Hail from San Antonio!

High Life · Mar 5, 2014

Hello all!

I stumbled across this site from someone's blog link, and I was so glad to find it! I've been browsing around the forums and the community here seems awesome. It's nice to find a support network and other people to connect with.

So I'm not a writer, but I am my husband's editor. He's got a few short stories up as e-books and is working on a fantasy novel. It's a little weird being his wife and editor, as I have to be the cheerleading squad on one hand, and the harsh critic on the other. I try very hard to be honest with him about his writing (well, about everything, lol) and so far we're doing well. I'm curious to meet other editing spouses though, and chat about the challenges they face.

In other news, I'm into horseback riding, scuba, and online gaming.

Nice to meet you all!

alleycat · Mar 5, 2014

Welcome.

TheHungryFreelancer · Mar 5, 2014

Hey, welcome! What games do you like to play?

Shaba · Mar 5, 2014

Welcome!

L. Y. · Mar 5, 2014

Welcome to the Water Cooler! :welcome:

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Enjoy your stay.

rwm4768 · Mar 5, 2014

Welcome. I'd imagine that is a tough balance, trying to tell him what he needs to fix in his writing without hurting his feelings. I hope he has a thick skin.

Walter Lime · Mar 5, 2014

Wife and editor. That's a tough job! My mom did the same for my dad for over twenty years. She was brutally honest with him, but he had the thickest skin you ever saw. It made for some hilarious discussion, and a bit of heated word-bandying over the years. But through it all, Dad kept on writing, and Mom kept on editing. Your post brings back memories to me.

Nice to meet you.

SunshineonMe · Mar 5, 2014

Hi!

Wow! You're hubby is lucky! That's great that you two are a team.

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Cathy C · Mar 6, 2014

Welcome to you and your hubby from another Hill Country writer. Enjoy wandering around. Lots od places to see, lots of people to meet!

Flounder32 · Mar 6, 2014

High Life said:
Hail from SanAntonio!

Howdy fellow Newbie and Texan! Didn't y'all literally get "hail" this week in San Antone?

Welcome!

Tom Johnson · Mar 6, 2014

Hi San Antonio, leaving Texas for Idaho? You're kidding, right? Folks from Idaho comes to Texas, not the other way around (haha). My wife also does a lot of my editing before the manuscript goes to the publisher, and their editor for final edits. Visit my Blog sometime.

thehairymob · Mar 6, 2014

High Life · Mar 6, 2014

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

@TheHungryFreelancer - We both play Lord of the Rings Online regularly, have dabbled in WoW, and I'm very excited about the Elder Scrolls Online release in April! Do you play any of the same?

@rwm4768 and Walter Lime - Hehe, yes it is a tough balance. We've had some pretty good arguments. I like to use a great thought on him that I read on a blog - "The editor is always right." That tends to settle things - sometimes. :rolleyes

Glad I could bring back some good memories.

@SunshineonMe - Thank you, it's great to be a team. It's brought us closer, I think.

@Cathy C - Howdy! I love the Hill Country, don't get there often enough though.

@Flounder32 - Yes, we did get some hail. What's funny about bad weather down here is that no one knows how to drive in it....

@Tom Johnson - Well, I'm military, so it's not exactly our choice to move. I gotta say though, much better Idaho than Korea! How long have you and your wife been writing/editing together? Does it get easier with time?

@thehairymob - :applause:

Tom Johnson · Mar 6, 2014

We started in 1982 with a hobby magazine, then moved into genre magazines in 1995, so we've been at it for a few years. Hey, we were stationed at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio back in 1961 through 1963. Luckily, I went to France, not Idaho when I left (LOL). I've been back to San Antonio only once since then, and was completely lost. The city had really grown by then. Good luck in both your writing/editing, and the military. I made a career in the Army, and never regretted it.

Griffin Hayes · Mar 6, 2014

Welcome!

SuspiciousCookie · Mar 7, 2014

Hail from San Antonio!

High Life

Wife, Editor, Therapist

alleycat

Still around

TheHungryFreelancer

Shaba

L. Y.

Thread surfer and virtual bartender

rwm4768

practical experience, FTW

Walter Lime

Read, write, and run.

SunshineonMe

practical experience, FTW

regdog

The Scavengers

Cathy C

Ooo! Shiny new cover!

Flounder32

Pilot,Writer,Renaissance Man,Idiot

Tom Johnson

practical experience, FTW

thehairymob

If I had a brain I'd still be dumb

High Life

Wife, Editor, Therapist

Tom Johnson

practical experience, FTW

Griffin Hayes

One evil little baby step at a time

SuspiciousCookie

Deliciously Ominous