tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post8801141414890715356..comments2023-05-17T14:48:44.098+01:00Comments on That Elusive Line: How to Survive Being Edited and Still Love Your Book/Editor/Self (and Even Occasionally Smile:-)Thomas Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-42789267578765540852011-06-16T13:43:38.313+01:002011-06-16T13:43:38.313+01:00It's funny isn't it. If you erase someone ...It's funny isn't it. If you erase someone utterly no one will ever know they were even there. Except my editor, that is. She can spot things like that. Anyway, erasing people from history is what my book is about so it's all very appropriate.Thomas Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-5039032467760977812011-06-16T12:40:20.202+01:002011-06-16T12:40:20.202+01:00I've been at that sharp end as well a few time...I've been at that sharp end as well a few times, and my, isn't it pointy! It's one thing if you kill a character off, but what happens if you erase them completely from existence? Should you mention them in your acknowledgements? Or transport them to the strange and mysterious world of your next book?Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-88942387747968385662011-06-15T08:41:51.362+01:002011-06-15T08:41:51.362+01:00Thank, Rachel. In the words of Rastamouse, revisio...Thank, Rachel. In the words of Rastamouse, revision is mostly an excercise in making 'a bad ting good'.Thomas Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-86349412627407834222011-06-15T02:10:38.208+01:002011-06-15T02:10:38.208+01:00OOh, where's me green cape?
Cracking good ad...OOh, where's me green cape? <br /><br />Cracking good advice, Mr T! This mere mortal can only dream of the day she will acquire the need for "assisted indigestion"...parp...Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-21289320966741155522011-06-14T16:53:03.239+01:002011-06-14T16:53:03.239+01:00I'm watching you, Planet Penny, always watchin...I'm watching you, Planet Penny, always watching...Thomas Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981609828734332286.post-63598991098516850612011-06-14T16:42:19.119+01:002011-06-14T16:42:19.119+01:00Gosh, that's as exciting as the actual story. ...Gosh, that's as exciting as the actual story. I have a certain empathy with the fat pizza eating one, playing Mahjong, I shall use it as an awful warning to get of my butt and make things happen here on Planet Penny!Planet Pennyhttp://planetpenny.co.uknoreply@blogger.com