Dr. Lara Ameen

Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection

Hey, it’s #CerebralPalsyAwarenessMonth and my debut traditionally published short story features an asexual wheelchair-using MC with cerebral palsy and hyperacusis. You can purchase BEING ACE here or at any other book retailer! #BookSky #WritingSky #Author 📚

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Otters Editing Book. I'm available in June and July. June has two spots left and July has 3 spots left. My specialty genres are Fantasy, LGBTQ+, and Sci-Fi. To book please email stephmcollinedits@proton.me or DM me here on Bluesky. The graphic has a smiling sun and a sandy beach with an umbrella.

Updated Pin: I'm booking out editing spots for June and July!

I've also added a tab column on my website: ottersediting.com that tells you my availability!

Need an empathetic editor who cares about you & your story and doesn't use AI? I edit Fantasy, LGBTQ+, and Sci-Fi stories!

#editing #writing

Thank you! If you know anyone who’d like to take this class, please share! 💜

If you’re a disabled/chronically ill writer who wants to write about disabled characters in fiction, you can sign up for my six-week WRITING DISABLED CHARACTERS IN FICTION class in March! Will work with MG, YA, and Adult! #WriterSky #BookSky #Teaching

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If you’re a disabled/chronically ill writer who wants to write about disabled characters in fiction, you can sign up for my six-week WRITING DISABLED CHARACTERS IN FICTION class in March! Will work with MG, YA, and Adult! #WriterSky #BookSky #Teaching

www.wow-womenonwriting.com/classroom/La...

Trying to get started as a freelancer sometimes means getting a decent amount of work for a while, nothing for months, then that first job after that brings a glimmer of hope.

#freelance #editing #freelanceeditors #writing #writingcommunity

@wordsiren.bsky.social Hey, I just finished reading the Kindle ebook I bought of AN ARCANE INHERITANCE! I absolutely loved it! I would like to believe that Ellory and Hudson end up together foreve! Their banter was great and I love university set stories! Congratulations on an amazing book! 🥰🤗

My book is an Indie Ink nominee! I’m so glad my little queer, disabled stories are resonating with people, and it would mean the world to me if you can head to indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... and cast your vote for:

✨best cover
✨best disability rep by a disabled author
✨best mental health rep

Otters Editing Booking. Available editing slots are all open for January and February. However, I am fully booked in March. Book now before filled. Visit ottersediting.com or email me stephmcollinedits@proton.me or DM me here.

Are you publishing in 2026 and need an editor?

🦦 Otters Editing is looking for clients in the Winter! I work with indie authors in the fantasy, LGBTQ+, and sci-fi genres.

You deserve an empathetic #editor who cares about human creativity and doesn't use AI.

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Happy Anniversary! 🎉🥳

The Otters Editing Booking graphic. 2 slots are open for December and January. 3 slots are open in February. To book please visit ottersediting.com or email me at stephmcollinwrites@gmail. You can find the website link in my bio on my Bluesky profile.

It's November, and I'm looking for work in December and onward!

Want to support a neurodivergent and nonbinary freelance editor? Check out #OttersEditing

I believe editing is collaborative, and you should have an empathetic editor who cares about you.

Let's make your writing Otterly amazing! 🦦✍️

I loved it! I bought your other one, too! 😍

Scars & Starlight is low-key a platonic love story btwn Kai & his bestie, even if the VERY messy romance appears to be front and center.

AND Kai's boss has unofficially adopt him & makes him take time off when his lupus flares up🥰

Anyway, I'll leave this here: flyleafbooks.com/book/9783988...

Reading it right now. 🥰

@tea-and-mushrooms.bsky.social I just bought an ebook copy! Fellow disabled ace author here! Your poetry collection is such a fun read! Thank you for sharing, Clover! 💜

✨️ New slots for 2026 available now! ✨️

If you're looking for an actually affordable editor with 16 years of experience and a reputation for becoming my clients' biggest cheerleader and toughest coach, let's talk about your story and your needs!

Just bought the ebook! Excited to read! 😍

I‘m already curious about what Gimmicks has planned for December! My birthday month!

Love getting ahead of myself. 😂

Just saw this! Will buy it today!

In case you missed this, we covered this on @gimmickspod.bsky.social two years ago now, in what has become a tradition of @derekbgayle.bsky.social introducing me to an absolute banger every fall (and then my heartbreak that the series was short-lived) - check it out if you haven't already!

I miss this show so much! It was also ahead of its time!

For me, it went like this: Alex Mack — Call of the Wild TV adaptation — So Weird — Buffy — Tru Calling — Charmed + Medium — Haven

Wondering if I have this! Thanks for sharing!

a black and white dog are sitting next to each other in a field . Alt: A black and white dog are sitting next to each other in a field. Sending hugs is in white text.

🤗🤗🤗

My friend wrote for Riverdale! It was her first job as a staff writer. I remember going to the SDCC panel for it! 😍

Happy Indigenous People's Day!

I mostly focused on North America, where I'm from, and Palestine, since it's been on my mind so much lately.

This is NOT the definitive list of books about indigenous characters. Follow indigenous creators and listen to their recs.

And, as always, free Palestine.

Please pass along my info! I won’t be done with my certificate until early 2027, though.

Also, if you have any other author friends who would also need a sensitivity reader, please let them know that I am available! 🥰

YAY! I love helping author friends! 😍

I’m sorry for sending you the same message twice! I’m just never usually on Instagram, so I thought I would send it to both platforms.

I can also help you with copyediting your indie published books once I get my certificate in 2027. I’m just starting it now!

I'm a huge #OMITB fan but I was so excited in particular to discuss this episode and the brilliant decisions made to tell a story focusing on Theo. I really hope you'll give this a listen.

This is awesome! And I agree! I would also add Biden & Harris to the spaceship, though, because they are awful, too. 🫠😬