Breadcrumbs in Writing

Breadcrumbs in Writing

On Friday, I mentioned I’d be having a phone call with my new editor to discuss the comments she left on my manuscript for Heather’s Chase.

Her process is to do a broad overview of the story first, looking at characterization, plot holes, overall pacing—the ‘developmental’ stuff.

Then, once her authors have addressed those points, she does a second “line by line” edit where she’ll check for grammar, spelling, flow, and all the copy edit type stuff. For me, it was a new pro...