Editing: The Story Comes First

The Revision pile amid the other piles and paint pots and varietals of tea on my desk


I’m
still chipping away at a hefty pile of manuscripts that need to be
edited. I actually have pages that need to be input sitting at my elbow,
but I’m writing this post instead.



So
when you sit down to edit a book (or stand up, or lay down, or however
you approach it) what is the first thing you