Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Found: one editor, refurbished and ready to use

I have a shady literary past. No, no, I don't mean the erotica. I mean Fan Fiction. You know some writers will go to any lengths not to write? Well, lots find their way into Fan Fiction and write stories using other people's characters. My taste was for the Harry Potter universe.

A-aaaanyway. This is where I met my editor, Raven, in about 2003, I think. She waded tirelessly through debates about Severus Snape and Sirius Black (let's not go there now, it's before the watershed).

She has an English degree. What I do with her comments is my own fault, and she can't be blamed for what I didn't listen to. She also insists she's just a proof reader, but she makes suggestions above and beyond this.

What would we do without the loved ones who donate their time and expertise to our ambitions?

Oh. Haha. That's what Dedications and Acknowledgements are for ...