A Good Editor is Worth Her Weight in Gold

Last week I received edits for Artifact back from my fantastic editor, Ramona DeFelice Long.

When I made the decision to publish my mystery series myself, I knew that working with an editor was one step of the process that was essential not to skip.

In spite of years of learning the craft of writing, being blessed with an amazing group of critique readers, and having a brilliant agent who took me through two substantial rounds of edits on my first manuscript — none of those experiences was...