Billy McGee
@billy-iam.bsky.social
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Doesn’t show red flag in the deal?
So while I understand the advice - to go out and spend money on dev editing that might be rolled back
I find that advice to be off given the order of operations - and adhesion contract that publishers require
Such is the game, like the prisoner’s dilemma
So while I understand the advice - to go out and spend money on dev editing that might be rolled back
I find that advice to be off given the order of operations - and adhesion contract that publishers require
Such is the game, like the prisoner’s dilemma
July 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Doesn’t show red flag in the deal?
So while I understand the advice - to go out and spend money on dev editing that might be rolled back
I find that advice to be off given the order of operations - and adhesion contract that publishers require
Such is the game, like the prisoner’s dilemma
So while I understand the advice - to go out and spend money on dev editing that might be rolled back
I find that advice to be off given the order of operations - and adhesion contract that publishers require
Such is the game, like the prisoner’s dilemma
Or a pub deal.
While I understand the logic of having to be subservient to the publisher and editor assigned, without development editing the gentle prodding of the agent
So sure, if a dev editor were to align in a different direction to the author’s preference - that would up end the deal.
But
While I understand the logic of having to be subservient to the publisher and editor assigned, without development editing the gentle prodding of the agent
So sure, if a dev editor were to align in a different direction to the author’s preference - that would up end the deal.
But
July 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Or a pub deal.
While I understand the logic of having to be subservient to the publisher and editor assigned, without development editing the gentle prodding of the agent
So sure, if a dev editor were to align in a different direction to the author’s preference - that would up end the deal.
But
While I understand the logic of having to be subservient to the publisher and editor assigned, without development editing the gentle prodding of the agent
So sure, if a dev editor were to align in a different direction to the author’s preference - that would up end the deal.
But
The advice seems counterintuitive though - if to get a publishing deal, and an agent before that, then the manuscript should be the best possible.
But without development editing help, then the work will be without professional critique - potentially impacting the ability to secure an agent
But without development editing help, then the work will be without professional critique - potentially impacting the ability to secure an agent
July 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The advice seems counterintuitive though - if to get a publishing deal, and an agent before that, then the manuscript should be the best possible.
But without development editing help, then the work will be without professional critique - potentially impacting the ability to secure an agent
But without development editing help, then the work will be without professional critique - potentially impacting the ability to secure an agent
Curious though, how is investing in a dev editor not valuable to the author goal of writing the best book possible?
I suppose if querying is the path, then you start querying well before it’s finished - when advances paid to write the book?
But does the pub industry still work that way now?
I suppose if querying is the path, then you start querying well before it’s finished - when advances paid to write the book?
But does the pub industry still work that way now?
July 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Curious though, how is investing in a dev editor not valuable to the author goal of writing the best book possible?
I suppose if querying is the path, then you start querying well before it’s finished - when advances paid to write the book?
But does the pub industry still work that way now?
I suppose if querying is the path, then you start querying well before it’s finished - when advances paid to write the book?
But does the pub industry still work that way now?
That point really nails the hypocrisy
July 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
That point really nails the hypocrisy
Romance is like that
July 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Romance is like that
Nothing to brag about unless you were drunk
July 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Nothing to brag about unless you were drunk
I heard he asked for a vaccine before he went down on her
July 14, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I heard he asked for a vaccine before he went down on her
Don’t hold out
Just pass the bleach and carry on
Just pass the bleach and carry on
July 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Don’t hold out
Just pass the bleach and carry on
Just pass the bleach and carry on
What’s ironic is the last holdouts of American expansionism held out in the everglades
July 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
What’s ironic is the last holdouts of American expansionism held out in the everglades
Dammit now I have to pay another five years of license fees
How long does integrity cost us?
How long does integrity cost us?
July 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Dammit now I have to pay another five years of license fees
How long does integrity cost us?
How long does integrity cost us?
Turn off the light Richard
July 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Turn off the light Richard
Who can sleep with that light on?
July 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Who can sleep with that light on?
When Rambo III came out the USWas already deep in the cut for the avant garden Putin and his active measure ways and means
July 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
When Rambo III came out the USWas already deep in the cut for the avant garden Putin and his active measure ways and means
Wow rows of nonsense dressed in sheep skins
July 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Wow rows of nonsense dressed in sheep skins
Terrible background image - not even color coordinated
July 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Terrible background image - not even color coordinated
Then let’s liquidate him
July 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Then let’s liquidate him
Fuck that! Give him the Nobel War prize! 💣 🚀 ☠️
July 14, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Fuck that! Give him the Nobel War prize! 💣 🚀 ☠️
Did he get brainwashed? It’s sad that an entire generation was hypno triggered into treason
July 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Did he get brainwashed? It’s sad that an entire generation was hypno triggered into treason
You’re full of it - that’s another 20 lives in hell for you
July 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
You’re full of it - that’s another 20 lives in hell for you
Punch 84 - that’s an even number
July 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Punch 84 - that’s an even number
The twine proves it’s legit — legacy unlocked if you buy
July 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The twine proves it’s legit — legacy unlocked if you buy
What part was the stun roll?
July 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
What part was the stun roll?