Making It Better One Word At a Time

Other than several years’ worth of critique partner comments, I have experienced editorial notes for thefirst time in my writing career.And over the pastweek I’ve been making the story better one word at a time … as well as learned anew the power of gaining perspective.

In both my personal life and my contracted book, Ican betoo close to the story to see the flaws outside observers notice so easily. So when the managing editor of the publishing house sent a three page letter of initial notes t...