So you want to be a writer? Getting an editor, part 2...

Happy little WERD gremlin that you are, you sit down eagerly and pound the keyboard until you have a book. And it's a beautiful book! Look at those words, so pretty and shiny! They flew from your fingers with breathtaking magic, making you laugh, cry, pace in frustration and sigh with relief when you're finally DONE!

You package it all up, nice and pretty - while dreaming of covers, dream-casting the main characters, wondering who to dedicate it to - and send it into the ether on submittal.

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