Ghostwriter Diaries – Final Edit – 1

I’m two chapters into the final edit of the novel. That’s three hours work–that’s simultaneously backbreaking and meticulous, like trying to balance a house on your back while performing ballet.

Why so tricky? Because, while every note I’ve received from the editorial team is right on the money, what each onerequires me to do is unravel a tangledpiece of yarn from the blanket I’ve just spent months weaving, and stitch in a newone with a smooth, sure hand. And you know yarn. Pull out one thread...