It did not help my mood that earlier in the same MS, this editor had queried another character's pronouns after they were revealed as trans.
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Like I just. Only ONE PRONOUN is ever used for that trans character, but as soon as his binder's mentioned, there's a he/she in comments.
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What is perhaps most frustrating is that this editor is clearly very well-meaning. They liked the book! But stuff like this was just... AUGH
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To be clear: I do not for a minute believe that this editor was trying to be hurtful or insensitive. They wanted to do their job well.
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But as @halleluyang said, it's genuinely demoralising for queer & genderqueer writers to receive these sorts of comments.
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For me, it wasn't just personally upsetting; it made it actively difficult to trust the editor's judgement about certain parts of the book.
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Without wanting to go into detail, there were other comments made about the portrayal of PTSD & neurodivesrsity in the story, which - well.
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Put bluntly, the editor's comments suggested they did not understand these issues well enough to pass judgement on my execution of them.
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And these were parts of the book where I *really fucking badly* wanted feedback! I was nervous about getting it right! And yet.
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Okay, you know what? I'm actually still mad about this. I had a mental meltdown over these goddamn edits because of this stuff.
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Again: the editor also gave some good structural suggestions. But the other stuff made me feel like up was down; like I couldn't trust them
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Like. Without giving spoilers, it's pretty clear that an MC, by the end of book 1, is dealing with PTSD symptoms. Many reviews noted this!
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In book 2, I've also written them as having PTSD, one particular manifestation of which was queried by the editor as being anomalous. Viz:
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