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Writer vs. Editor: The Showdown Within—By Malcolm Fraser
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Writer vs. Editor: The Showdown Within—By Malcolm Fraser

The relationship between writer and editor is complicated, fraught, an emotional and ethical minefield ready to detonate and splatter the … Continue reading Writer vs. Editor: The Showdown Within—By Malcolm Fraser

The Honeymoon Phase—By Ann Cavlovic
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The Honeymoon Phase—By Ann Cavlovic

Someone with two decades of experience getting critiques of their writing shouldn’t curl into a ball after an editor’s comments, … Continue reading The Honeymoon Phase—By Ann Cavlovic

How to Get Out of the Slush Pile—by Rachel Thompson
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How to Get Out of the Slush Pile—by Rachel Thompson

I yawn and keep flicking through my virtual stack of submissions. I need one more piece that will not only … Continue reading How to Get Out of the Slush Pile—by Rachel Thompson

Bye Bye Darlings: The Editing Gauntlet by Alice Zorn
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Bye Bye Darlings: The Editing Gauntlet by Alice Zorn

You’ve finished your novel manuscript and you even – finally! – get a publisher. It took ten years. You have Neanderthal muscles across your brow from frowning at the computer screen. But now you’re home-free. Bingo! Then you get the first slew of comments from your editor… Continue reading Bye Bye Darlings: The Editing Gauntlet by Alice Zorn

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