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Ilene B. Benator
First, a brief intro.
I am an Emergency Physician. And I write. I have always been writing. I recall in 2nd grade and for a few years, instead of buying a card for my grandmother, I wrote my own--creating my own poems for the inside. I wish she saved them!
I wrote my first book in 5th grade. I remember the title, "The Mystery of the Diamond Ornament." In retrospect, I would have retitled it, since I kinda gave away everything in the title. I assure you, with my current book Schizo, I have not made that mistake.
I recently submitted my corrections for my first of three rounds of edits, I am mostly working on getting set up on various sites using my new book Schizo: Hidden in Plain Sight .
The edits reminded me of something author (the late) Michael Palmer told me at a writing conference: "Every author is nothing without their editor. If I published what I originally wrote without editing, it would be awful." He then showed us a before and after, which was incredible to see.
My editor's eye was amazing. I had a private editor help me as I was crafting the book, and I thought it was pretty clean. But there is so much that slips through. Little things, but they are everywhere. I imagine the second round of edits will go faster, but somehow, I am sure, they will find something to fix. Which is great.
Feel free to ask questions here and on twitter @ibbenator until my website is up and running. It will be www.ilenebbenator.com when my awesome webdesigner finishes. Schizo: Hidden in Plain Sight
First, a brief intro.
I am an Emergency Physician. And I write. I have always been writing. I recall in 2nd grade and for a few years, instead of buying a card for my grandmother, I wrote my own--creating my own poems for the inside. I wish she saved them!
I wrote my first book in 5th grade. I remember the title, "The Mystery of the Diamond Ornament." In retrospect, I would have retitled it, since I kinda gave away everything in the title. I assure you, with my current book Schizo, I have not made that mistake.
I recently submitted my corrections for my first of three rounds of edits, I am mostly working on getting set up on various sites using my new book Schizo: Hidden in Plain Sight .
The edits reminded me of something author (the late) Michael Palmer told me at a writing conference: "Every author is nothing without their editor. If I published what I originally wrote without editing, it would be awful." He then showed us a before and after, which was incredible to see.
My editor's eye was amazing. I had a private editor help me as I was crafting the book, and I thought it was pretty clean. But there is so much that slips through. Little things, but they are everywhere. I imagine the second round of edits will go faster, but somehow, I am sure, they will find something to fix. Which is great.
Feel free to ask questions here and on twitter @ibbenator until my website is up and running. It will be www.ilenebbenator.com when my awesome webdesigner finishes. Schizo: Hidden in Plain Sight
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