Saturday, November 2, 2013

My great editor!

I have a great editor! I recently made changes to the novel, removing a violent scene that had been inserted when I was hoping to get the script accepted as an HBO pilot. (If you've read The Arrow Catcher, it's the scene between Reiko and Asim.) Even after adding more edgey scenes, I was told it was still too tame. After recently removing the scene from the novel, CreateSpace, my publisher, sent me the proof for the new version. It had some issues, some my fault (a word left out, a sentence not worded as well as I wanted) and some theirs (missing sentence breaks, etc). I changed the manuscript and at around 6 tonight, Saturday night, (after 9pm for her), I emailed my editor to ask if she could double-check my changes before I resubmitted them. Within an hour, she returned my changes with her thoughts and corrections. I was able to upload the new version to CreateSpace tonight so they can get the book back in print. (Apparently, you can't order the book until they make the changes and I approve them, again.) I'm very fortunate to have someone so sharp and dedicated.

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