Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent

TK = to come. I'm sure there's a very interesting reason why it's a K and not a C but I do not know it... #AskAvonBks

Nicole Fischer
@nicolefischer13
Editor
Senior Editor @ HarperCollins (AvonBooks/WilliamMorrow). CA girl in the big city. My bookshelf is 🔥. She/her. All opinions = mine.
10 MSWL
37 AskAgent
19 Tips

Sometimes I just comment "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" because I love something so much I have no words. #AskAvonBks

Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent

"STET" = let it stand = leave this alone. Thing authors often say in response to copyeditor changes. #AskAvonBks

Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent
Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent

MS = Manuscript
mss = manuscripts #AskAvonBks

Nicole Fischer
@nicolefischer13
Editor
Senior Editor @ HarperCollins (AvonBooks/WilliamMorrow). CA girl in the big city. My bookshelf is 🔥. She/her. All opinions = mine.
10 MSWL
37 AskAgent
19 Tips

Here's a very cryptic comment... I use "hmm" to draw your attention to a place that may be problematic. It gave me pause! #AskAvonBks

Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent

"I didn't fall in love with the writing/characters" = just that. It's so important to connect with a MS and sometimes you don't. #AskAvonBks

Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent

"downprice" = when your ebook is available at a low price online. #AskAvonBks

Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent

"elevator pitch" = describe your book in 2 sentences. I hate these - they don't tell me enough! But they're very important. #AskAvonBks

Nicole Fischer
@nicolefischer13
Editor
Senior Editor @ HarperCollins (AvonBooks/WilliamMorrow). CA girl in the big city. My bookshelf is 🔥. She/her. All opinions = mine.
10 MSWL
37 AskAgent
19 Tips

If I say "tighten" that means I think you could streamline a wordy, slow scene and/or find things you could potentially trim. #AskAvonBks

Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent

🎄A Partridge & Emma Leigh 🎄 @excogitates

Shorthand for common pacing issues? #AskAvonBks
Replying to @excogitates

Good question, @excogitates! I'll just say "faster here!" "need to pick up the pace" or "develop more here" to slow things down. #AskAvonBks

Nicole Fischer
@nicolefischer13
Editor
Senior Editor @ HarperCollins (AvonBooks/WilliamMorrow). CA girl in the big city. My bookshelf is 🔥. She/her. All opinions = mine.
10 MSWL
37 AskAgent
19 Tips

"I'm not sure you want to go that route" is my nice way of saying I think you may want to rethink a plot/character element. #AskAvonBks

Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent

"Blurb request" = Asking other authors for quotes for the front cover. #AskAvonBks

Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent

At a pitch: "But who is the heroine?" - Tell me about the internal conflict. I need to know more about HER story. #AskAvonBks

Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent
Nicole Fischer
@nicolefischer13
Editor
Senior Editor @ HarperCollins (AvonBooks/WilliamMorrow). CA girl in the big city. My bookshelf is 🔥. She/her. All opinions = mine.
10 MSWL
37 AskAgent
19 Tips
Nicole Fischer
@nicolefischer13
Editor
Senior Editor @ HarperCollins (AvonBooks/WilliamMorrow). CA girl in the big city. My bookshelf is 🔥. She/her. All opinions = mine.
10 MSWL
37 AskAgent
19 Tips
Nicole Fischer
@nicolefischer13
Editor
Senior Editor @ HarperCollins (AvonBooks/WilliamMorrow). CA girl in the big city. My bookshelf is 🔥. She/her. All opinions = mine.
10 MSWL
37 AskAgent
19 Tips
Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent
Tessa Woodward
@TessaofAvonlea
Editor
Editor at HarperCollins and huge book nerd. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
19 MSWL
66 AskAgent

Things that are not helpful to the revision process: YouTube videos of kittens, Googling cover model "inspiration," not writing #AskAvonBks