tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post376985489116908125..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: WRITING AND EDITINGBlue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-83015066848412994302009-05-10T22:05:00.000-04:002009-05-10T22:05:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-20158620263423854962007-05-29T14:01:00.000-04:002007-05-29T14:01:00.000-04:00Libby,I am definitely directionally challenged lik...Libby,<BR/><BR/>I am definitely directionally challenged like you and Grace. I usually have to take a test drive to a location with my husband before I drive there myself. In March, Grace and I made plans to have dinner with Janet Wong when she was in Boston. We both worried about who would drive to the restaurant because neither of us can parallel park! Fortunately, Janet did the driving.Elaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-47873449498407881642007-05-26T13:54:00.000-04:002007-05-26T13:54:00.000-04:00I love my brilliant editor (Frances Foster) becaus...I love my brilliant editor (Frances Foster) because she asks questions that force me to think deeper about my story, character, etc. And she has a great eye/ear for character and is quick to point out when one of them "doesn't ring true" (a favorite expression of hers). She also rarely offers specific solutions...but, rather, respects that the story is mine and the solutions must be mine, as well.<BR/><BR/>AND, she often reminds me that what might seem like a big and daunting revision on the surface is often accomplished by minor changes. "A little change can make a big change."<BR/><BR/>AND, on the few occasions when I disagree with her and want to stick by my guns, she "gives in" gracefully and with respect for my creative vision.<BR/><BR/>Barbara<BR/><BR/>P.S. I constantly get lost, too. That's why god gave me a GPS. Yay!Barbara O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772206568826059623noreply@blogger.com