tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post1901654986638956499..comments2024-01-01T11:51:53.860-08:00Comments on Babbles from Scott Eagan: Working with an Editor - How to make it productive!Scott Eaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209357682070126879noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-1478993845692904562010-05-07T10:38:47.775-07:002010-05-07T10:38:47.775-07:00Victoria, thank you for your guidance. High five a...Victoria, thank you for your guidance. High five and margaritas, sounds good to me. :)Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-31873460845190437332010-05-07T09:54:15.661-07:002010-05-07T09:54:15.661-07:00"Your editor is not your servant." Thank..."Your editor is not your servant." Thanks for the laugh!<br /><br />I'm an independent editor, working with writers before they reach this point, so they'll already know when they get a publisher what an editor is and is not, as well as--of course--helping them understand what a good novel is and is not and getting their skills from the amateur to the professional level.<br /><br />I love this work. And I've been lucky to have wonderful, appreciative clients who take the craft seriously and use my advice to hone their skills. Maybe it's because it costs them up-front that I only get folks who understand this is not a lottery: you get out of it what you put into it.<br /><br />Glynis, don't be nervous. Your editor doesn't want you nervous. They just want you to understand this is a professional relationship. Your mutual goal is to produce a book so amazing you'll be high-fiving each other over margaritas when you plan your next project.Victoria Mixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827327915488642631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163829887162955058.post-29132304471154476852010-05-04T00:44:31.595-07:002010-05-04T00:44:31.595-07:00This is valuable advice, thank you Scott.
I think...This is valuable advice, thank you Scott.<br /><br />I think I will be so nervous of upsetting an editor, that I will work quietly in the background. Who wants to lose someone valuable to their future?<br /><br />I have a file of posts that will help me along this journey,mthis post is going in it for future reference.Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.com