tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post7601919419415682789..comments2023-12-17T17:56:58.396+00:00Comments on Debbie Bennett - thriller/crime & fantasy writer: On EditingDebbie Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post-13056231180752522732014-12-14T14:19:36.591+00:002014-12-14T14:19:36.591+00:00Ha! Editing at dawn's crack is the norm at thi...Ha! Editing at dawn's crack is the norm at this time of year, so many authors want their novels delivered in time for Christmas; I feel like Santa, working round the clock, getting all the toys ready.ThimbleriggerJohnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115389947081641518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post-14874215931436644022014-12-14T14:01:24.310+00:002014-12-14T14:01:24.310+00:00And another thing - when you find a MASSIVE contin...And another thing - when you find a MASSIVE continuity error, it really helps when your editor can pick a way through the panic and help you fix it. And at 7am on a Sunday morning too (that's not normal, is it? Sunday mornings?)Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post-12261588554123324822014-12-08T08:49:09.417+00:002014-12-08T08:49:09.417+00:00" so I'm blaming him entirely for corrupt..." so I'm blaming him entirely for corrupting the moral fabric of society ..."<br /><br />You are my soldier now. My army grows and advances, marching through the Amazon, adding sex and sweary goodness. There is no escape! You are miiiiiinnneeeee! BuhwhahahahhahaThimbleriggerJohnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06115389947081641518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post-63599977279456090212014-12-06T11:14:01.371+00:002014-12-06T11:14:01.371+00:00I should add that even with a sample edit, it'...I should add that even with a sample edit, it's important to have references from satisfied customers. I've heard stories of writers being scammed by editors from Fiverr ("I'll edit your 500,000 word novel for $5" - yeah, right ...). Remember you have no way of knowing that the person who edited the sample was the same person you are paying to edit the novel.Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.com