My friend thinks he's looking for an editor for his upcoming book.
He's wrong.
He's not looking for an editor. He's looking for someone to blame.
Someone to micro-manage and complain about. Someone to butt heads with. Someone to debate, disagree with and contest, until the book isn't right and doomed to fail.
And then it's the editor's fault. Not his.
Publishing a book, posting on social media, recording videos. All require showing up.
Putting your ego away. Swallowing your pride. Accepting that the world is going to see your work and they might not like it.
The post might fail. The video might bomb. The book might get 3* reviews on Amazon.
And that's painful.
Better for an editor to f*ck it up. Then it was their fault. Not yours.
