Well I have gotten my edited manuscript back from First
Editing http://www.firstediting.com/
this week. Now I need to sit myself down and go through the changes that the
editor has made to see if I agree with all of them. I have learned the hard
way, in the past, just because someone is a professional editor that does not
mean that they do not make mistakes. After I have gone through all the track
changes and accepted those that I like and rejected those that I disagree with
I will then send it out to some of my friends whose opinion I trust to get more
feed back. I always want my stories to be the best that they can be.
I could send my story to fifteen different
people/editors and I could get back fifteen different versions. But I
ultimately need to stay true to my voice, my vision, and myself. Here is a
great example of what I mean. This is part of a note that I received from my
editor:
“What an
absolutely delightful story! I'm so glad I was chosen as your editor.
I changed a few
words to American English per your request. One that comes to mind is
'gob-smacked', which I know from watching BBC America, but is changed to
'flabbergasted' here in the U.S.
I hope to see
more of Spencer's adventures soon!”
I really want it to say ‘gob-smacked’ so that is one change
that I will be rejecting. It’s not wrong it’s just what I want. I need to get
to work now.
Good luck, and keep writing!
Morgan
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