You Might Need an Editor If…

Monica Shaughnessy:

Just wrote this post over on the Space City Scribes blog. Enjoy!

Originally posted on Space City Scribes:

by Monica Shaughnessy

I love Jeff Foxworthy. Since I grew up redneck, I always find his humor to be spot-on and terribly funny:

So when it came time for me to do this post, I just had to use a writerly version of his now-famous routine. Without further delay, I give you my list. If you see yourself on it, don’t cringe (okay, cringe a little), seek help instead. :-) If you see one of your friends on this list, send them a link to my post (if you dare).

You Might Need an Editor If…

your picture book has nude scenes.
your middle grade novel has more chapters than the bible
you don’t get the whole apostrophe thing
your critique group spends more time correcting your story than you did writing it
the main character in your YA novel is a thirty-eight year old man with shingles
 your historical novel takes place on a…

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