The editor's side of the story...

Sometimes it's hard to see the other side of the story, especially when there is critique involved. Especially when someone is attacking our "magnum opus", that thing we slaved away half our days to create. it's even worse when they are a legitimate and bonafide professional- such as an editor. 

We slowly watch them tear it to pieces nodding and taking it like it doesn't bother us. However, on the inside we are slowly planning their demise and thinking of ways to get ahold of a nondescript and untraceable poison and also some lime salt- we all know a couple of places where no one would find them, right? 

But we don't do that, we take the next couple of days to eat and digest what they served. We stew and then we either look at our work and drink a couple bottles of jack then shred that hideous thing from the attic, or we embrace the fact that our perfect little child isn't what we thought it was- we start the process of revision. 

If you are the kind of person who can afford a line editor and general editor, maybe you have wondered what they are looking for and what they consider to be submittable. What the hell is it going to take to make your little bird fly? Well, here it is, from the editor's mouth, I hope you get something from it, and as always, enjoy!

Cheers, and keep on creating.