Reading. Editing. Sometimes, they are one and the same for me. Or sometimes, I do them in tandem. This summer, I’m rereading The Fellowship of the Ring, as fodder and inspiration for how to edit The Unshorn Thread, Book One in the Tales Misforgotten Trilogy by none other than my son, Colin P. Druce-McFadden.
Okay, I know he’s my son, but The Unshorn Thread is one of the best books I’ve ever read! Truly. Having worked with Colin as his editor for just about 4 years, I am now in the final stage of rereading the whole book for anything we’ve missed. For example, when writing the post-Civil-War dialogue has Colin spelled is that as i’zat, he had as he’da, could’a, should’a, and would’a the same way each time? Picky things. I’m also looking to see that everything is perfectly clear. There’s not much to catch. This book is extraordinarily well-written! More later! Gotta run…
