There it was: an error in a book I’d proofread. And on the very first page, in the chapter heading! I was sick. I e-mailed my apologies to the publisher. “Mistakes happen,” she answered. “You’re a great editor.” I knew she was wrong. Was I losing my eye, my ability to spot errors?
Author: Melanie
Melanie Rigney is the author of Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century and other Catholic books. She is a contributor to Living Faith and other Catholic blogs. She lives in Arlington, Virginia. Melanie also owns Editor for You, a publishing consultancy that since 2003 has helped hundreds of writers, publishers, and agents.
Memoir Memories
I knew it was bad news when my publishing house editor said he had to call me about my memoir, What to Wear on Your Way to Hell… and Other Detours to Heaven, which was due to go on press shortly. My guess was that a last-minute rewrite of some content wasn’t enough to allay… Continue reading Memoir Memories
The Great (Fado) Escape
Seven o’clock Friday evening . We leave the Vincci Baixa, the lovely yet affordable (this is Portugal, after all) hotel Maureen found for us two blocks from the Lisbon waterfront. Senor Fado, the place in the Alfama neighborhood where we’re supposed to go for authentic, typico Portuguese fado music on Saturday night, looks on the… Continue reading The Great (Fado) Escape
There’s Ministry… and Then There’s Ministry
I was away from the Catholic Church in any meaningful way from June 1972 until Christmas 2005, when I received the Eucharist again for the first time. I came back full metal… volunteering for any ministry I could get my hands on. I was on the Parish Council within a month of being back in full… Continue reading There’s Ministry… and Then There’s Ministry