Editing story:
My editor tried to tell me that action and dialogue can't be in the same paragraph. Ever.
"How about now." She laughed.
Was supposed to be...
"How about now."
She laughed.
...according to them at least.😩
I took pictures from multiple Big 6 books showing otherwise and was told that they were wrong. No other authors said anything. They were too busy licking boots.
Lesson 8: Not everyone who says they're an editor can actually edit.
Lesson 9: Stand up for your work!
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Yeah, that reads totally different to me
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@Capnmarrrrk that's what I kept explaining to this editor. It totally changed the meaning of all my dialogue along with the flow. Then it got confusing as to who was speaking when.