5 Ways to Write A Better Edit Letter
When you’re giving feedback on a manuscript, there are two parts to writing the edit letter: The craft stuff: how you think the book could be strengthened. The emotional dimension: getting your author to the right headspace to actually make the changes. The second skill is the one that editors most often ignore or shortcut. After all, they figure, I told them what was wrong with their book. What else do they want from me? But the second skill is the one that’s the most important to get good results. Picture courtesy of Dustin Lee, Unsplash What? What did I just say? That emotions are more important to the revision process than craft? Yes, absolutely I said it. Before I was a writer, I was a counselor, and one thing I learned is that it doesn’t matter nearly as much... Read More
