Tag: Editors
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Saturday Morning Post, Vol. 2
*This is my weekly whatever where I go on about whatever is on my mind* Oh gosh how I love the Interstellar soundtrack. Yes, I’ve been ranting and raving about it for the past 6 years and I won’t stop ranting and raving about it till never. In other news, it’s finally like winter around…
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Round 500 of Edits and Things I’ve Learned
I honestly I have no idea how many drafts of Silver I have gone through. It’s not something I have ever kept track of, but I’ve been working on it for three years so there’s that. But I came here to say I have started yet another draft. BUM BUM BUM. After I came back…
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When You Take a Road Trip and Meet with Your Editor
So. The big day came last week. I met with my editor for Silver. The first time anyone has read it (also any time anyone has read a novel I’ve written). BUM BUM BUM. Of course it went a lot better than my nerves was telling me it would go, and we met at a very…
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Multiple Drafts, Editors, and Squirrels with Dog Bones
I usually plan out my blog posts and get them all scheduled ahead like a neat little fairy that keeps everyone’s plans nice and orderly. But um…not today. I’m writing this the night before whilst wracking my brains and pounding my head against the couch at 9 pm with a nose that has been continually…
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End of a Journey: Finishing a Writing Project
THE END No, this is not the end of the blog post. I am just pointing out that those are the two most satisfying words to write. THE END I just thought I would do it again to feel how good it felt. But as much as I like writing those words, I know (as…
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5 Things I Learned from Working with an Editor
( I am switching my blogs posts to Wednesdays. Tuesdays aren’t working. Too much dancing.) This winter I got myself an editor, long due for my Gothic sci-fi short story “When the Crows Murdered the Moor” (originally called “the Moor”…boring name.) My editor and I have only met twice so far, and right now I…
Bernadette Benda 