XAVIER'S PRECIOUS ✔ {Editing In Process}

THE EDITOR

When we're writing something the only aim we have is to put forth our views. All writers know that their lives would not be easier without two things: readers and editors.

A writer brings the story to the table and defends it, while the editor represents the reader at that table. A writer brings the details of the story while the editor puts it in a much broader context. In the back and forth between a writer and an editor, great stories are born.

Writers often forget what an editor brings to the mix and just see them as an extra hurdle to get past. Instead they should think of editors as a dry run for their story-a test reader for a piece without the embarrassment of putting something half-formed out in the . Editing can be a thankless job with nothing to show for it except an improved text under somebody else's name.

So here I am thanking TwihardRo0ja for editing this book and correcting all my mistakes. Thank you for saving me from the embarrassment! You've spent way too much time on my book for which I am thankful to you. You've been patient with me and my nagging and edited the book just the way I wanted it to. I'm really grateful to you Arooj, thank you.