's our shared bookshelf! Upside is they're half packed away when we move again lol #writingcommunity #writersky 🖤✏️

A bookshelf made of discarded, plastic crates.

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 25: free Friday or share a selfie (bookshelf selfie)

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 24. "Lina" is actually a nickname! Her full name is Carolina (pronounced "Caro-leenah"), which is a name Gran picked after seeing it in a magazine for east coast summer destinations. #writingcommunity 🖤✏️ #amwriting #writersky

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 24: nicknames in WIP

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 23. This one is hard! But I'll have to go fauna purely based on my love for my cat 🐱 His name is Tetris. This is how he greets me when I come home from my workout 🥰 #writingcommunity #writersky #cats 🖤✏️

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 23: Do you prefer flora or fauna?

A picture of a black and gray striped cat with a white belly on his back, white-socked paws in the air, playfully.

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 21. Lina LOVES storms. The ocean takes on an eerie stillness below the surface and she revels in it. #WIP #writingcommunity

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 21: MC's favorite weather

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 20. Lina's a firm believer in following what speaks to the soul, which led to her leaving the island to pursue graphic design. She didn't realize returning would challenge how she perceived herself and her ability to overcome self doubt. #writingcommunity

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 18 I'm really proud of being a creative. Particularly in the current social/political climate, I wouldn't trade it for anything. #writingcommunity #writersky 📚💙 ✏️🖤

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 18: free Friday or share something you're proud of

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 17 I'd like to improve the frequency in which I write. Right now, I go off of feeling, but I'd like to get into a semi-consistent routine #writingcommunity #writersky #fantasywriter

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 17: what do you want to improve on in your writing?

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 15. I haven't added to my TBR list in a long time. Got any suggestions? 💙📚 🖤✏️ #writingcommunity #booksky #fantasy

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 15: new/upcoming book releases you're excited for

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 14 It's great that I make playlists for most of my #WIP #writingcommunity music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 14: songs that remind you of your WIP

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 13 Lina's childhood. She remembers waking up in Gran's arms on the beach during a full moon, no language and wobbly legs. Gran took her in. She'd only heard stories of #mermaids born of sea foam, but there Lina was, unexplainable. #writingcommunity

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 13: Main Charcter's childhood

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 12 Snippet Saturday - rather than drama, an attempt at tension in the form of survival instincts. Still playing around with the differences between 🧜🏾‍♀️ and human forms. #mermaids #writingcommunity #fantasywriter #slowfantasy #WIP

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 12 Snippet Saturday: Drama

What was that?

She stopped swimming, bringing her tail around to halt her forward momentum. It was a tough maneuver, even out as far as she was. Splashing and bringing attention to herself wouldn’t be the best.

Don’t stop. Not safe.

Lina closed her eyes, human reason winning out over animal instinct just long enough for her to get her barings. St George’s sea shelf extended about four miles out from shore, progressively getting deeper until you came to the drop off. Which very much dropped off. She had a ways to go to be sure, so the space to whip her tail without causing a visible surface splash was minimal at best.

Open water, not safe..

Well that’s slightly more specific. She opened her eyes and swiveled her head back and forth, looking for signs of danger. Had it been too long since she’d been out? But the water was calm, despite the gray hues reflected from the sky. Nothing came this close to land that should trigger a reaction this strong.
A school of dolphins were a little ways off, minding themselves… and a diver.

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 11 I started writing stories really young. In 3rd grade, my teacher passed out blank storybooks to the class, and we were to recreate our favorite fairytales with our own drawings. I remember having so much fun 😁 #writingcommunity

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 11: when did you first start writing stories?

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 9: Lina took home for granted until she found herself missing it terribly, hence the move back. Aaron can't take his job for granted despite being a tenured professor. #writingcommunity #WIP #fantasywriter #writersky

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 9: what do your characters take for granted?

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 7: Animals. A pod of dolphins 🐬 facilitates a fateful meeting between Lina 🧜🏾‍♀️ and a visiting marine biology professor, Aaron Song. The Island also has it's fair share of furry critters. Including a few, not so stray, cats! 🐱 #writingcommunity #WIP #fantasywriter #mermaids

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 6: Lina's hometown is on the fictional St. George Island, which is an amalgamation of a few places: actual St. George Island, FL + Wakulla Springs, FL. Gran's bungalow is hidden by Spanish moss and oak trees. I'm in love with this side of Florida. #writingcommunity #WIP 🖤✏️

Two people at a distance searching for shells on a sandy beach with overcast skies.

A bungalow shaded by a large, Spanish moss-covered oak tree.

Picture of a natural spring shaded by trees

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 5 - scenery. I've wanted to rework some of the descriptions in this WIP for a while but haven't found the right way to do it yet. I'm still pretty happy with it 😊

An excerpt from a WIP. "Winters on St. George offered a unique spin n se of peace. Without the sunburnt and blushed vacation crowd mucking about, Lina could actually hear the waves crash from her grandmother's living room. The crown molding, which lined the ceiling, passed it's prime twelve summers ago, the salty breeze made sure of that. The bay windows still creeked opened and no matter how many times Gran swept or dusted, there was always sand, the splinterless floor attested to that..."

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Taylor 💙🌙🌈 | Fiction Editor @tdashedits.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Just realized I swapped three and four, woops! #FantasyIndiesApril Day 4: what genres do you read? Primarily low to middle stakes sci-fi/fantasy. Magical realism holds a special place in my heart. #writingcommunity 📚💙 #WIP #fantasywriter

#FantasyIndiesApril Day 4: what genres to you read?

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