The editor-author relationship is professional and reciprocal: clear, honest feedback from the editor, and respect and understanding from the author. In the end, it’s your book — but professional editing comes with professional expectations.
Passing for local could be life or death. A British spy in WWII might lose everything over the way a button was sewn, or how he held up three fingers. It’s the tiniest details that betray us—on the battlefield, in foreign lands, or even just trying to order coffee after moving countries. Trust me: I’ve lived it. The wrong Tuesday nearly gave me a migraine.
