tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post8213119768542421149..comments2023-10-20T08:56:14.314+01:00Comments on Stroppy Author: A life in publishing: The right words, in the right order (1)Stroppy Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-5190469793912737392009-05-17T10:14:00.000+01:002009-05-17T10:14:00.000+01:00You've summed it all up, Catherine! I, too, have s...You've summed it all up, Catherine! I, too, have some fantastic editors (Alex, Nigel, Honor, Katie, Julia - you know who you are) and a few so unutterably dire it saps one's will to live - or at least write. Commiserations, truly. But it's a joy to work with the best, isn't it?Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363444567124084776.post-40510733665220080412009-05-15T13:46:00.000+01:002009-05-15T13:46:00.000+01:00I've had the editor from hell and the angelic edit...I've had the editor from hell and the angelic editor, both - oddly enough - from the same publisher although one was for fiction (the baddie) while the goodie was for non-fiction. The good editor was young, eagle eyed, immensely patient and helpful, asked questions rather than immediately offering her own solutions, and gave me space to hone the manuscript. The result was a much better book and I was deeply grateful to her. <br />The editor from hell reformatted the manuscript so that all my pagination was different and then proceeded to rewrite whole paragraphs and pieces of dialogue without highlighting them, all the way through it. I had to print out her copy and mine and go through it side by side to see exactly what she had done. She queried so called 'anachronisms' on just about every page - none of them were anachronistic - it was just that she hadn't the faintest idea about the place or period - and she made the whole experience hideous. <br />Interesting blog!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.com