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If you weren't able to catch my #CIEP2023 session on avoiding double taxation when working with foreign clients, the session recording is now available for all delegates to watch.
The session includes a resources handout, some high-fives, and plenty of empowering tips to make taxes less taxing!
Want to write a romance novel? Come jump-start your happily-ever-after!
Leave class with a concrete plan for your project + feedback from an editor who specializes in romance (= me). We'll explore key romance building blocks from a perspective committed to diversity & inclusion.
Online class starts 20 Sept. Please share 💖
https://loft.org/classes/plan-and-start-your-romance-novel
@edibuddies @writers @romancelandia @bookstodon #WritingCraft #AmWritingRomance #Romancelandia #QueerRomance #FictionWriting
#WritersOfMastodon: Are you scared to write #SexScenes?
Intimidated by intimate content? Queasy about getting steamy?
Join me tomorrow (July 29, 2023) at the #ContemporaryRomanceWriters virtual conference, where I'll be speaking about writing sex scenes that entice readers and reflect the diversity of desire in the real world.
https://contemporaryromancewritingconference.org/
And if you're looking for an editor for your spicy 🌶 story, get in touch!
buy-in --> acceptance
reinvent the wheel --> repeat existing work
low-hanging fruit --> easily solved problems
Idioms and colloquialisms aren't universal. I'm not editing for the author's colleagues at their own institution. I'm editing for a hypothetical (or not) student who doesn't live in the US and needs to understand the study.
Are you an editor from a background, culture, or community that's been historically underrepresented in publishing?
Want help making your business work better for you?
Then I hope you'll apply for the Diverse Editors for Diverse Books business coaching scholarship. I'm taking applications until June 20.
Spectacular news, Space Unicorns! “Rabbit Test” by Samantha Mills won the Best Short Story Nebula Award, and “If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You” by John Chu won the Best Novelette Nebula Award!!! Congratulations to Samantha, John, and to all of the finalists! Once again, congratulations to the other two […]
The U.S. Copyright Office's A.I. info hub--please read + share widely!
I'm not a lawyer, this is not legal advice--just passing along the primary resource because there's a lot of confusion out there. 🧵 (1/8)
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