Melissa Frain

Pictured: bananas written into tons of books I edited, just to vex (/delight) me. 😖 Worst. Editor. Legacy. EVER.

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@LindseyHall17 I KNOW I WAS 😭 @stdennard

Oh nooo. You were right @frain

@BrendanDeneen HAHAHA a treasured memory. You were…so mad??????

Five years ago today. I am said guy. @frain

@jhanteigh Footage of me meeting her: 🤩🤩🤩 (Also though, she signed my book “Love, Judy” 😭😭😭😭😭)

@jhanteigh Omg Jhanteigh how have we not talked about this. I too love SS (I told her it was my fave, she said “oh, that book nearly killed me!” and instead of saying “oh, why?” I shrieked OK THANKS and took my book and ran 😭) Didn’t pee with her but did pee w/ Lady Gaga at the flatiron!

@C_Morgs65 LOL I still remember my shock ❤️❤️❤️ Don’t tell anyone but I kind of miss it!

First time back in MS and AL after a good bit and... I just have to apologize to every New York mutual that had to tolerate my unending "ma'ams" and "sirs". But especially thankful and sorry to @frain

Fortunately my authors more often run late so I haven’t had to give out TOO many trips 😅

@melisszakhavas I feel ill reading this thread And would like to read more of it

@Cirrhosis @kris10writes @deviousjen NO.

@kris10writes @deviousjen @frain Um...

@jlzdrok It’s motivating me to finally get a frame for mine!!

@frain Isn’t it GORGEOUS? Thank you again! 🤗

Why yes that IS a map of the Paris catacombs! The print was a gift from my editor when SPECTACLE was published. Had it framed and voilà!

@Jess_Wade I have this problem too and I recently copyedited a book with sorcerer in the title 😩 absolute nightmare

Looked at it. Sorceror. Looks right, love it let's tweet without checking even though you know you have this problem. Good job.

I had to delete a tweet because I mispelled the word sorcerer but in my defense I can literally *never* spell the word sorcerer right on the first try? And as a fantasy editor I picked one of the very few professions where that matters fml

🚨🚨🚨 writing advice from a book editor with 12 years of experience 🚨🚨🚨 1) open your manuscript 2) control F “nodding her head” 3) delete “her head” You’re welcome. 😇

@lauraashleey_ Proud of you!!!

cleaning out my belongings at my parent’s house and found this, the highlight of my youth

@EditorChrista Of course I do!

@dreamoforgonon Oh my god

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@holly_ingraham @kissromanceapp Yay, congrats!!!

@adriennetooley Cc: @kris10writes

Books should have a blooper page in the back that shows some of the typos the editors fixed

@dreamoforgonon sir???