Revisions, Edits and Other Necessary Evils

You’ve spent years learning how to craft a story worthy of publication. You have enough rejection letters to paper a feature wall. And then, one day, you get THE CALL. Finally, all of your hard work has paid off. You’ve made it to the big leagues. And then your editor says she’d like a few revisions. “Sure,” you say. You’ve got this. No problem.

Your editor sends the manuscript and you open it to discover phrases like “This scene isn’t working for me. Can you rewrite it?” Or “There’s not enough conflict in this chapter.”  And my favorite, “The stakes need to be higher.”

Your euphoria evaporates and you wonder why he/she even bought the book. You whine and complain for 24 hours (per Seekerville rules