tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post7228579312673861713..comments2024-03-28T02:36:55.037-04:00Comments on Brooklyn Arden: Three-for-All II: The Author-Editor RelationshipCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-26834179966819539132008-03-12T21:25:00.000-04:002008-03-12T21:25:00.000-04:00Great analogy, Cheryl. Really resonated with me. I...Great analogy, Cheryl. Really resonated with me. I'm going to keep this in mind as a crit partner from now on as well.<BR/><BR/>Jon, sounds like you're well on your way to a great relationship. Maybe just throw in a some cookies.<BR/><BR/>:)LindaBudzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09290094983584931044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-71836504879166664442008-03-12T09:21:00.000-04:002008-03-12T09:21:00.000-04:00Thanks so much, Cheryl and her writers! I would ha...Thanks so much, Cheryl and her writers! I would have commented that day, but my computer died and is in the shop (bad computer, bad computer!). Parts of the response really resonated with me, especially the bit about authors and editors needing to be "friends" as they work together. And also the idea that the relationship is unique. Editors must first love the book and champion it for a sale, then there develops a situation in which the editor draws from the author their best work. It's really about the questions you ask ...<BR/><BR/>I asked this question because I'm currently working with an editor to whom I'm absurdly grateful. She asked such brilliant questions, and her observation is so keen, that it caused me to overhaul a book, from end to end. And this was a book that I considered "done" when I sent it out and had gotten positive responses from everyone who read it. But the editor, who also liked the book, saw more in the story, more in the characters, more of everything that I had missed. So in return for her wisdom and expertise, I wanted an outside opinion about what I can do to make our relationship a success.<BR/><BR/>Again, thank you. I'm still working on this manuscript with this editor -- she took my project on and provided a long and very detailed rewrite letter but no contract offer has been extended. I hope to hear something fairly soon ... <BR/><BR/>JonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-78536831021229644802008-03-11T20:56:00.000-04:002008-03-11T20:56:00.000-04:00The authors you work with are so lucky! It all sou...The authors you work with are so lucky! It all sounds so wonderful...although maybe I should read Lisa's blog post!Patty Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085225715086624172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-63184090724405896512008-03-11T11:23:00.000-04:002008-03-11T11:23:00.000-04:00Cheryl said:"(lord, how I love plot structure)"I s...Cheryl said:<BR/>"(lord, how I love plot structure)"<BR/><BR/>I say: And I'm so very glad.<BR/><BR/> Lisa said:<BR/>"I bring Cheryl her favorite cookies and she brings her marvelous insight and amazing abilities of editorness to the table. Like at our recent meeting. The one she alluded to. It was like a fun gab session. And when all was done, I felt that I knew more about my characters and story than ever before...And then in order to try to look smart, you are forced to make up answers that sometimes actually make it into the novel."<BR/><BR/>I say: Um, ditto. Except I didn't even bring cookies.<BR/><BR/>Really, in all of the conversation, debate, correspondence and, yes -- total gossip about the characters and their stories -- it truly is like two people talking about other people they *love*, with slightly different but wonderfully compatible perspectives. We both want the best for them, and it's pretty cool. (And kind of freaky, how well she knows these characters, and details on like, page 657, halfway down the page.)Olugbemisola (Mrs.Pilkington)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151417945506446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-33289112727559506752008-03-11T04:30:00.000-04:002008-03-11T04:30:00.000-04:00Dear Jon (Cheryl, I do hope you don't mind me comm...Dear Jon (Cheryl, I do hope you don't mind me commenting directly to him),<BR/><BR/>I bring Cheryl her favorite cookies and she brings her marvelous insight and amazing abilities of editorness to the table. Like at our recent meeting. The one she alluded to. It was like a fun gab session. And when all was done, I felt that I knew more about my characters and story than ever before.<BR/><BR/>Because a great editor not only tells you things, but more importantly, they ask you things. (And then in order to try to look smart, you are forced to make up answers that sometimes actually make it into the novel.)<BR/><BR/>However, one thing that Cheryl failed to mention in her post, was that our meeting ended badly--as seen here . . .<BR/>http://lisayee.livejournal.com/72573.htmlLisa Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14996451632755795135noreply@blogger.com