Episode Eight: Editing

Is it editing or revisions? Either way, it’s really freaking hard. This is where the manuscript becomes a book and where you earn your paycheck. Bri and Mer discuss self-editing and dreaded blindspots, beta readers and feedback from friends, and the emotional stakes of being professionally edited. Come for tips on how to find the message behind the editing note and stay to find out what 19th century viscounts have to do with anything. Books mentioned:She’s a Lamb! by Meredith Hambrock Obstetrix by Naomi KritzerFalling Back in Love With Being Human by Kai Cheng ThomFound Time by Caroline GoldsteinWolf Hall by Hilary MantelEpisode Outline00:00 - 08:35 - Intro08:36 - 58:46 - Editing discussion 58:46 - 1:10:03 - Book Recs