Comments on: When Pride Gets in the Way

By: AngelaBenson.com | Working with your editor Angela Benson - Up Pops the Devil - The Amen Sisters - Abiding Hope - Awakening Mercy

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:38:28 +0000

[...] few weeks ago, I posted about the revisions my editor and agent wanted for my upcoming book. I went back and read that post [...]

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:58:39 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, ladies. I’ll be working on a new synopsis for January. It’s just a bit intense when you have a contract already but you don’t have an agreed upon book. I’ll make it through though.

By: Shayla

Shayla — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:04:00 +0000

Angela,
This is a great blog and though writing is somewhat a lonely journey..there is always room for improvement. I so can relate with your expression of.. spine stiffening. I had the pleasure of an editor, ..whom I know consider me hard to deal with, but all I wanted was my story told in my voice.. and at my pace!..Surely your editor will not lead you in the wrong direction…so take it slow and go with it..I’m struggling now to find a new publisher and editor..at my own discretion ..I do want the right fit, so I’m moving forward. Best wishes to you and yours!

By: LaShaunda

LaShaunda — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:04:15 +0000

Angela,

Thank you for sharing this. I believe we all needed to read this. Because we have to know when PRIDE is taking over when we should be listening.

I’ve heard what you said from many writers and they have walked away for a minute to calm down then looked at the suggestion again and realized that their editors had a good point.

I’m learning that the editor is there to make your book the best book it can be. They don’t want to make it into something they can’t sell.

It is always your choice to make the changes, but ask yourself will it make it better or hurt it. Most times it will improve it.

P.S. I enjoy your stories and I feel they get better and better with each book.

By: Rhonda McKnight

Rhonda McKnight — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:19:41 +0000

You know I am a super-newbie in this game, but I have to say that each time I got my feathers up about a change, I made it and the story was better. The one time, I held fast to not making a drastic change was actually in my first novel and I still see that mistake everytime I pick the book up. I should have listened. Does that mean your committee is right? No, it just means you have to pray and be open to the shift in the business. Let’s see how it works out. You can still make it “You” Angela, so go to it. Love ya!

By: PatriciaW

PatriciaW — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:05:44 +0000

Well, you know I’ve loved every one of your books, each more than the last. But that doesn’t mean they can’t get even better. So use this next book as an experiment if you will. Open yourself up to the process, and see where it takes you. Trust that you’ll know when to push back. But, as you alluded, don’t let this become your “40 yr wilderness” experience. The Promised Land is just down the way!

By: Evelyn Coleman

Evelyn Coleman — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:30:18 +0000

You know where I stand…. Love you, have you been getting any of my messages?