Wow. That is SO FRUSTRATING!!!! I can't believe that happened with your agent! And that the book was so altered in the process that you don't even love it anymore.
I've always been resistant to editors for the very reason you mentioned. I once had someone email me a list of everything she hated about my book Oblivion and the only thing I …
Wow. That is SO FRUSTRATING!!!! I can't believe that happened with your agent! And that the book was so altered in the process that you don't even love it anymore.
I've always been resistant to editors for the very reason you mentioned. I once had someone email me a list of everything she hated about my book Oblivion and the only thing I could think when I read it was, "if I edited the book to be how you like it, then the book wouldn't be how I like it."
Also fun fact: a lot of the greats didn't have editors. They just wrote what they wanted and a publisher published them!
Yep. I warn everyone now who asks me to only go with agents, publishers, and editors with extensive track records, like multiple bestsellers. And interview a few of their other authors before you commit. Otherwise I don’t think it’s worth the stress.
Wow. That is SO FRUSTRATING!!!! I can't believe that happened with your agent! And that the book was so altered in the process that you don't even love it anymore.
I've always been resistant to editors for the very reason you mentioned. I once had someone email me a list of everything she hated about my book Oblivion and the only thing I could think when I read it was, "if I edited the book to be how you like it, then the book wouldn't be how I like it."
Also fun fact: a lot of the greats didn't have editors. They just wrote what they wanted and a publisher published them!
Yep. I warn everyone now who asks me to only go with agents, publishers, and editors with extensive track records, like multiple bestsellers. And interview a few of their other authors before you commit. Otherwise I don’t think it’s worth the stress.
Very sound advice.