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[neadods]

mistful has a Dear author letter of her own, and if you don't already read her (and you ought; she keeps ending up on metaquotes for a reason), I highly recommend her take on editorial letters.

Of course, when the editorial letter first arrives - oh God, it's a great big huge pile of work and she obviously hated your book after all and you are off to the garden. To eat worms.

Then, as your coping mechanism kicks in and you're sulkily munching on your worms, it occurs to you that she may have had a point about that one thing. And maybe you have an idea to fix it.

At this point the floodgates open and you realise how stupid you've been about so many things, oh so many things, and you rush back into the house and try to assassinate yourself with a teapot for the honour of your family.

Lying on your floor a little concussed, sanity returns. This isn't helping you edit your book. And you kind of need that teapot.

Comments

[raqs.livejournal.com]

i <3 this.

[kradical.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that sums up the experience nicely. *chuckle*

[queenmaggie.livejournal.com]

beautiful imagery!

[azikale.livejournal.com]

I love this! I've never had an editorial letter, but you get the same feeling when a really incisive and constructive (i.e constructive criticism) piece of essay feedback turns up.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Editorial letters are pretty much the exact same thing, only with a paycheck.