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Book coaching, developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading for indie authors. Dedicated to inclusive language and centering traditionally marginalized voices in publishing. Posts written by Jessie Campbell, founder and word nerd. www.ruffdraft.pub
Currently #proofreading an indie author's blurb. Writing a blurb is hard work! Don't just summarize the plot. Give readers a sense of the main character, hook, themes, subgenre (especially in #romance), and tone. #writetip 📚 💙
I’m a big plant nerd — my seedlings for this year’s garden are well underway. So this fun list of plant names that sound like insults from @merriam-webster.com made my day. 🌱 #GrammarJokes #WordNerd #AmEditing 📚💙
What's a trope that will make you click on a book every single time? I'm a sucker for dogs, personally. #books #amreading #writingcommunity #booksky 📚 💙
As an #editor who cares about helping every #indieauthor shine, this note from an #author made me grin: “I’m going through book 2. Finding a lot that you have taught me. This book is so freaking good. I can’t wait for you to read it.” The best part of my job is helping writers hone their craft! 📚💙
The RUFF! logo of a white dog wearing glasses appears three times with the words “RUFF! Manuscript’s Best Friend” and the joke: “We love the Oxford comma, irony, and missed opportunities.” In the bottom corner, the hashtag #writingisRUFF and the website www.ruffdraft.pub appear.
We love the Oxford comma, irony, and missed opportunities. #writingisRUFF 📚💙 #grammarnerd #amediting
“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.” - Toni Morrison A large burning campfire is superimposed by the above Toni Morrison quote, and the RUFF! logo is in the bottom right corner.
“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.”
— Toni Morrison 💙📚
#writingcommunity #resist
RUFF! is all about supporting #authors and #writers throughout the #bookediting process. We’re not transactional. We see #amwriting and #amediting as a true partnership. It’s so rewarding to help #books reach their best potential! 📚💙
I turned in a hefty edit to a first-time #author client, and they went quiet for a while. I checked in to make sure they weren’t feeling too overwhelmed, and they responded in part: “I cannot tell you how grateful I am that I picked you to be my editor.” 🥰
#writingcommunity #bookediting
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Nice people are struggling over the revelations on Gaiman, and something I keep hearing is, 'His work had a big influence on how I shaped my own identity.' So here's something to remember:
You did that. He didn't do it for you. 1/
Seriously loving the bookstore at allstora.com. So many amazing queer authors and books! #amreading 💙📚
#writingcommunity: Looking for a checklist to navigate the revision process? This is for our fiction writers after they receive a marked-up manuscript from their #freelanceeditor, but it can be used for self-editing too. Steps 10–14 are crucial. 📚💙
#publishing #amwriting #amediting #writelife
Some of the #grammar rules your English teacher taught you aren't rules at all! Here's a list of zombie
#writing rules that you don't need to follow. 🧟♀️ ruffdraft.pub/editing/zomb...
#amwriting #writingcommunity
#writetip #writingisruff
We quit Twitter and joined Bluesky in 2022, but there wasn't much going on here at the time, and to be honest, we're too busy #editing to spend much time on socials. But we love the #writingcommunity! #writingisruff 💙 📚