🌈 Cameron Montague "Cee" Taylor (they/she) 📝 Developmental editor who posts craft content & resources for writers 🧙‍♀️ Author of Fantasy novellas/novels with queer protags 🐈 Occasional poster of cat pics 👉 cameronmontaguetaylor.com/links/https://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3mktwdub5gk2yI finally did it. Today, for the first time in my life, I spelled onomatopoeia right on the first try.02 May 2026 05:36 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktwdub5gk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3mirlf62xds2iWe've always struggled w the difference btween "I don't think this hit the mark the creator meant" and "this isn't what I'd have done." We just get to hear more of it now bc the internet lets the discussion snowball. Before, these were one-off conversations had w annoying uncles at the dinner table. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirlf62xds2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3miepg5hcik2fIt's rare to have an entirely unique experience these days, but I'm pretty confident that I'm the first dev editor in history to work on a military/hard SF manuscript to the dulcet tunes of the string quintet arrangement of Charlie XCX's 360. Lasers, aliens, and pizzicato, baby. #amediting31 Mar 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3miepg5hcik2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3mgscfm5jvk24Nothing encapsulates the true depth of ignorance quite like the sentence "I don't use pronouns."11 Mar 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgscfm5jvk24https://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3mdnsmyrfos2g30 Jan 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnsmyrfos2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3mdixp5t7bs2bSFF writers: Do you have a non-military organization which protects the public in your story? Is it funded by the gov't or dominant social group? If so, there's a chance you're writing a cop allegory. Before you tell me why that can't possibly be the case, I implore you: [1/3] #fantasywriters28 Jan 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdixp5t7bs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3mdists2rds2cThe most important advice can I give to new (genre fic) writers is that in each scene: 1. The protag should be trying to do something 2. Something must change There's more to it, of course, but if you lock down a sense of progression in every scene, you'll be off to a strong start. #writesky28 Jan 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdists2rds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3m3xjfgdkns24Me. All day. Everyday. #writesky24 Oct 2025 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3xjfgdkns24https://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3m3n2twof4k2wAh yes, it's "I'm too stubborn to turn the heat on before November" season. My favorite.20 Oct 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3n2twof4k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3m3jfumwfp226"I'm going to get my life together this week," said Cee. "Guess again," said the lurg.19 Oct 2025 03:56 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3jfumwfp226https://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3m2paju3bek27If you're a relatively new writer, consider doing a find+all for -ly adverbs and getting a bead on how often you use them. (It's probably more than you think, and seeing all of them highlighted in neon is both humbling and helpful.) Delete as many of them as you can. (1/3)08 Oct 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2paju3bek27https://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3m2mu77fbps2dAuthors! If your character is examining or studying something, they are poring over it, not pouring over it. Homonyms are jerks, and this is a common one, so keep an eye out the next time your characters get invested in detail work! https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over07 Oct 2025 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mu77fbps2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3m2fp4d5kds2gIn every romantic pair, one partner is a cat and the other is a dog. I have no explanation for this. It's just vibes.04 Oct 2025 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2fp4d5kds2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3lzwucbgpbk2cQuestion for writers: Are you naturally good at writing dialogue and capturing character voice? If so, are you any of the following: -A musician -An actor -Good at accents/impressions -Good at learning foreign languages I have a budding theory about skill crossover and how we 'hear' when writing.29 Sep 2025 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzwucbgpbk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3lzwt7z5dr22sanytime someone comments on my anonymously posted, emotional-support fanfic to tell me I nailed the characters' voices, an angel gets its wings29 Sep 2025 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzwt7z5dr22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3lzrrzkmsrk23I know it's lame af that my favorite flavor of ice cream is vanilla chocolate chip, but it's not my fault perfection can't be improved upon.27 Sep 2025 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzrrzkmsrk23https://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3lzjsyu7mp22pI really, really want to get behind Skylight, but the fact that I can't upload most of my videos because they're too large -- even the ones that are well within time limits -- is a significant detriment. I'm not gonna go back and make compressed copies of hundreds of craft videos, kwim?23 Sep 2025 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjsyu7mp22phttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3ly4i4sor4k22The problem with getting on top of and responding to all of your emails is that, by the end of the work day, they spawn and generate new emails.05 Sep 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly4i4sor4k22https://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3lxi7qkdx622wCheck out Lacey's post on tension, pacing, and emotional momentum! I give feedback along these lines in most editorial letters I write. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxi7qkdx622whttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3lxdqqym7lk2uFor all the writers who've felt this way over the past months:27 Aug 2025 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxdqqym7lk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3lwubwrjd4s24In my inbox rn I have about five emails from clients who've learned my father passed and wrote to ask if I needed a deadline extension, content warnings about bereavement in their work, or any support they could give. I'm so fortunate to be surrounded by wonderful authors. Just. Wow. Thank you. 🫂20 Aug 2025 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwubwrjd4s24https://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3lwpfbfcfxk22My version of "write drunk, edit sober" is "come up with 10/10 story ideas while going through intense periods of grief, stress, and emotional pain, but be unable to execute any of them until that shit has all been processed" RIP to future me going through these worldbuilding docs 💀18 Aug 2025 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwpfbfcfxk22https://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3lwa4kwfazs25Writers, ik it seems like the publishing world moves at warp speed and that you need to get your work out there yesterday or you'll fall behind, but plz remember that if this is the First Book You Have Ever Written, odds are it's not strong enough to launch a career off of. AND THAT IS OKAY. (1/9)12 Aug 2025 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwa4kwfazs25https://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3lvouqqlmu22t05 Aug 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvouqqlmu22thttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3lvmbjal2w22xThe surreal nature of grief in the modern world is like . . . going to the grocery store. Vacuuming. Working on an editorial letter. Pruning your tomato plants. Making prayer cards and express shipping them so they make it in time for your dad's funeral. Cooking dinner. Running a load of laundry.04 Aug 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvmbjal2w22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3lvjkduort22fWhen I told my dad I wanted to make more time for writing, I really wasn't trying to imply that I wanted to write his eulogy, but here we are I guess03 Aug 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvjkduort22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ceemtaylor.com/post/3ltqjp2piuc2sWhen the spammers don't even try12 Jul 2025 04:32 +0000at://did:plc:shbfpykwblcfibe5pbyycmea/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltqjp2piuc2s