Editorial consultant and freelance editor with 20+ years in-house experience including PRH & Pan Macmillan: sjheditor@gmail.com Likes: books, birds, babies, sun, v weak coffee Collects: doors, dogs, clutter Opinions: mine Pronouns: she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3mrrtxrk5f22lNot a bad place to catch up with work emails/reading… (We’ve come to Hastings for the day, and I’m making the most of it while N&M visit the aquarium.)29 Jul 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrtxrk5f22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3mou7fru56s2nThinking of launching a range of activewear called Flabby Gabby… What do you think? Could it catch on?22 Jun 2026 05:59 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mou7fru56s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3moqcflidpc2iDon’t ask why I was looking, but… do you think they’ve ever seen a Jack Russell before?20 Jun 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqcflidpc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3mo626o6dvc2xCitrus fruit does not belong in a fruit salad. And, yes, this IS a hill I will die on.13 Jun 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo626o6dvc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3mjw2hbjrr22nVERY excited to have this! #RosieWalsh #TheOneDayYouWereMyHusband — coming to a bookshop near you in two months’ time!20 Apr 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw2hbjrr22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3mjw2admpf22y@annecorlett.bsky.social in London today for work and saw this window display @ the bomb factory Holborn… Thought of you!20 Apr 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw2admpf22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3miwhapxfdc2fDo you ever get the impression that the people (AI?) who sign off on these things have never seen a real-life woman…?07 Apr 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwhapxfdc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3mhtceh7z622iLovely bookish people of blue sky — are you an author who’s finished writing a novel and now needs help getting an agent? My brilliant author friend, Kate, is teaching this Jericho Writers course to help with exactly that: https://jerichowriters.com/creative-writing-courses/path-to-publication/24 Mar 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtceh7z622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3mfwxrvsgic2fWhat are you reading atm? I’m reading two novels (one is for my book club), and loving both: THE PHOENIX BALLROOM by Ruth Hogan and THE SONG OF ACHILLES by Madeline Miller.28 Feb 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwxrvsgic2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3merfdkurjc2yBack when I started as an editor, email (rather than physical) submissions had become a thing but we still had to print them out to read… I became OBSESSED with finding the PERFECT manuscript bag.13 Feb 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3merfdkurjc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3melhmdioj22eI got my first job in publishing in 2002. Looking back now it seems incredible, but at the time agents still submitted physical manuscripts by post. And publishers read and then returned them by post (unless they made an offer on them, of course). Agents and publishers spent a FORTUNE on postage!11 Feb 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3melhmdioj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3melgccmq4k2eI’ve not been very active on here but have decided that’s got to change! I used to love bookish Twitter and really miss engaging with people there — so I’ve made a (very belated!) New Year’s resolution to visit blue sky more regularly…11 Feb 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3melgccmq4k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3mdqkmtydq22nSpot the dog…31 Jan 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqkmtydq22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3mdqkdrqvic25That dark patch on my jeans? Yes, that’s epoxy glue. It is not meant to be on my jeans. It is… very solid.31 Jan 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqkdrqvic25https://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3mdlpgrttnk26All three of my orchids are flowering, at the same time. I think this might be the greatest achievement of my life.29 Jan 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlpgrttnk26https://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3mdlmrkpwfs2xI have ALWAYS wanted a little armoured one… [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlmrkpwfs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sjheditor.bsky.social/post/3mcyuthgivs26I’ve been freelancing for just over a year now, and have completed my first ever tax return (ahead of deadline too!). It’s actually surprised me how much I’ve enjoyed freelancing; I thought I’d miss having both a routine and colleagues — but a couple of things have really helped…22 Jan 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:jkltk47ysgdlibfsrbweeqh2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcyuthgivs26