Book Editor || Writer || All-Around Nerd NOW BOOKING FOR 2025 Find my editing services (and anything else you may want) here: https://linktr.ee/AlexKempsellhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3mgfrbkk7hs2hI just remember Bluesky exists. Authors, editors, other publishing pros... how we doing over here? #authorsky06 Mar 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfrbkk7hs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lunxrk7yic2wFavorite writing quote of the day: "Writing is making complicated ideas into simple sentences." -from "Unfuck Your Writing" by Joe Biel & Faith G. Harper #authorsky #writersky23 Jul 2025 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lunxrk7yic2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lu6lcg3j4k2dFinally, after months of slacking, I've posted something new to The Pen Doesn't Have to Be Red! (I also managed to remember that BlueSky exists, so woohoo!) #Editorsky #authorsky https://open.substack.com/pub/akempsell/p/the-importance-of-taking-breaks?r=3xoeh8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true17 Jul 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6lcg3j4k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lprd3ige5c25Okay, so... I might've forgotten that Bluesky exists for a little bit. How we doing, folks?22 May 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprd3ige5c25https://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lmhyya7qbt2pGranted, CMOS is a guidebook, so the whole thing is technically just preference. But I'm talking about things that are even more preference-y than others. Hopefully some authors will see this and realize that their manuscript wasn't as error iddled as they thought. #BookEditor #WriterCommunity10 Apr 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhyya7qbt2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3llzjgiuplc2iAfter struggling to get myself to write sentence after sentence, I did this. And immediately wrote about seven paragraphs without issue. Bag on the head works, my friends! Weird shit works! Idk why, but it does. #writingcommunity04 Apr 2025 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3llzjgiuplc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3llwgiymalc22One of the best testimonials I’ve ever gotten from an author. It’s so sweet and validating, it made me tear up! It’s also so long I couldn’t fit the whole thing. So if you want to read it all, you can find it on TikTok, insta, and soon my website. #writingcommunity #bookeditor03 Apr 2025 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwgiymalc22https://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lli47c4sfc2sIf you get really good at past perfect tense, you will be your editor's best friend. That is a 100% guaranteed promise. #authorcommunity #writingcommunity #authorsky29 Mar 2025 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lli47c4sfc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lkywnspo422mNew post is up in the Substack! The week hasn't ended yet, so I count this as sticking to my bi-weekly schedule. Plus I got to rail against epithets, so that's fun. Enjoy! #writingcommunity #Bookeditor https://open.substack.com/pub/akempsell/p/epithets-annoy-me-and-they-should?r=3xoeh8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true22 Mar 2025 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkywnspo422mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lkqsnxepuk2mHey, it's me, that really good idea for your story you had while you were showering, driving, doing dishes, or sleeping. ... You're never gonna fuckin see me again. ✌️ #writersky #writingcommunity19 Mar 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqsnxepuk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lkgjh762is2rI can’t help you with copyright, but I can help with copyleft… by helping take care of the errors you LEFT in this COPY. … I’ll see myself out. #writersky #bookeditor #writingcommunity15 Mar 2025 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgjh762is2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lkbgdyzabc2mEditors, when we see someone ask another editor a direct question via social media, what we're NOT gonna do is swoop into the comments with things like this. This is predatory toward the author and rude to the editor they were asking. I get that we're all just trying to make a living, but c'mon...13 Mar 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbgdyzabc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lk6wsavxzs2mOh, okay author-client... so you're just gonna make me cry this morning with how thoughtful, supportive, and appreciative your responses on my feedback form were? Just gonna make me weep with sheer niceness and validation? Huh?! WHO GAVE YOU THE RIGHT?! WHERE DO YOU FIND THE AUDACITY?! #BookEditor https://media.tenor.com/p0X-l1rouUUAAAAC/ugly-tears-sobbing.gif?hh=382&ww=49812 Mar 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6wsavxzs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lk4pgnjlqk2mAnd now for some positivity! The authors I work with are the best, and I shall hear nothing to the contrary. 🤩 #BookEditor #writingcommunity #writersky11 Mar 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4pgnjlqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3ljqw644zcc26New post on Substack, finally. I’ll confess that this one is a thinly veiled excuse to tell everyone about one of my favorite DC villains: Torque! But I still tied it into writing. Check it out! https://open.substack.com/pub/akempsell/p/so-you-think-your-idea-is-too-silly?r=3xoeh8&utm_medium=ios07 Mar 2025 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqw644zcc26https://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lj6bvmq7dk22I think what non-ADHD people don't understand about ADHD medication is that it doesn't make you concentrate. It's not some magic 'cure.' It doesn't make you focused or motivated. It just makes these things *possible.* The medication just unlocks the door. You still have to get it open.27 Feb 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6bvmq7dk22https://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lj4iaeexmk22I don't know if I'll ever learn to vibe with text-based social media. It just feels so much more like shouting into the void than video-based kinds. But also, maybe I just don't know how to do it right? Eh. 🤷26 Feb 2025 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4iaeexmk22https://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lj2ao5fco22vSo the thing with me and social media is that when I fall out of the habit of posting, I REALLY fall out of the habit. Like, I forgot/was too busy to post for a week, and now I feel an aversion to even looking at the apps. 😮‍💨26 Feb 2025 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2ao5fco22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lika5tgeg22rHey, you know what’s cool? … No, seriously, do you? I wanna know. None of these youths think I’m hip and happenin’.19 Feb 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lika5tgeg22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3liin6duoac2nWent out of town for the weekend (plus Monday) and decided to make it a social media break while I was at it. I feel refreshed!19 Feb 2025 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3liin6duoac2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lhkui4nfsc2h“Alex, you’re crying! You okay?” Yeah, I was just thinking about the Portals scene from Avengers: Endgame again.07 Feb 2025 05:27 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhkui4nfsc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lhjgbznntc2dWriters! Authors! Lend me your ears--er... or your eyes, I guess. Ahem. We've got an updated editing availability for the first half of 2025! I offer copy, line, and developmental editing, along with a few other smaller services. Let's talk about your manuscript! #writersky #editorsky #authorsky06 Feb 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjgbznntc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lhefuvgk2k2yMy favorite editor-community moment was when some doofus posted something like "Ugh, so the word 'they' can be singular now? I don't think I'll ever get used to that" and every book editor in the world came crashing down on them like a tidal wave of UM ACTUALLY. 😂 #editorsky04 Feb 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhefuvgk2k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lhbzx7vkjk2yI just typed "does it feet" instead of "does it fit" into a comment of this manuscript and didn't realize it until I went back to check something else an hour later. I might be tired. #editorsky #writersky #authorsky03 Feb 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbzx7vkjk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lgy44pdaas2yDang it. This story made me cry again, just trying to find the quote. 😭 Seriously, my writing partner struck emotional gold with this one. Go read. https://open.substack.com/pub/necessarychaos/p/first?r=3xoeh8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false #writersky #authorsky30 Jan 2025 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgy44pdaas2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lgvctc3a4c2yAs I work on this short story competition entry, I’ve discovered a roadblock I never considered: It’s possible to just not vibe with the prompts. I didn’t have this problem with the Flash Fiction competition, but they're just not meshing with my brain. Still gonna give it my all, though. #writersky29 Jan 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvctc3a4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lglktjjhak2yMe: "I've got some good story ideas, but I'm struggling to figure out an emotional core for them." Writing Partner: "You tend to start with plot. Try starting with character this time." Me: "... oh, so you're just casually going to read me at the core level like that? Damn." 👀 #writersky25 Jan 2025 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lglktjjhak2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lglkboh5vk2yOkay, I've got my prompts for the short story competition. Now to put some pieces together to see what fits... #writersky #writercommunity #authorsky25 Jan 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lglkboh5vk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lgj4ykzank2yWhen you're writing, don't worry about whether your story is "original." That's a surefire way to send you down a mental spiral. It seems to me that ideas often start out as "unoriginal" only to find originality along the way. They start as one thing and evolve into another. 🧵1/224 Jan 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgj4ykzank2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexeditsbooks.bsky.social/post/3lgj4seukck2yI'm positive he wrote down all his dick jokes first and then went from there. Not even the best historian could convince me otherwise. That guy's mind was hilarious and filthy. 😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:cuw3g77lc7e2pcsd6stcuc6v/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgj4seukck2y