Why re-editing is like open heart surgery…

And so the saga continues. Will it have a happy ending? Will manuscript (ms) meet publisher and live happily ever after on my shelf? I love editing, but I am now embarking on the fifth round over 10 years and quite frankly, I’m losing the will to publish. It’s ironic, if not anachronistic, in this…

Publishing assistants

Another email, another publishing assistant. I realise how long this book has been in gestation by the number of contacts I have had at the publishers. I’m not sure whether dealing with new authors is part of the junior roles, but they seem to be moving on quite rapidly. I hope they are moving onwards…