After writing thirty books I know what an editor is. And it’s not a proofreader. I still get typos, everyone does. Editing is not about typos or grammar. Editing is about plot and characterization. Editing is about sentence structure and flow. It’s about knowing what part of the book is my “true story” and what part needs to be cut. She also knows my style. Fiction is not bound by grammar or spelling. The point of a good story is not to have perfect grammar. That’s silly. I take some liberties in this area and those liberties create my “voice”. People seem to like my voice, so I’m gonna keep doing it.
We do our best to find stray typos after the editing is done, but that’s not why I hire RJ. I hire her to take what I write and tell me how to improve it. That does include grammar and stuff. She has a master’s degree in publishing—she knows what she’s doing. But what RJ does is something most people cannot do. She sees my story arc. She knows what works and what doesn’t. She calls me on all the parts I try to half-ass my way through. She knows what I’m capable of and never lets it slide.
She’s invaluable to me. She is the reason why my books are so consistent and why you keep coming back for more. She makes me better.
So big huge thank you to RJ.
(By the way, the EOBS is never edited!) :)
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See you in the next book!
Julie
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MEET ME IN THE DARK
Edited by RJ Locksley
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Copyright © 2015 by J. A. Huss
All rights reserved.
ISBN - 978-1-936413-82-9
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Books by J A HUSS
About MEET ME IN THE DARK
Prologue - Sydney
Chapter One - Sydney
Chapter Two - Merc
Chapter Three - Sydney
Chapter Four - Sydney
Chapter Five - Sydney
Chapter Six - Merc
Chapter Seven - Sydney
Chapter Eight - Merc
Chapter Nine - Sydney
Chapter Ten - Merc
Chapter Eleven - Sydney
Chapter Twelve - Merc
Chapter Thirteen - Sydney
Chapter Fourteen - Sydney
Chapter Fifteen - Sydney
Chapter Sixteen - Merc
Chapter Seventeen - Merc
Chapter Eighteen - Sydney
Chapter Nineteen - Merc
Chapter Twenty - Sydney
Chapter Twenty-One - Sydney
Chapter Twenty-Two - Merc
Chapter Twenty-Three - Merc
Chapter Twenty-Four - Merc
Chapter Twenty-Five - Sydney
Chapter Twenty-Six - Sydney
Chapter Twenty-Seven - Merc
Chapter Twenty-Eight - Sydney
Chapter Twenty-Nine - Sydney
Chapter Thirty - Sydney
Chapter Thirty-One - Merc
Chapter Thirty-Two - Sydney
Chapter Thirty-Three - Sydney
Chapter Thirty-Four - Merc
Chapter Thirty-Five - Sydney
Chapter Thirty-Six - Merc
Chapter Thirty-Seven - Sydney
Chapter Thirty-Eight - Merc
Chapter Thirty-Nine - Sydney
Chapter Forty - Sydney
Chapter Forty-One - Merc
Chapter Forty-Two - Sydney
Chapter Forty-Three - Sydney
Chapter Forty-Four - Sydney
Chapter Forty-Five - Merc
Epilogue
End of Book Shit
About the Author
Copyright Notice