tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post9118614564806379365..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Guest editor Marco Palmieri: Deal With the DevilKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-65365782495896826762010-09-01T10:37:23.762-04:002010-09-01T10:37:23.762-04:00I have had only one bad experience with an editor,...I have had only one bad experience with an editor, and that was because she didn't have confidence in my ability to rewrite to editor specs quickly. <br /><br />I'd turned in a piece for a Shadowrun sourcebook that was longer the space layout had allocated. Also, there was a new game mechanic the developer wanted showcased. With a week before the book had to go to production, she decided to rewrite for me. The result was something only about 60% mine. I pulled my name from it. <br /><br />Every other editor has treated me with professionalism and varying amounts of respect. Communication is the key; preferably civil discourse.KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-80837202182951483682010-08-31T11:23:18.564-04:002010-08-31T11:23:18.564-04:00I suspect in at least some cases the "anti-ed...I suspect in at least some cases the "anti-editor" talk is part of a kind of writerly bonding of "us against them." Writers love a good story and are not above "embellinshing" the facts a bit. I've dealt with a variety of editors over the years and have only once had what I'd call an adversarial relationship. Even then I could tell the editor was well intentioned.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-12002696429349685242010-08-31T09:13:09.515-04:002010-08-31T09:13:09.515-04:00Welcome, Marco!
My first editorial collaboration ...Welcome, Marco!<br /><br />My first editorial collaboration was just that: most of her suggestions improved the book and the suggestions I didn't agree with, she left alone once I explained my position.<br /><br />There is indeed a popular image out there of editors as evil people who seek to mutilate the work of writers. This has not been my experience to date. <br /><br />I've read a couple of those unedited books by authors who've gotten 'big' enough that they can call the shots. Ill-advised, indeed.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-41438200625913179892010-08-31T06:55:16.743-04:002010-08-31T06:55:16.743-04:00Welcome to Novel Spaces, Marco. I have to admit, w...Welcome to Novel Spaces, Marco. I have to admit, when I received my first revision letter, I thought my editor was out to get me (or at least my book). That is, until I started incorporating the changes she suggested and realized she was making my book <i>better</i>. <br /><br />Now, I look forward to an editor's suggestions. If there is something I disagree with, we talk it out and compromise. We both have the same end goal, making the book the best it can be.Farrah Rochonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734081434172632431noreply@blogger.com