tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post5479673420854324611..comments2024-03-20T02:49:17.606-07:00Comments on Between Fact and Fiction: What It's Like To Tackle Your First Editorial LetterNatalie Whipplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09978251567306345129noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-49942073074598236442011-10-18T13:12:51.700-07:002011-10-18T13:12:51.700-07:00<3 LOVE! <3<3 LOVE! <3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-84995415768084052042011-10-06T07:33:22.270-07:002011-10-06T07:33:22.270-07:00I love reading your posts! My editing kind of soun...I love reading your posts! My editing kind of sounds like that too (except no Editor).Plamena Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222695582552877560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-35695166880040233962011-10-05T10:35:55.097-07:002011-10-05T10:35:55.097-07:00I'm waiting for my editor's letter right n...I'm waiting for my editor's letter right now...I'm excited/nervous! My book is 89,000, so I can sympathsize with your feelings about length! But yay to your edits...I'm sure the book will be awesome!Rachele Alpinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899898654095163712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-66852697632559235522011-10-05T00:36:47.594-07:002011-10-05T00:36:47.594-07:00Yeah, this sounds about right, and my edits aren&#...Yeah, this sounds about right, and my edits aren't even nearly as close to done as yours are!Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-8796120455758759662011-10-04T15:19:47.599-07:002011-10-04T15:19:47.599-07:00Awesome that you're done. I think most people ...Awesome that you're done. I think most people freak out at various times about whether people will like their book. I'm sure yours is great.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-53814644193867122922011-10-04T11:40:55.084-07:002011-10-04T11:40:55.084-07:00I so look forward to the day I can wear that expre...I so look forward to the day I can wear that expression O_O on my face! Thanks for the smile. And the warning. Good luck!!Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-33322645196992123972011-10-04T09:25:53.236-07:002011-10-04T09:25:53.236-07:00Glad you're still sane enough to post about al...Glad you're still sane enough to post about all of it! Take a shower (lol), have some cookies, and remember that we all think you're made of awesome. :) <br /><br />Also, YAY YOU'RE ALMOST DONE!! Which means we're one step closer to getting to read your book! XDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294516011395206412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-82978660875851157542011-10-04T09:23:52.931-07:002011-10-04T09:23:52.931-07:00Waiting to face this day with both fear and trepid...Waiting to face this day with both fear and trepidation. LOL. Best of luck!Tina Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892617933410379929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-32241303712288833832011-10-04T09:19:04.265-07:002011-10-04T09:19:04.265-07:00Looking forward to the day...Looking forward to the day...JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-46721653715586466462011-10-04T09:18:36.769-07:002011-10-04T09:18:36.769-07:00I've just hit the "major changes" pa...I've just hit the "major changes" part of the timeline in one section. My freak-out meter is threatening to spike, as I type this.<br /><br />But congrats on finishing yours. (I may have to hate you a little until I'm done with mine. That goes for Gen, too.) :-PJosin L. McQueinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05751043333147850336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-88508248937895679672011-10-04T09:08:25.338-07:002011-10-04T09:08:25.338-07:00Your book will be FABULOUS! People will love it, a...Your book will be FABULOUS! People will love it, and it'll be awesome. :)Bethany Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829932931010851406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-47243322356891802942011-10-04T08:57:28.865-07:002011-10-04T08:57:28.865-07:00Ok, Natalie, I just sent my line edits back yester...Ok, Natalie, I just sent my line edits back yesterday and this is word for word how it felt. I'm currently biting nails while she prints it and reads it this week, hoping there are no more changes and terrified that it might be "finished."<br /><br />Good luck to us both!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409715190075023845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-11981472877554783692011-10-04T08:55:49.782-07:002011-10-04T08:55:49.782-07:00Hehe, glad you can have a sense of humor about it....Hehe, glad you can have a sense of humor about it. Don't worry about being perfect. Perfect is boring. We love YOU, and I'm sure we'll love your story.Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-2057898303377151762011-10-04T08:50:11.126-07:002011-10-04T08:50:11.126-07:00I don't mean to laugh at your pain, but it is ...I don't mean to laugh at your pain, but it is kind of funny. (Mainly because I haven't been through it. Yet. Almost forgot the yet.) I'm sure the book is awesome. Deep breaths.Delia Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957513773943040065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-61258278436787907772011-10-04T08:47:50.926-07:002011-10-04T08:47:50.926-07:00Think along the lines of that British propaganda p...Think along the lines of that British propaganda poster: Keep calm and carry on.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774363178370829558.post-84063299597228423222011-10-04T08:47:50.102-07:002011-10-04T08:47:50.102-07:00Yeah, edits. I just finished up some agent edits....Yeah, edits. I just finished up some agent edits. It was minor, but I find that continuity is your enemy when doing those edits.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750774359232145507noreply@blogger.com