On what it means to get a revision letter

First off, I am working with several writers on revising their manuscripts, and this is not related to ANY OF THEM. So if I have asked you to revise, rest assured, this blog post is not about you.

Now that that's out of the way....


Back in late 2005, I tried out for a write-for-hire project with a major publisher. A publisher, in fact, i write for today-- just under a different imprint. A couple of weeks after I submitted my proposal, I arrived home to find a tyvek envelope on my porch. When I...