From my inbox, this morning:
Hi, Violet!
Here is [name of my next book — all twelve chapters compressed into an attachment] copyedited by Mark Woodworth. (…) Can you look these over and have them back to me by Wed. noon? I know it’s a short amount of time (…)
Thanks!
[publisher]
Update: fun with edits. Here’s an example of the comment/edit structure on one of my books, from a list of possible sexual fantasies a reader might have, and their definitions:
* Multiple partners (a gang bang–one person with four or more partners; sex with the *football team*; threesome; sex party; orgy)
*text highlighted with inserted comments*
[editor] because right now there are so many sports team embroiled in rape charges, could we change this to “Olympic swim team” or something?
[publisher] Violet it’s your call.
[violet] Well, I wanted to say sex with the MARCHING BAND, but felt that football team was universal — and rape charges seem typically with basketball team players (Kobe, et. al.) so unless marching band fits, keep football team.
