tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804843777020491995.post3392906920934011140..comments2023-09-04T01:02:55.869-07:00Comments on Creaky Door: Book editors' pet hates - authors please avoid!Creaky door writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06400268332581266488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804843777020491995.post-46579904078249576512013-04-22T10:35:39.003-07:002013-04-22T10:35:39.003-07:00Excellent advice. I remember my editor at my first...Excellent advice. I remember my editor at my first publisher introducing himself and saying "I'm your editor. Your only editor. If you've got a critique group or beta reader, fire them. You're a professional now. Publishing is not a democracy." Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804843777020491995.post-82034356089974789802013-04-20T13:36:14.037-07:002013-04-20T13:36:14.037-07:00Glad someone feels my pain over that one! I've...Glad someone feels my pain over that one! I've never been sent flowers though, I think most authors are blissfully unaware of how difficult it makes things!Creaky door writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400268332581266488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804843777020491995.post-27271222444626047202013-04-20T11:09:28.690-07:002013-04-20T11:09:28.690-07:00Point number 3 used to bug me soooo much working o...Point number 3 used to bug me soooo much working on magazines! I might add: "And don't think that sending expensive flowers to your editor afterwards makes up in ANY WAY AT ALL for resupplying corrected copy in full several times"! Rachel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773651457721195072noreply@blogger.com