Dear FYSA,
Help! I just got my first edit back from my publisher, and I’m in a flop-sweat panic. Not only is there markup EVERYWHERE—my editor also asked me for a structural revision that I hate. Didn’t they buy my book in the first place?? Does my prose suck? Do I have to restructure my third act?
What do I dooooo?
Sincerely, Made My Own Beditor
Hello, Beditor!
Several years ago, in the dead of winter, some friends and I snow-shoed from Northern Minnesota into Ontario, Canada. For me, it was,—and the night we finally made it to the lodge, I was fairly exploding with this impossible combination of exhaustion, accomplishment, exhilaration, and adrena-line. I think that’s most likely why when the lodge owner announced he would chainsaw a hole into the lake ice if any of us “wanted to take a refreshing dip,” I thought it was the perfect next step. I had arrived!
