tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post3041650978368846447..comments2024-01-16T17:56:08.916-08:00Comments on C. T. Adams: VISITING DIGNITARY/SENIOR EDITOR MELISSA SINGERC. T. Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17367074969727494566noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-70517747214905429982012-03-21T12:08:21.387-07:002012-03-21T12:08:21.387-07:00Thank you for the posting, Melissa! It is always g...Thank you for the posting, Melissa! It is always great to learn a little more of the world of books before they enter the store for us to read and appreciate. Your job sounds very hard, but thoroughly exciting.<br /><br />ShariAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-42308142787511716212012-03-19T12:42:08.645-07:002012-03-19T12:42:08.645-07:00Scott:
I studied stage-fighting for about 10 ye...Scott: <br /><br />I studied stage-fighting for about 10 years and did some very amateur theatricals, so I understand the impulse! <br /><br />We went to Medieval Times once for a sales conference dinner; one of my fight-class partners was also a co-worker and we had a great time dissecting the "battles" and then re-staging one in front of the sales reps as we were heading for our bus. Our boss/publisher, Tom Doherty, was quite amused.Melissa Singernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-24165863828244354112012-03-16T12:35:44.887-07:002012-03-16T12:35:44.887-07:00Hi Melissa~
Oh my gosh! What a great thing for ...Hi Melissa~ <br /><br />Oh my gosh! What a great thing for him to do--and a great memory for you! :) <br /><br />Next year I am planning on making it to at least one convention...I hope I can keep my cool! LOL :) <br /><br />~Jane~Jane Wakelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984633523116517092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-9506123763703036082012-03-16T08:52:03.592-07:002012-03-16T08:52:03.592-07:00I'm so sorry I missed yet again, another visit...I'm so sorry I missed yet again, another visiting dignitary! I'm hoping that once I get a J.O.B that I will be on track again...ANYWAY....I love the fact that Melissa is soooo into what she edits! I've heard many stories of editors who just don't get it! I thank her for taking care of Cie and Cathy!<br /><br />As a Community theater Director/Actor...I think I wanna see what kind of reaction I can cause at a restraunt by doing something like Melissa and Robert did! That was hysterical! <br /><br />Great interview and once again sorry I didn't come in when I should...but know I love ya!<br />ScottScott Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956863174298878603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-1358303112616832962012-03-15T23:14:07.353-07:002012-03-15T23:14:07.353-07:00lol i imagine so. the poor waitress
blkrze37lol i imagine so. the poor waitress<br /><br />blkrze37Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-4302911255808468442012-03-15T14:24:45.827-07:002012-03-15T14:24:45.827-07:00Thanks Melissa, we both know what we are taking on...Thanks Melissa, we both know what we are taking on she knows I don't pull my punches as a reviewer, so she knows I'm going to be honest when it comes to editing. I think she is really brave agreeing to teach me how things are done lol.Hollie https://www.blogger.com/profile/10723023103684588250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-62786650060018980292012-03-15T13:45:19.026-07:002012-03-15T13:45:19.026-07:00Robert Block! I can't even imagine. I was to...Robert Block! I can't even imagine. I was tongue tied when I met Sherlyn Kenyon at RWA last year. I'm still a little giddy that I get emails from Cie. LOL <br /><br />It's nice to read things like this that show editors are just regular humans like the rest of us.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to chat with us, Melissa.<br />And thanks, Cie, for asking her to do it.CJ Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242007965357225326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-78804009978661794512012-03-15T12:27:18.657-07:002012-03-15T12:27:18.657-07:00ROFLMAO. I'm dying laughing. Love the whole in...ROFLMAO. I'm dying laughing. Love the whole interview.Tarah Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387043773934181558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-3818919960280993862012-03-15T12:22:48.978-07:002012-03-15T12:22:48.978-07:00Thanks for the kind words, everyone!
(I should ...Thanks for the kind words, everyone! <br /><br />(I should point out that this wasn't an interview; Cie pointed me at a blank screen and said, "fill it.")<br /><br />~Jane~: Hands down, the coolest moment in my early editing life was meeting Isaac Asimov at a Nebula Awards banquet. I was literally shaking and blathered something about having been a fan since I was 8. He wrote me a limerick on a piece of paper from a little notepad he always carried around with him, and I still have it tucked away somewhere safe. <br /><br />Hollie: Editing friends is indeed terrifying because of the possible risk to the friendship. I lost a very close friend over an editorial dispute when we were in our late 20s and I regret it to this day. It is possible to work with friends--I'm in fact currently editing a manuscript by a former roommate of mine--but you need to tread carefully and stay professional, and the writer needs to understand that editorial judgment is about the text, not the person writing the text. Best of luck with it!Melissa Ann Singernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-15800943901497490502012-03-15T10:43:38.207-07:002012-03-15T10:43:38.207-07:00Oh I am so jealous, editing is my dream job. I am ...Oh I am so jealous, editing is my dream job. I am doing a media degree at the moment and I have managed to talk an author friend into allowing me to beta read/ edit a book for her. I sent the first 3 chapters back today, you are right the idea is terrifying. <br />Hollie (coffee crew)Hollie https://www.blogger.com/profile/10723023103684588250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-65643343999121250592012-03-15T10:40:36.595-07:002012-03-15T10:40:36.595-07:00Hi Ladies~
Awesome interview!
I would be so n...Hi Ladies~ <br /><br />Awesome interview! <br /><br />I would be so nervous just meeting my fave authors...I can't imagine editing for them!! <br /><br />What an amazing experience! <br /><br />Thanx for the interview! :)<br /><br />~Jane~Jane Wakelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984633523116517092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-35445248329554017572012-03-15T10:30:41.973-07:002012-03-15T10:30:41.973-07:00Awesome interview..
I would love to hear some more...Awesome interview..<br />I would love to hear some more of Melissa's adventures with authors.. the waitress must have been a Kodak moment..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698783572623430028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-33467143097018599982012-03-15T09:50:33.525-07:002012-03-15T09:50:33.525-07:00Doing a job you enjoy with passion, meeting the au...Doing a job you enjoy with passion, meeting the authors whose work entertain and give you hours of reading pleasure and getting a chance to actually be a part of something that will outlive you and give reading pleasure to others for many years is something really special Melissa.<br />Thank you both for sharing this small look into the "fun" side of the editing process!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181111718630957098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-50392768030652479202012-03-15T09:09:50.568-07:002012-03-15T09:09:50.568-07:00Great interview. I always enjoy reading posts by e...Great interview. I always enjoy reading posts by editors as it gives us writers a different view of the business-Vanessa D.Vanessa Devereauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06396358708177420466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-70613114449640238022012-03-15T08:45:57.674-07:002012-03-15T08:45:57.674-07:00Wow! What a moment to see genius at work with that...Wow! What a moment to see genius at work with that waitress. It is obvious your appreciation in watching others creative works and feeling them in their writing. <br /><br />Great interview and I can see what a special person you are and a champion to promote the authenticity that resides in most authors.<br /><br />With pleasure and gratitude, I am grateful you took your time today to share yourself and your amazing vision of what makes a true artist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501031285768648247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-87109833181099698052012-03-15T08:37:07.527-07:002012-03-15T08:37:07.527-07:00Fantastic interview. Loved the scaring the waitres...Fantastic interview. Loved the scaring the waitress story. I write seductive suspense, and while I was dating my husband, my mother remarked that he must really love me because he wasn't scared off by all my macabre murder plots.Ericka Scotthttp://www.erickascott.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-51835183519523476942012-03-15T08:31:08.169-07:002012-03-15T08:31:08.169-07:00(pokes my head in from my corner of cyber space)
...(pokes my head in from my corner of cyber space)<br /><br />Just wanted to say howdy!<br /><br />Karenne<br />Coffee CrewCoffee Time Romance and Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05461380176419668845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175915.post-37455139448895521892012-03-14T08:09:35.671-07:002012-03-14T08:09:35.671-07:00WOW!!!!
Great interview Cie, and thank you Meliss...WOW!!!!<br /><br />Great interview Cie, and thank you Melissa!Tammy Snoreply@blogger.com