I love my editor because….

I’ve been doing a lot more writing lately. It’s been so great! Part of my journey has been hooking up with a super editor who gets me and is great to work with. It has made a great difference in the quality of my writing – even at the rough draft stage… even at the idea generating stage! It’s quickly become a vital relationship for me! I think this is even more important for indie authors that self-publish like myself. I want to be able  to put out the best stories I possibly can.  I chose to go the self publish route primarily because I tend to be a bit anal and I feel like with my dual background (business vs. creative) that I could manage this more comfortably than letting a publishing house just take over everything. Plus, it is so much faster. I only have to wait for my own approval!  Ah… and that of my editor!

With that said, here are my reasons that I love my editor!  Thanks Kathleen – for making so much better!

I LOVE MY EDITOR BECAUSE…

• She knows what a ‘dirk’ is
• She knows the significance between a creaky door and slamming it open
• She is a living breathing Thesaurus
• She deplores redundancy
• She deplores redundancy (had to say it twice!)
• She KNOWS her homophones
• She is pushy when asking me to explain/describe more
• She catches it when I use the wrong character name
• She is never afraid to give me an opinion
• She compliments my writing style and lets me be me
• She questions my weirdest word choices
• She helps me capture the right “attitude” in the words
• She makes me think about what I’m writing
• She makes my writing better
• She digs my vampire bites – vv

♥