Jaime Green

@jaimealyse

Author of THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE (2023), AT HOME IN THE STARS (2029) | series editor of THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING || she/her || jaimegreen.net

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Jaime Green@jaimealyse· 20d

Portrait of a first draft in two screenshots

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· 20d

Oh sure “an email was sent in error” and not “we heard the entire world scream at once that our price hike was insane”

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· 22d

#tbt

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· 22d

Author friends, the scams have a new form. Shorter, without the weird rehash of your cover copy, but they still radiate red flags. Replying lets them know they’ve caught a live one

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· 22d

TEMPTING

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· 27d

Hey why do my husband and I have different wordle bots???

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Jul 14

New class alert! Or really, revamped class exhumed from the archives: THE INTENTIONAL WRITING PROCESS. Come think about ways to build a writing process that puts ease and calm into your work, and makes space for creativity to surprise you. jaimegreen.net/classes - early bird pricing through 7/18

On an abstract painted background with soft greens and oranges: Saturday Sept 26 1p ET - The Intentional Writing Process with Jaime Green - Build a writing process that makes space for your best creative work - jaimegreen.net/classes

On an abstract painted background with soft greens and oranges: “I got so much out of this class. I thought about my writing process in new ways and am excited to begin to employ some of the suggested practices.” - The Intentional Writing Process, Saturday Sept 26 1pm ET - jaimegreen.net/classes

On an abstract painted background with soft greens and oranges: “Jaime is a thorough, engaging and generous instructor. She makes improving your writing process seem intuitive even though the ideas are new.” - The Intentional Writing Process, Saturday Sept 26 1pm ET - jaimegreen.net/classes

On an abstract painted background with soft greens and oranges: “I appreciated Jaime’s concrete examples and her use of real-time writing exercises to begin incorporating the practices even before the class is over!” - The Intentional Writing Process, Saturday Sept 26 1pm ET - jaimegreen.net/classes

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Jul 13

Art Director: You get that photo of the very hot actor for his memoir cover? Photographer: Sure did boss, totally unrecognizable just like you asked. Art Director: what

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Jul 9

Absolutely killer from @garbageday.email www.garbageday.email/p/the-curdli...

"There is a deeply-rooted sneering, condescending inability to imagine that working people — and working class men, who always are assumed to be white in these instances — could ever vote for anyone other than a slovenly, alcoholic townie oaf. And there is a borderline pathological insistence that policies like free healthcare, antitrust regulation, student debt relief, and a rebuke of Israel’s genocide in Palestine, if shouted by a white guy in his pickup truck, could somehow, magically fix the social and racial and religious divides that have opened up into yawning chasms during the Trump era. The same leftists cheering for the DSA upset in New York last month — which was led almost entirely by women of color — are completely unable to imagine that anything like that could work in the small town America populated by noble savages they imagine in their heads. Platner, for all his unending messiness, was the easy way out. The choice that meant your favorite podcaster could be anti-Trump, but didn’t have to sound “woke,” or feminine, or whatever."

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Jul 7

And this freak

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Jun 30

some advice on sussing out author scams:

screenshot of a bluesky draft over the word limit that says "if they’re asking you if they can do something that they should be able to do for free - review your book, read your book in a book club, talk about your book to a group - it’s a scam. If they’re asking you for something particular - an interview, to fill out a questionnaire, etc - it’s possibly okay. If they parrot back any back cover copy? scam. More than three paragraphs long? likely scam. Is the “reader community” a weirdly specific large number? the community does not exist"

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Jun 17

Writers who use a lot of research: Scrivener for Creative Writers is back! July 12, 1:30pm ET, recording will be up for two weeks. Student discount available! jaimegreen.net/classes

On a blue and white watercolor background: Sunday July 12 1:30pm ET Scrivener for Creative Writers with Jaime Green - How to use Scrivener for wrangling research, drafting, feedback, revision, and fact-checking of book-length or otherwise hefty projects. - jaimegreen.net/classes

On a blue and white watercolor background: “Incredible class that’s real about the realities of reading, research and tackling big writing projects. I think this will be particularly useful for those incorporating research into their writing.” - Scrivener for Creative Writers 7/12/16 - jaimegreen.net/classes

On a blue and white watercolor background: “I loved the informal yet structured and informative content. The time flew by and there were tricks around every corner, in spite of my five years of Scrivener use.” - Scrivener for Creative Writers 7/12/16 - jaimegreen.net/classes

On a blue and white watercolor background: “This is the perfect run-through of a sprawling software. Jaime is clearly a practiced researcher and organizer, and her tips are invaluable. 10/10 recommend!” - Scrivener for Creative Writers 7/12/16 - jaimegreen.net/classes

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Jun 17

me taking a break from my chapter on space as the frontier to check bsky

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Jun 15

I'm even better at editing than I am at wasting time in Canva

On a pink background: a picture of Jaime looking friendly and professional, and this text: Jaime Green Editing // assessment | developmental editing | line editing // nonfiction books | essays | book proposals | query letters // “Jaime was patient, encouraging, and responsive. We couldn’t have landed in better hands.” “Jaime is knowledgeable about publishing and truly able to meet writers where they are and help them strengthen their own voice.” // jaimegreen.net/editing | jaime@jaimegreen.net

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Jun 9

ditto

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Jaime Green@jaimealyse· May 15

The email address was also name.press at gmail, also a red flag. But like, if this were addressed properly, if I were trying to get published?? These aren't just annoying, they're cruel.

Dear Jaime and Susan,

I hope you're doing well. My name is XXXXX, and I serve as a Commissioning Editor at XXXXX Press.

As part of our ongoing review of contemporary writing across literary fiction, creative nonfiction, and cross-genre work, your name and writing recently came to my attention.

At Red Hen Press, we are always looking to engage with authors whose work carries a distinctive voice, emotional resonance, and a clear sense of narrative purpose. After learning more about your work, I felt compelled to reach out personally.

Our editorial team regularly explores both published works and upcoming projects, with a particular interest in bold storytelling and authors who are pushing form or theme in compelling ways. I would welcome the opportunity to learn more about your creative focus and any current or future projects you may be developing.

If you are represented by a literary agent, I would be pleased to continue any conversation through them. If not, I would be glad to hear directly from you about your writing journey and discuss whether there might be a fit between your work and XXXXX's list.

Please let me know if you'd be open to a brief conversation. I look forward to the possibility of hearing from you.

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· May 4

Opening up my editing slate for a couple of manuscript reviews/developmental edits (on book proposals, too) this spring and summer! jaimegreen.net/editing

"Jaime is a warm, compassionate and skillful editor. She helped me write my book proposal and translate my ideas into language editors and marketing professionals would understand without sacrificing any of my vision. Jaime is both knowledgeable about publishing and truly able to meet writers where they are and help them strengthen their own voice." -Rabbi Elliot Kukla

"Jaime helped me edit my book and I couldn't recommend her more highly. In addition to her being a pleasure to work with, prompt, and attentive to detail, I found both her prose and her abstract at a birds' eye view invaluable. Any writer would be lucky to work with her!" -Alexandra Sacks MD, coauthor of What No One Tells You

"I'm so glad I hired Jaime! She helped me improve my intro, helped the manuscript maintain a better throughline, and did thoughtful, informed line editing. She offers flexible options for the various types of help a writer or author might need, and I highly recommend her." -Kristin Hugo, author of Carcass

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Apr 28

The publishing scam email has reached a new kind of weird

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Apr 20

Just hit the three-year anniversary of my book's release. Trying to feel celebratory and not "oh shit i am so behind on book two" but it's at least a bit of both. Very proud of her though:

The cover of the book The Possibility of Life by Jaime Green

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Mar 30

I don’t say this often but… too soon??

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Mar 25

Revisiting this and goddamn @lmesseri.bsky.social can write

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Mar 22

Wait does the bot just… reply with more quotes???

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Mar 19

agree with all of this (except: it's rich kids *and* fools like me who will be in debt our whole lives)

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Mar 17

And if you want even MORE on Scrivener, I'm teaching Scrivener for Creative Writers May 3 jaimegreen.net/classes

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Mar 16

Scrivener for Creative Writers is coming back Sunday, May 3. 90 minutes to learn how to make this overwhelming writing software work for you and your creative process. (Class will be recorded in case you can't make it live.) jaimegreen.net/classes

Jaime Green@jaimealyse· Mar 14

HELL YEAH got that @isaacbutler.bsky.social galley