tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post9151591578669814412..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Don't Punch The Editor (Tara Kelly)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-6939571916662450712011-02-03T16:59:52.356-05:002011-02-03T16:59:52.356-05:00Great advice, Tara! Years ago I attended the SCBWI...Great advice, Tara! Years ago I attended the SCBWI midyear conference in NYC and was fortunate to hear Karen Cushman and her editor talk about their work process. The editor (sorry to say I have forgotten her name) said that she was astonished when Catherine, Called Birdie came across her desk. She bought it immediately and then was hardly able to change a single word. The book was that "perfect." Then Karen described how different her experience was with her second book which came back heavily red-lined. Karen couldn't understand and was furious, so she marched into the kitchen and broke a few plates. Then she realized that she hadn't been able to put the time (years?) into perfecting her second book as she had in her first, and after that she came to expect the same pattern for book after book: redlines, fury, broken dishes, then calm.R.A. Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917854943370784501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-49690624579936858632011-01-27T01:19:08.323-05:002011-01-27T01:19:08.323-05:00This is so brilliant, and so true. I never think a...This is so brilliant, and so true. I never think about the author when I'm editing because (hopefully) I'm too drawn into the story. Also, treating your editor, critique partner, etc. fairly and abstaining from violence (physical or otherwise) results in people who trust you to take constructive criticism well. In the end - you have better critiques and a better story if you keep cool and learn from their suggestions.Sierra Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364930724666386832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-39587177139727793512011-01-27T00:44:51.818-05:002011-01-27T00:44:51.818-05:00I'm getting edits on my next book any day now ...I'm getting edits on my next book any day now so this is really timely! I do miss having actual manuscripts to throw at the wall - too much at stake to do it with a laptop.CJ Omololuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15691702701853775480noreply@blogger.com