Molly Rookwood

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Jewish romance writer; editor; bookseller; Jane Austen enthusiast in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Repped by Christina Miller at Nancy Yost Literary Agency

Find me professionally at www.rookwoodediting.com

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your periodic reminder that the only people who earnestly use the term "Judeo-Christian" are anti-Semites

Tired: Project 2025 wants to bring back the Sabbath. Wired: Project 2025 will ban Sunday sportsball games and forget about getting beer.

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This is also a nice reminder that when conservatives say, "Judeo-Christian" they mean "Christian," because you know nobody at Project 2025, including the person who wrote "Judeo-Christian" below, means anything but Sunday when they talk about deciding what people can & should do on the Sabbath.

Tired: Project 2025 wants to bring back the Sabbath. Wired: Project 2025 will ban Sunday sportsball games and forget about getting beer.

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I don’t know the official hashtag yet, but ACES VCON (virtual convention) is open for early bird registration. The conference dates are 9/25 to 9/27. The best news is that all the presentations will be available for 90 days after the conference. aceseditors.org/conference/v...

ACES VCON24aceseditors.org

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OH MY GOD Y'ALL!!!! WE DID IT!!!! Truly unbelievably grateful and emotional to see this number. This may be the best "How it Started, How It's Going" of my life. Thank you, y'all, for helping us make this happen. Under no circumstances should you fuck with romancelandia.

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From the Mishnah (Pirkei Avos), one of my favorite Jewish quotes.

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Because of the part where he was literally working on a giant bill to combat Parkinson's, you absolute pieces of shit

Breaking News: A Parkinson’s expert visited the White House eight times in eight months from last summer through this spring, according to official visitor logs. The administration has said that President Biden has no signs of the disease.

Parkinson’s Expert Visited the White House Eight Times in Eight Monthswww.nytimes.com The White House has said that President Biden has no signs of the disease and that there has been no reason to update the most recent testing, conducted in February.

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There was lead in EVERY tampon they tested. There was less lead in organic tampons, but those had higher concentrations of arsenic. Also fun: It's 2024. This is the first ever study testing metals in tampons. Great. 🙃 www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/tox... Study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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I want more folks to know about libro.fm as an alternative to Audible or Spotify or other shady corps. It’s 100% employee-owned and works like Audible, except your credits support an indie bookstore of your choosing instead of Amazon. Go listen to a disabled author for Disability Pride Month! 💙📚

Same audiobooks. Different story.libro.fm Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.

A niche delight: reading through the style guide for a new project ✨ I primarily work with authors directly, so 99% of the time I use my own style sheet template. Today I get to read through someone else's style guide and see what they do differently, & what they include that I should add to mine.

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You know what to do.

We’ve had the rule for how ever many years but I still click and watch the video every single time. Some days it can end up in my feed half a dozen times and I will still watch every time. It never gets old. I love it every single time I watch it

Tom Holland's "Umbrella" | Lip Sync Battleyoutu.be Tom Holland, the stars of ""Spider-man: Homecoming" performing his dance and lip-sync with Rihanna's "Umbrella". Check out his jaw-dropping performance now!S...

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The New York Times Crisis of Confidence: badly shaken in the wake of bad editorial decisions, many are calling for the paper to resign.

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I suggest you read this whole thread to see how much the lede has changed over the course of the day. It went from BREAKING BIDEN MIGHT DROP OUT to Correction: Biden hasn't said he'll drop out

Change in Abstract

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"Nobody used to think men exploiting women was wrong" is up there with "Nobody used to think slavery was wrong" as a really impressive giveaway of who you think counts as "nobody".

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"We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms, and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march." Happy birthday and long life to the master!

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SF & F writers please pass on. Milford SF Conference is offering 2 paid places for writers of colour to attend the week-long residential workshop to be held at Gladstone's Library in Hawarden, North Wales, from Friday Sept 13th - 20th. Applications close 29th Feb. www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm

The thing bringing me happiness this week is watching the @romancingthevote.bsky.social total tick upwards. Over $100,000 raised in two days from the most incredible array of auction items to fight voter suppression and protect the right to vote. www.32auctions.com/romancingthe...

Romancing the Vote 2024www.32auctions.com Silent auction 'Romancing the Vote 2024' hosted online at 32auctions.

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It is Disability Pride Month - the perfect time to learn about ALT text and start using it! www.perkins.org/resource/how...

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As a fiction editor, I'm a descriptivist—frequently willing to accept "this is how people talk" over "this is a formal rule of grammar" but I absolutely draw the line at "costed" & "casted" (as the past tense of cast, like an actor being cast in a film). No! Never! #amediting #Romancelandia

Continuing my vague grammar theme for the morning: I am seeing the word "costed" (as a substitute for the verb "cost") pop up rather more frequently, and in places where the writer is otherwise using generally standard grammar. I'm wondering is this a legit use shift or lax educational standards.

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#Romancelandia, I'm still a bargain! And FYI I am a very gentle collaborator so if you're feeling nervous about letting a professional get their brain fingers all over your manuscript, please know that I would love to be a part of your creative process. @romancingthevote.bsky.social

20k-Word Manuscript Editwww.32auctions.com Auction item '20k-Word Manuscript Edit' hosted online at 32auctions.

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One of the most generous donations we have is for not one, not two, but SIX months of author coaching with Jeffe Kennedy. She has been writing for decades, and anyone who knows this business knows that you don’t get longevity without knowing things. www.32auctions.com/o...

Our bookstore manager has been on holiday for one single day, and the debit machine has died and there's a water boil advisory (unrelated). But we're open and we have a Square reader! Halifax folks, come visit us at the @kingsbookstore.bsky.social!

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I’m excited to share the cover of The Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style! It was designed by the lovely Cindy Samargia Laun and features Gibbons Gazette, one of my favorite display fonts from @comicraft1992.bsky.social. Info: comicbookstyle.com #AmEditing #AmWriting #Comics #GraphicNovels

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This is my favorite kind of election news.

It barely took us two hours to hit $40,000! We are, as always, overwhelmed with joy and also anticipation for how many more amazing things we have to share with you! http://auction.roman...

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Heads up! Zenith Literary doesn’t exist. This is a fake agency and they don’t represent any of the books displayed on their home page. These are fucking predators. zenithliterary.com/books/

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At some point, when there ISN’T an active lawsuit, I am going to put up my full “hello authors, if you want to file a copyright infringement suit, and all you have is a list of similarities sprinkled at random through the respective books, you should read this” spiel.

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I can’t think of a clever caption for this. It just breaks my fucking heart.

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I'm doing this event on Saturday, 6pm UK time, do sign up!

Dearest Gentle Reader, Join us this Saturday at noon for a virtual panel with some of the best historical romance writers this author has read: Emma R. Alban, @kjcharleswriter.com, Jess Everlee, @ericaridley.bsky.social, & @catswrites.bsky.social RSVP: bit.ly/thequeerestton Yours truly, LSA

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Some reduce the 2024 campaign to a contest between two old men, but it's a choice of two slates of federal appointees who'll impact your life in a million ways. Biden has staffed executive agencies with excellent choices who are doing good work. Trump will empower an army of Stephen Millers.

Under current law, you really couldn’t do much better than Biden’s FTC and NRLB. New Deal shit.

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American Christians: we are part of a judeo-christain nation! American Jews:

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If you don't love how Christianity in the USA has been largely harnessed to the cause of fascism, you need to say it You need to say it louder than the fascists do You don't get to say "those people don't speak for us" when they are the only ones speaking

No, actually they're Christians. This is Christian terrorism. Call it by its name. Lay the blame at the feet of the guilty. Don't distract from who is evil here. White Christians.