The Queen and I: Working with your Editor
Great writing (editing) tips! ~ Bette A. Stevens
According to Stephen King’s On Writing, “The editor is always right.” My editor never misses an opportunity to remind me about that quote. Therefore I’ve created a system for editing, revisions, et al that prevents arguments about the placement of a comma or about the start of a new paragraph.
Editing a Paper by Nic McPhee used under CC License
I #write out my first draft and look it over for something glaring like misspelled words. Then I save the document to a memory stick and pass it off to my wife, a.k.a the Editor and Queen (Grammar Nazi is too over-used).
She will read it over and type in notes and comments with Word’s highlight tool. For suggested omissions, she’ll change the text to blue and will use red when she wants a stronger verb. I think you’re getting the idea.
The memory stick comes back to me…
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Bette A. Stevens, Maine Author 
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on 05/16/2014