How do you respond to editor feedback?

First, look at feedback as an opportunity to learn and grow.

None of the comments or changes are meant to be personal attacks. Ignore the tone of brief comments. Don’t read into it. This person just read your entire book. Be grateful and recognize that editors are making the work and you better.

Second, tackle each change one at a time.

When you first get a manuscript back from your editor, the amount of work in terms of fixes and rewrites can be a little overwhelming. A good editor is going...