tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439388293373890612.post6597999201154872958..comments2023-11-03T05:38:21.943-05:00Comments on Books with Bite: Monstrous Beauty Blog Tour: InterviewChayse Sundthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14207333303800543114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439388293373890612.post-22163941456387481972012-09-16T07:35:21.257-05:002012-09-16T07:35:21.257-05:00Melissa and Jenny: I need to give credit where it&...Melissa and Jenny: I need to give credit where it's due. A big part of the comfort I have with my choices comes from working with the exceptional editorial staff at FSG. I felt like every character, every motivation, every scene, every question of continuity, every <i>word</i> had been pored over not just by my editor's eye (the fabulous Beth Potter), but by nearly everyone in the office. There were 23 months between the sale of the manuscript and the release of the finished book, and much of that time was spent combing through the manuscript and galley. It was an amazing (and reassuring) writing experience!Elizabeth Famahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931639156261179425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439388293373890612.post-35565871228239463312012-09-13T14:53:03.021-05:002012-09-13T14:53:03.021-05:00What a great interview! I loved this book and I lo...What a great interview! I loved this book and I love that you wouldn't change things, but that you listen. I think that is true in ANY creative endeavor. We learn, but move on. I'm going to have to be on the look out for that graphic novel.Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439388293373890612.post-6866473986239198742012-09-13T09:31:44.333-05:002012-09-13T09:31:44.333-05:00I don't think I could hack it as a writer - I&...I don't think I could hack it as a writer - I'd become obsessed with the reviews and the criticism and would want to cater to readers' demands and that would just not work. I like that even after reading some criticism she's still comfortable with the choices she made for the story and would make them all over again:)<br /><br />Also, I loved Pastor McKee as well!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.com