What should a writer expect of an editor? What should an editor expect of a writer? What expectations are reasonable? And what are unreasonable?
Let’s examine the questions one by one.
What should a writer expect of an editor?
Looking to reach out to a well-known author, editor or agent for some advice and assistance? It can be done, but you need to go about it the write way. Jon’s here with some tips!
by Jane Choate
Editor’s note: This article explains how to write a longer synopsis for a novel that would accompany the query letter. This synopsis would be up to two pages long, typed single-spaced.
If I ever started a business of writing bumper stickers, my first slogan would be “I Hate Synopses.”
You’re now at an exciting time in the submissions process. You've polished your manuscript, researched appropriate publishers and studied their submission guidelines. Now you're finally going to send your manuscript out into the world to be read by editors.