Editing Giveaway!

Do you need some help with editing? I ALWAYS do. In fact, I'm a firm believer in editing a book to death.

P.S. She didn't give me permission
to use this picture, but I wanted to use
a personal rather than professional shot.

I have an amazing friend and critique partner who has recently begun to offer her services professionally. Now, I have worked with a number of people over the years, but Rachel is by far THE BEST. She specializes in sci-fi and fantasy, but has been kind enough to branch out to historical, and even dabbled in romance for my sake. (You're the best, Rachel!) I swear the woman never stops reading, and her understanding of the whole story process/balance is mind-blowing. She's the first person I want digging through my mess of a manuscript, and the last stamp of approval I want before sending it out the door.

Right now Rachel is giving away

       1. A fifty page edit
       2. A ten page edit
       3. A 2-round query help

So how do you enter the giveaway? Hit her site and share word about the giveaway by tweeting, blogging, or leaving a comment about the contest. --But you have to hurry. Her giveaway ends on June 8th.

And that leads me to a point of curiosity. How many edits do you go through before standing back and calling it good? 

I'm Thankful for my Readers Bloghop

Today I'm joining Tara Tyler and Vikki for the I'm Thankful for my Readers bloghop.

Behind the curtain of any creative mind
Lies the secrets, the friends, the power
For creativity thrives best in the hands of many
While it often flounders in the grasp of the one.

A quick shout to my most awesomest critique pals who keep me writing and are kind enough to knock me over the head when I say, er, write something awful:

Cindy

Mom

Rachel Hert

Tammy Mckee

Fiona Claire 

To my amazing support groups on facebook -- WS4U and Write on to Build on, you inspire me!

To a couple favorite blogging buddies who are truly the crem della crem, thank you for consistently popping back in, even when I go off the rails for months on end.

Kerri Cuevas

Ian

To my amazing family who supports my whacked-out need to write and disappear into the electronic page for weeks--thank you Matt, Quin, Kaily and Random.

And finally to all you wonderful peeps on the blog-o-sphere, for reading, laughing, crying, and commenting along on this crazy journey we call life.

Here's some cyber cheese for all of you!

Who supports you in your dreams?