Melissa Frain

Freelance editor of YA, romance, and genre fiction. Lover of hot chocolate, high fives, travel, & old bookstores. Thinks Grease 2 is better than Grease. she/her

[Melissa Frain @frain]

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

[Melissa Frain @frain]

@TMIrelandHelp @E_NinjaSchneid That’s me. What do I need to do???

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@LindseyHall17 I KNOW I WAS 😭 @stdennard

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

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@jhanteigh Footage of me meeting her: 🤩🤩🤩

(Also though, she signed my book “Love, Judy” 😭😭😭😭😭)

[Melissa Frain @frain]

@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!

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

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

[Adam Sass @TheAdamSass]

Lmaooooo

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@melisszakhavas I feel ill reading this thread

And would like to read more of it

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@Cirrhosis @kris10writes @deviousjen NO.

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

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

[Kat Brzozowski @KatBrzozowski]

🚨🚨🚨 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. 😇

[Melissa Frain @frain]

@lauraashleey_ Proud of you!!!

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@EditorChrista Of course I do!

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@dreamoforgonon Oh my god

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@holly_ingraham @kissromanceapp Yay, congrats!!!

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@adriennetooley Cc: @kris10writes

[Cameron Bradford @camerobradford]

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

[Melissa Frain @frain]

@dreamoforgonon sir???