tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post2117710256834937744..comments2024-03-28T06:59:34.982-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Meet L.J. SellersDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-8912212645001690562009-02-25T15:32:00.000-07:002009-02-25T15:32:00.000-07:00LJ,As several others have said, maintaining the au...LJ,<BR/><BR/>As several others have said, maintaining the author's voice is so important.Lillie Ammannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851121176224654240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-40816743519198762052009-02-25T13:55:00.000-07:002009-02-25T13:55:00.000-07:00LJ worked on my science fiction novel The Resqueth...LJ worked on my science fiction novel The Resqueth Revolution and I cannot begin to do justice to her awesome editing skills. She clearly marked the differences between outright mistakes and stylistic suggestions, and those suggestions were always insightful and helpful. She adapted herself to my voice to the point of catching me when I was inconsistent with that voice. Her efforts drastically improved the quality of the book. Thank you LJ.Mark Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601652717542654531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-28975914717428827232009-02-25T00:07:00.000-07:002009-02-25T00:07:00.000-07:00Love your number five, L.J. It's all about helpin...Love your number five, L.J. It's all about helping to develop a client's work so that it still reads and sounds like his/her work, :-)Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-50765701886518107302009-02-24T21:24:00.000-07:002009-02-24T21:24:00.000-07:00I'm guilty of clicking too fast on my comments, th...I'm guilty of clicking too fast on my comments, then looking and finding something wrong. I have to stop doing the hit and run thing.<BR/><BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.com<BR/>http://twitter.com/morganmandelMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-74428821406592164922009-02-24T20:58:00.000-07:002009-02-24T20:58:00.000-07:00Thanks, Charlotte. It's nice to be appreciated. An...Thanks, Charlotte. It's nice to be appreciated. And it was truly enjoyable to have such a great manuscript to edit.L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-65359090440750467162009-02-24T17:30:00.000-07:002009-02-24T17:30:00.000-07:00Having been on the receiving end of LJ's edits, I ...Having been on the receiving end of LJ's edits, I can tell you she was thorough (and yes - I was shocked to see so many comments on every page), gentle, and generous with additional comments (suggesting ways to make some passages better, explaning why she thought something should be deleted, etc.) <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed working with LJ and learned much from her.<BR/><BR/>Charlotte PhillipsCharlotte Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336641340221491792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-80162023853115378962009-02-24T16:57:00.000-07:002009-02-24T16:57:00.000-07:00I especially liked your #5 answer - being able to ...I especially liked your #5 answer - being able to discern an author's voice and help bring it out is a wonderful quality in an editor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-51392119057711913242009-02-24T13:02:00.000-07:002009-02-24T13:02:00.000-07:00Great advice, LJ. You're so right, we always spend...Great advice, LJ. <BR/><BR/>You're so right, we always spend a lot of time on manuscripts, too many to want to figure out what we earn per hour or per page!<BR/><BR/>HelenHelen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-77012661602720482832009-02-24T10:54:00.000-07:002009-02-24T10:54:00.000-07:00Nice to meet you in-depth, L.J. Like you, I have a...Nice to meet you in-depth, L.J. Like you, I have a compulsion to do more than originally contracted and not charge more. My hubby is always looking at the bottom line and asking me why. If you have a good answer, I'll pass it along. :-)Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.com