Editorial Feedback

Feedback is the product you want your editor to deliver, but what do you do when you don’t agree with it? As I mentioned in a previous post, I see writers and editors in private social media groups taking out their frustrations on one another. If you are venting online, you and your editor are […]

Writers in a private online group were recently posting stories about their bad experiences with editors and feeling disconnected from the one professional they rely on to care the most. Several self-published fiction writers on the thread were surprised by the volume of edits they received from their editors. One freelancer was appalled that her […]

First drafts are meant to be messy, so as soon as you can, stop stressing, dig in and start having fun. Getting to a good first draft takes focus and grit. Writers practice a lot to get better and faster. To riff on a great Wayne Gretzky quote, you’ll miss your publication date by 100 […]