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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The comment: "a step too far... post traumatic stress disorder would be the subject of a whole novel, rather than just a small subplot." UM
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And I just. At that point I was reduced to PHYSICALLY YELLING, because how can I trust editorial feedback that misses CORE CHARACTERISATION?
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Telling me I've done a thing badly or inaccurately is one thing. Failing to identify THE THING THAT IS DEMONSTRABLY THERE, though?
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Hence my having a species of meltdown, because the cumulative effect of all these seemingly small queries was like being subtly gaslit.
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I, the author, had included several detailed things that the editor was basically saying were not there. And that is SUCH goddamn headfuck.
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Recently, I read an article about the most ludicrous studio notes directors/writers had ever received in Hollywood: http://www.thewrap.com/oscar-screenwriter-worst-studio-notes-white-people/ …
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What makes these notes so bad isn't just that these executives wildly missed the point; it's that they STILL claimed to like the stories.
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Which is why, on a far smaller scale, these edits left me feeling like I was going nuts: how could you love it, but totally miss the point?
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How can you write a blog post about loving my neurodivergent character's portrayal, then ask me to change them to aid "reader sympathy"?
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ANYWAY. The point is, I feel like these sorts of issues in the editorial process, whether re pronouns or otherwise, all hinge on defaults.
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Where authors are deliberately trying to *subvert* cultural defaults, popping up like MS Clippy to ask "Are you sure?" DOESN'T HELP.
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